Respecting Holy Books

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Sitting on or next to holy books

  1. It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a sefer kodesh on it. [1]

http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5762/bo.html?print=1

References

  1. S"A 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a Sefer Torah on it. The Rama ibid. comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by all the achronim.