Allah
is the sole Lord and Ruler of the physical world. 'Lord' means He is
the Creator and controls all affairs in the universe; the Kingdom of the
heaven and the earth belongs exclusively to Him, and He owns them. He
alone brought existence out of non-existence and it depends on Him for
its conservation and continuance. His power is required at every moment
to sustain all creatures. Angels, prophets, human beings, and the animal
and plant kingdoms are under His control. Only Allah knows what the
future holds. Good luck and bad fortune are from Allah alone.
Faith
in charms, amulets, and talismans contradict belief in Allah's Lordship
by attributing the ability to bring good luck or avert bad fortune to
these created brings whereas only Allah can bring good and avert harm.
Consequently, the Prophet, may Allay praise him, opposed these
superstitious practices and taught people to have firm belief in their
Lord, rather than amulets, which cannot change what Allah has destined
and can bring no good fortune to anyone. Even though they are not
capable of averting any harm, belief in amulets usually leads to
idolatry over time. This can be seen among Catholics where the crucifix,
statues, and medallions of saints are worn or kept for blessings and
good fortune.
When
people accepted Islam in the time of the Prophet, they carried with
them their old faith in amulets. The Prophet strictly forbade them to
adhere to such:
(1) The Messenger of Allah, may Allah praise him, said,
'Spells, amulets and love-charms are shirk." (Ahmad, Abu Dawud)
(2) The Messenger of Allah said,
"Whoever wears an amulet, may Allah not fulfill his need, and whoever wears a sea-shell, may Allah not give him peace." (Ahmad)
(3)
A group came to the Messenger of Allah to pledge their allegiance to
him. He accepted the allegiance of nine of them. They said, "O Messenger
of Allah, you accepted the allegiance of nine but not of this one." The
Prophet said,
"He is wearing an amulet."
The man put his hand in his shirt and took it off, then the Prophet accepted his allegiance, saying,
'Whoever wears an amulet has committed shirk." (Ahmad)
The
companions strictly abided by the prohibition set by the Prophet on
amulets. They openly opposed such practices even among their family
members. For example, Hudhayfah, one of the companions of the Prophet,
visited a sick man, and seeing a bracelet on the man's upper arm, he
pulled it off and broke it, then recited the verse,
"Most of them who believe in Allah, commit shirk." (Quran 12:106)
read more @
http://www.justmuslim.org/articles/avoid-innovations/44-charms-and-amulets
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