Avoid Wearing Talisman.
This Article is brief Response to those People who wear Bangles made-up of Copper,Steel and Non-Quranic Talisman pearls which some drivers put in their cars, hanging them from the rear-view mirror. Some of them hang an old shoe on the front or back of the car; some hang a horse-shoe on the front of their house or shop. All of that is to ward off the evil eyewhich are clear Shirk.
Contents
a)Permissibility of Quranic Ruqaya.
b)Forbidden Talisman(Taweez,amulets).
c)Scholars viewpoint regading Qur’aanic Amulets.
a)Permissibility of Quranic Ruqaya.
Allah says
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلا خَسَارًا
We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur’an that which is a HEALING and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.
(Surah Isra( The night Journey) 17: Ayat no.82)
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَقَالُوا لَوْلا فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ وَعَرَبِيٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ وَالَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُولَئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ
Say unto them (O Muhammad): For those who believe it(Quran) is a guidance and a HEALING; and as for those who disbelieve, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness for them. Such are called to from afar. (Surah Fussilat 41: Ayat no. 44)
RUQYA: Reading any quranic ayat and blowing upon the person for cure.
Definition of Ruqya :
Definition of Ruqya in Arabic: Prophetic Healing Method of treatment with verses of quran or sunnah .It often includes blowing on water or body parts (after reading the ruqya )and giving it to the patient to drink or on the affected part of the body.
Hadith 1.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : During the Prophet's fatal illness, he used to recite the Mu'auwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq) and then blow his breath over his body. When his illness was aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and blow my breath over him and make him rub his body with his own hand for its blessings." (Ma'mar asked Az-Zuhri: How did the Prophet use to blow? Az-Zuhri said: He used to blow on his hands and then passed them over his face.)
(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 631.)
Hadith 2.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By Abu Said Al-Khudri : Some of the companions of the Prophet came across a tribe amongst the tribes of the Arabs, and that tribe did not entertain them. While they were in that state, the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion). They said, (to the companions of the Prophet), "Have you got any medicine with you or anybody who can treat with Ruqya?" The Prophet's companions said, "You refuse to entertain us, so we will not treat (your chief) unless you pay us for it." So they agreed to pay them a flock of sheep. One of them (the Prophet's companions) started reciting Surat-al-Fatiha and gathering his saliva and spitting it (at the snake-bite). The patient got cured and his people presented the sheep to them, but they said, "We will not take it unless we ask the Prophet (whether it is lawful)." When they asked him, he smiled and said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? Take it (flock of sheep) and assign a share for me."(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 632.)
Hadith 3.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By Ibn 'Abbas : Some of the companions of the Prophet passed by some people staying at a place where there was water, and one of those people had been stung by a scorpion. A man from those staying near the water, came and said to the companions of the Prophet, "Is there anyone among you who can do Ruqya as near the water there is a person who has been stung by a scorpion." So one of the Prophet's companions went to him and recited Surat-al-Fatiha for a sheep as his fees. The patient got cured and the man brought the sheep to his companions who disliked that and said, "You have taken wages for reciting Allah's Book." When they arrived at Medina, they said, ' O Allah's Apostle! (This person) has taken wages for reciting Allah's Book" On that Allah's Apostle said, "You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book."(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 633.)
Mother Aisha(R.A) narrates that the prophet S.A.W. “ORDERED” to do Ruqya for evil eye.
Hadith 4.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : The Prophet ordered me or somebody else to do Ruqya (if there was danger) from an evil eye.(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 634.)
Hadith 5.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By Um Salama : That the Prophet saw in her house a girl whose face had a black spot. He said. "She is under the effect of an evil eye; so treat her with a Ruqya."
(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 635.)
Hadith 6.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By Al-Aswad : I asked 'Aisha about treating poisonous stings (a snake-bite or a scorpion sting) with a Ruqya. She said, "The Prophet allowed the treatment of poisonous sting with Ruqya."
(Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 637.)
Hadith 7.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Abdul 'Aziz : Thabit and I went to Anas bin Malik. Thabit said, "O Abu Hamza! I am sick." On that Anas said, "Shall I treat you with the Ruqya of Allah's Apostle?" Thabit said, "Yes," Anas recited, "O Allah! The Lord of the people, the Remover of trouble! (Please) cure (Heal) (this patient), for You are the Healer. None brings about healing but You; a healing that will leave behind no ailment."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 638.
