THE RULING OF PUTTING COPIES OF THE QUR’AAN BEHIND THE WORSHIPPERS
Question:
In some Mosques, copies of the Qur’aan are placed on shelves in between rows, so that some people have to turn their backs to the Qur’aan; what is the ruling regarding this?
Answer:
We do not know of any harm in that when it is necessary.
Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, vol.7 p.81