Monday, 31 August 2015

Islamic Ruling on Amulets

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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