Hadith 8.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : The Prophet used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, "O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble and heal the patient, for You are the Healer. No healing is of any avail but Yours; healing that will leave behind no ailment."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 639.
Hadith 9.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : Allah's Apostle used to treat with a Ruqya saying, "O the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble The cure is in Your Hands, and there is none except You who can remove it (the disease)."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 640.
Hadith 10.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : The Prophet used to say to the patient, "In the Name of Allah The earth of our land and the saliva of some of us cure our patient with the permission of our Lord." with a slight shower of saliva) while treating with a Ruqya.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 642.
Hadith 11.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By Abu Qatada : I heard the Prophet saying, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees (in a dream) something he dislikes, when he gets up he should blow thrice (on his left side) and seek refuge with Allah from its evil for then it will not harm him."
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 643.
Hadith 12.
Sahih Bukhari Book 71. Medicine
Narrated By 'Aisha : Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 007, Book 071, Hadith Number 644.
Hadith 13.
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported: When any person amongst us fell ill, Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) used to rub him with his right hand and then say: O Lord of the people, grant him health, heal him, for Thou art a Greet Healer. There is no healer, but with Thy healing Power one is healed and illness is removed. She further added: When Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) fell ill, and his illness took a serious turn I took hold of his hand to that I should do with it what he ward to do with that (i.e. I would rub his body with his sacred hand). But he withdrew his hand from my hand and then said: O Allah, pardon me and make me join the companionship on She said. I was gazing at him constantly whereas he had passed away.
Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5432.
Hadith 14.
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba through another chain of transmitters (and the words are): "He rubbed him with his hand" and (in) the hadith transmitted on the authority of Thauri (the words are). "He used to rub with his right hand." This hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters.
Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5433.
Hadith 15
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to visit any sick he supplicated for him and said: Lord of the people, remove the malady, cure him for Thou art a great Curer. There is no cure but through Thine healing Power which leaves no trouble, and in the narration transmitted on the authority of Abu Bakr there is a slight variation of wording.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5435.)
Hadith 16
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) used to recite (this supplication) as the words of incantation: "Lord of the people, remove the trouble for in Thine Hand is the cure; none is there to relieve him (the burden of disease) but only Thou.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5437.)
Hadith 17
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported that when any of the members of the household fell ill Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) used to blow over him by reciting Mu'awwidhatan, and when he suffered from illness of which he died I used to blow over him and rubbed his body with his hand for his hand had greater healing power than my hand.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5439.)
Hadith 18:
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Abu Huraira reported so many ahidith from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The influence of an evil eye is a fact.
(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5426.)
Hadith 19:
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Abd al-Rahman b. al-Aswad reported on the authority of his father: I asked 'Aisha about incantation. She said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) had granted its sanction to the members of a family of the Ansir for incantation in curing every type of poison.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5442.)
Hadith 20
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) granted sanction to the members of a family of the Ansir for incantation (for removing the effects) of the poison of the scorpion.
(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5443.)
Hadith 21.
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported that when any person fell ill with a disease or he had any ailment or he had any injury, the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) placed his forefinger upon the ground and then lifted it by reciting the name of Allah. (and said): The dust of our ground with the saliva of any one of us would serve as a means whereby our illness would be cured with the sanction of Allah. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abu Shaiba and Zubair with a slight variation of wording.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5444.)
Hadith 22.
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Aisha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) commanded the use of incantation for curing the influence of an evil eye.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5445.)
Hadith 23.
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Anas b. Malik reported in connection with incantation that he had been granted sanction (to use incantation as a remedy) for the sting of the scorpion and for curing small pustules and dispelling the influence of an evil eye.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5448.)
Hadith 24
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to a small girl in the house of Umm Salama that he had been seeing on her face black stains and told her that that was due to the influence of an evil eye, and he asked that she should be cured with the help of incantation (hoping) that her face should become spotless.
(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5450.)
Hadith 25
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) granted sanction to the family of Hazm for incantation (in mitigating the effect of the poison of) the snake, and, he said to Asma' daughter of 'Umais: What is this that I see the children of my brother lean? Are they not fed properly? She said: No, but they fall under the influence of an evil eve. He said: Use incantation She recited (the words of incantation before him), whereupon he (by approving them) said: Yes, use this incantation for them.
Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5451.
Hadith 26
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) granted a special sanction for incantation in case of the snake poison to a tribe of 'Amr. Abu Zubair said: I heard Jabir b. 'Abdullah as saying that the scorpion stung one of us as we were sitting with Allah's Messenger (may peace upon him). A person said: Allah's Messenger, I use incantation (for curing the effect of sting), whereupon he said: He who is competent amongst you to benefit his brother should do so.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5452.)
Hadith 27
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported I had a maternal uncle who treated the sting of the scorpion with the help of incantation. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade incantation. He came to him and said: Allah's Messenger, you forbade to practise incantation, whereas I employ it for curing the sting of the scorpion, whereupon he said: He who amongst you is capable of employing it as a means to do good should do that.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5454.)
Hadith 28
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) prohibited incantation. Then the people of Amr b. Hazm came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: We know an incantation which we use for curing the sting of the scorpion but you have prohibited it. They recited (the words of incantation) before him, whereupon he said: I do not see any harm (in it), so he who amongst you is competent to do good to his brother should do that.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5456.)
Hadith 29
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
'Auf b. Malik Ashja'i reported We practised incantation in the pre-Islamic days and we said: Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion about it? He said: Let me know your incantation and said: There is no harm in the incantation which does not smack of polytheism.
Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5457.
PERMISSIBILITY OF TAKING REWARD( MONEY) FOR READING AN INCANTATION(RUQYA)
Hadith 30
Sahih Muslim Book 26. On Salutations and Greetings
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that some persons amongst the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) set out on a journey and they happened to pass by a tribe from the tribes of Arabia. They demanded hospitality from the members of that tribe, but they did not extend any hospitality to them. They said to them: Is there any incantator amongst you, at the chief of the tribe has been stung by a scorpion? A person amongst us said: 'Yes. So he came to him and he practised incantation with the help of Sura al-Fatiha and the person became all right. He was given a flock of sheep (as recompense), but he refused to accept that, saying: I shall make a mention of it to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him), and if he approves of it, then I shall accept it. So we came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and made a mention of that to him and he (that person) said: Allah's Messenger by Allah, I did not practice incantation but with the help of Sura al-Fatiha of the Holy Book. He (the Holy Prophet) smiled and said: How did you come to know that it can be used (as incantation)? and then said: Take out of that and allocate a share for me along with your share.(Sahih Muslim Book 026, Hadith Number 5458.)
b)Forbidden Talisman(Taweez,amulets).
Allah says,''And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (others as partners) with Him''Surah Yusuf (12:106)
Hadith-31
It was narrated from Zaynab the wife of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood from ‘Abd-Allaah that he said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say,‘Spells (Non-Quranic Ruqyah), Amulets(Taweez) and love-charms are shirk.
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3883; Ibn Maajah, 3530)
This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 331 and 2972.
Hadith-32
It was narrated from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir al-Juhani that a group came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) [to swear their allegiance (bay’ah) to him]. He accepted the bay’ah of nine of them but not of one of them. They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, you accepted the bay’ah of nine but not of this one.” He said, “He is wearing an amulet.” The man put his hand (in his shirt) and took it off, then he (the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) accepted his bay’ah. He said, ‘Whoever wears an amulet has committed shirk.” (Narrated by Musnad-Ahmad, 16969)
This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 492.
Hadith-33
Abdullah bin Masood reports that I have heard the Holy Prophet(saw) saying that blowing (Non-Quranic), Tamiza(Taweez,Talismans), threads and potions are all shirk.(Mishkaat Sharif, pg 389)
Hadith-34
Uqbah ibn Amir reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him say, “Whoever hangs an amulet around his neck, then Allah will not fulfill his wishes; and whoever hangs a seashell as a charm, then Allah will not leave him without penalty. ”
عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَلَا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَمَنْ تَعَلَّقَ وَدَعَةً فَلَا وَدَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ
16951 مسند أحمد مُسْنَدُ الشَّامِيِّينَ من تعلق تميمة فلا أتم الله له
المحدث ابن باز خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح.”
[Musnad Ahmad, Number 16951, Sahih,This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot in his commentary on al-Musnad. Seashells were worn to ward off the evil eye.]
Hadith-35
Uqba bin Amir Al Jehni relates that a group of people came to the Holy Prophet to make a religious pledge (Bait). The Holy Prophet accepted the pledge from nine of the groups and left one out. The companions asked the Holy Prophet as to why he did not accept the pledge of the one who was left out.The reply was: "I did not make Bait with him because he was wearing a Talisman." On hearing this that person drew the Talisman, out and destroyed it. Thereafter,the Holy Prophet accepted his pledge (bait) and said whoever wears a talisman,he associates partners with Allah (i.e. he practices Shirk).[Musnad Ahmed, Vol. 4 Pg. 156]
Hadith-36
Imran ibn Hussein reported: The Prophet, peace be upon him, saw a man wearing a brass ring, so he asked, “What is this?” He said, “It is protection from my arthritis.” So the Prophet said, “Remove it, for indeed it will only increase your arthritis, and if you were to die wearing it you would never be successful.”
عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبْصَرَ عَلَى عَضُدِ رَجُلٍ حَلْقَةً أُرَاهُ قَالَ مِنْ صُفْرٍ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ مَا هَذِهِ قَالَ مِنْ الْوَاهِنَةِ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهَا لَا تَزِيدُكَ إِلَّا وَهْنًا انْبِذْهَا عَنْكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَوْ مِتَّ وَهِيَ عَلَيْكَ مَا أَفْلَحْتَ أَبَدًا
19498 مسند أحمد أَوَّلُ مُسْنَدِ الْبَصْرِيِّينَ أما إنها لا تزيدك إلا وهنا انبذها عنك فإنك لو مت وهي عليك ما أفلحت أبدا
المحدث الهيتمي المكي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح
[Musnad Ahmad, Number 19498, Sahih]
Hadith-37
It was narrated from Zaynab the wife of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn
Mas’ood from ‘Abd-Allaah that he said:
“I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, ‘Spells (ruqyah), amulets(Taweez) and love-charms are shirk.” I said, “Why do you say this? By Allaah, my eye was weeping with a discharge and I kept going to So and so, the Jew, who did a spell for me. When he did the spell, it calmed down.” ‘Abd-Allaah said: “That was just the work of the Shaytaan who was picking it with his hand, and when (the Jew) uttered the spell, he stopped. All you needed to do was to say as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say: ‘Adhhib il-ba’s Rabb al-naas ishfi anta al-Shaafi laa shifaa’a illa shifaa’uka shifaa’an laa yughaadiru saqaman (Remove the harm, O Lord of mankind, and heal, You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your healing, a healing which leaves no disease behind.’(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3883; Ibn Maajah, 3530)
This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah, 331 and 2972.
Hadith-38
It was narrated from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir al-Juhani that a group came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) [to swear their allegiance (bay’ah) to him]. He accepted the bay’ah of nine of them but not of one of them. They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, you accepted the bay’ah of nine but not of this one.” He said, “He is wearing an amulet.” The man put his hand (in his shirt) and took it off, then he (the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) accepted his bay’ah. He said, ‘Whoever wears an amulet has committed shirk.” (Narrated by Musnad-Ahmad, 16969)
This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 492.
Hadith-39
Abdullah bin Masood reports that I have heard the Holy Prophet(saw) saying that blowing (dum), Tamiza(Taweez,Talismans), threads and potions are all shirk.Mishkaat Sharif, pg 389
Hadith-40
Uqba bin Amir Al Jehni relates that a group of people came to the Holy Prophet to make a religious pledge (Bait). The Holy Prophet accepted the pledge from nine of the groups and left one out. The companions asked the Holy Prophet as to why he did not accept the pledge of the one who was left out.The reply was: "I did not make Bait with him because he was wearing a Talisman." On hearing this that person drew the Talisman, out and destroyed it. Thereafter,the Holy Prophet accepted his pledge (bait) and said whoever wears a talisman,
he associates partners with Allah (i.e. he practices Shirk).Musnad Ahmed, Vol. 4 Pg. 156
Hadith-41
The Holy Prophet has said , whoever hangs anything he will be entrusted to that thing only.Abu Dawood, Mishkat pg. 389; Tirmizi Vol. 2, pg. 28
Al-Khattaabi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Amulets werethings that they used to wear in the belief that they could ward off calamity. Al-Baghawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The Arabs used to put amulets on their children to protect them against the evil eye,or so they claimed. This was declared invalid by (sharee’ah. Al-Ta’reefaat al-I’tiqaadiyyah, p. 121.)
c)Scholars viewpoint regading Qur’aanic Amulets
Shaykh Haafiz Hukami said: If they – i.e., amulets – contain clearly-written Qur’aanic verses or saheeh ahaadeeth, there was some dispute among the salaf – the Sahaabah, the Taabi’een and those who followed them – as to whether they are permissible. Some of them – i.e., some of the Salaf – said that this was permissible. This was narrated from ‘Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, and others among the salaf.
Some of them said that this was not allowed; they regarded it is makrooh and not permitted. They include ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Akeem, ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr, ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir, and ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood and his companions such as al-Aswad and ‘Alqamah, and those who came after them such as Ibraaheem al-Nakha’i and others – may Allaah have mercy on them.
Undoubtedly not allowing that is a safer precaution to prevent means that lead to wrong beliefs, especially in our own times. If most of the Sahaabah and Taabi’een regarded it as makrooh in those noble times when the faith in their hearts was greater than a mountain, then regarding it as makrooh in these times of trials and tribulations is more appropriate and is more on the safe side. So how about when this concession has led people to things which are purely haraam and they have made it a means to those things? For example, they make amulets for seeking refuge, on which they write an aayah or soorah or the phrase “Bismillaah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem (In the name of Allaah, the most Gracious, the Most Merciful), then underneath it they put some devilish mumbo-jumbo, the meaning of which no one knows except one who has read their books. Or they divert the hearts of the common folk from putting their trust in Allaah and make them dependent on the things that they have written, and most of them frighten the people, before anything even happens to them. One of them will come to the person whom he wants to trick out of his money, knowing that the person is relying on him and trusts him, and he says: “Such and such is going to happen to your family or your wealth or to you,” Or he says, “You have a qareen (constant companion) from among the jinn,” or the like, and he describes things to him and and tells him things about himself that the Shaytaan whispers to him, to make him think that he has true insight and that he cares about him and wants to bring him some benefit. When the heart of the ignorant fool is filled with fear of what has been described to him, he turns away from his Lord and turns to this charlatan with all his heart and soul; he puts his trust in him and relies on him instead of Allaah, and says to him, “What is the way out from the things that you have described? What is the means of warding them off?” It is as if he (the charlatan) has control over benefit and harm, at which point his hopes are raised and he becomes more greedy, wondering how much he will be able to take. So he tells him, “If you give me such and such, I will write an amulet for that which will be this long and this wide” – he describes it and speaks to him in a nice manner. Then he hangs up this amulet to protect him from such and such diseases. Do you think, after all that we have mentioned, that this belief is a form of minor shirk? No way; it means that one is taking as one’s god someone other than Allaah, putting one's trust in someone other than Him, turning to someone other than Him, relying on the deeds of created beings and trying to divert people from their religion. Can the Shaytaan do any of these tricks except with the help of his devilish brethren among mankind?
“Say: ‘Who can guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the) Most Gracious (Allaah)?’ Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord”
[al-Anbiyaa’ 21:42 – interpretation of the meaning]
Then along with the devilish mumbo-jumbo, he writes on the amulet something from the Qur’aan, and hangs it up when he is not taahir (in a state of purity), when he is in a state of minor or major impurity, and he never shows any respect towards it or keeps it away from other things. By Allaah, none of the enemies of Allaah have treated His Book with as much contempt as these heretics who claim to be Muslims. By Allaah, the Qur’aan was revealed to be recited and followed, for its commandments to be obeyed and its prohibitions heeded, for its information to be believed and its limits to be adhered to, for its parables and stories to serve as lessons, and for it to be believed in.
“… the whole of it (clear and unclear Verses) are from our Lord…”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:7 – interpretation of the meaning]
But these people have ignored all of that and cast it behind their backs; they have merely memorized a few words in order to earn their living from them, like any other means of earning a living that enables them to do haraam things, not things which are permitted. If a king or a governor wrote a letter to his subordinate, telling him to so such and such and not to do such and such, commanding the people in your city to do such and such and forbidding them to do such and such, etc., and he took that letter and did not read it or think about its instructions, and he did not convey that to those to whom he was commanded to convey it, but instead he took it and hung it around his neck or his arm, and did not pay any attention at all to what was in it, the king would punish him severely for that. So how about that which was revealed from the Compeller of the heavens and the earth, Who has the highest description in the heavens and on earth, to Whom is all praise in the beginning and at the end, to Whom all things return, so worship Him and put your trust in Him, He is sufficient for me, there is no god but He, in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne. And if they (amulets) contain anything but the two revelations (i.e., Qur’aan and saheeh Sunnah) then this is shirk without a doubt, and is more akin to the azlaam (arrows used during the jaahiliyyah for seeking luck or help in decision making) in being far-removed from the characteristics of Islam.
If they (amulets) contain anything other than the two revelations and instead contain mumbo-jumbo from the Jews or worshippers of the temple, stars or angels, or those who use the services of the jinn, etc., or they are made of pearls, strings, iron rings, etc., then this is shirk, i.e., hanging them up or wearing them is shirk, beyond a doubt, because they are not among the permissible means or known forms of treating disease. It is simply a belief that they will ward off such and such a problem or pain because of their so-called special features. This is like the belief of idol-worshippers concerning their idols, and they are like the azlaam (arrows) which the people of the jaahiliyyah used to take everywhere with them and consult whenever they had to make a decision. These were three arrows, on the first of which was written ‘Do’, on the second ‘Do not do’ and on the third ‘Try again.’ If the person picked out the one which said ‘Do’, he would go ahead and do that thing; if it said, ‘Do not do’, he would not do it, and if it said, ‘Try again,’ he would consult them again. Instead of this, Allaah – to Whom be praise – has given us something better, which is the prayer of Istikhaarah.
In conclusion, these amulets which do not contain Qur’aan or Sunnah are just like the azlaam in that they involve corrupt beliefs and go against the sharee’ah and are far-removed from the characteristics of Islam. Those who believe in pure Tawheed keep as far away as possible from such things. The faith in their hearts is too great to permit anything of this sort to enter their hearts. Their status is too high and their certainty of faith is too strong for them to put their trust in anyone other than Allaah or to seek the protection of anyone other than Him. And Allaah is the Source of strength.
(Ma’aarij al-Qubool, 2/510-512)
The view that amulets are not allowed even if they contain words from the Qur’aan is the view of our shaykhs
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
The scholars are agreed that it is haraam to wear amulets if they contain anything other than Qur’aan, but they differed concerning those which do contain Qur’aan. Some of them said that wearing these is permitted, and others said that it is not permitted. The view that it is not permitted is more likely to be correct because of the general meaning of the ahaadeeth, and in order to prevent means of shirk.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Qa’ood.
(Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 1/212)
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Efforts should be made to find out what the witch has done. If he has put some hair, for example, in a certain place, or put it in a comb and so on, if it is known that he has put it in a certain place, it should be taken out and burned or destroyed. Then its effects will be cancelled out and what the witch wanted to do will be annulled. Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 8/144. So to get rid of the paper that your father has, tear it up and burn it, and remind him to repent to Allaah from having worn an amulet.
Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:This misguidance is still widespread among the Bedouin, fellahin (peasants) and some of the city-dwellers. Examples include the pearls which some drivers put in their cars, hanging them from the rear-view mirror. Some of them hang an old shoe on the front or back of the car; some hang a horse-shoe on the front of their house or shop. All of that is to ward off the evil eye, or so they claim. And there are other things which are widespread because of ignorance of Tawheed and the things which nullify it such as actions of shirk and idolatry which the Messengers were only sent and the Books were only revealed to put an end to. It is to Allaah that we complain of the ignorance of Muslims nowadays, and their being far away from their religion.
(Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah, 1/890, 492)
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