Amulets (ta'wiz)

[mussnoon]

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Question: Are amulets (ta'wiz) that do not contain any written du'aa or aayaatul Qur`aan, but things (such as pebbles/sticks/bits of paper) that have merely been blown upon (probably with some du'aa...not sure) by an allegedly pious person permissible?

Additional info: I've searched SunniPath and DarulIftaa. Both these places mention some conditions that are to be met in order for the ta'wiz to be permissible, but does not specifically say that objects mentioned above are not valid, hence the confusion (or maybe I'm just being dumb, wallaahu Ya'lamu).

[Nafeesa]

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

Question: Are amulets (ta'wiz) that do not contain any written du'aa or aayaatul Qur`aan, but things (such as pebbles/sticks/bits of paper) that have merely been blown upon (probably with some du'aa...not sure) by an allegedly pious person permissible?

Additional info: I've searched SunniPath and DarulIftaa. Both these places mention some conditions that are to be met in order for the ta'wiz to be permissible, but does not specifically say that objects mentioned above are not valid, hence the confusion (or maybe I'm just being dumb, wallaahu Ya'lamu).

if ppl wear tawiz with the intention of being protected then thats shirky cuz only Allah swt can protect u not a piece of paper. Thats why the four quls were revealed. The prophet saw used to read them before he went to bed n rub his hands all over his body. best to stick to that.

[hiker]

salaam's

There was a difference of opinion amongst the shahaba's themselves about amulets, which quranic verse's are written on, that is why some say they OK to wear and others say they are not..

I would not wear amulet which was a pebble, stickes etc as this is type of thing our prophet (saw) disapproved off, I am presuming even if verse's of the quran were blown on them...

It is best to stick on the safe side, avoid amulets and if one has too, then strictly observe the condition which scholars in sunnipath, Darul Iftaa and others have said!!!


ma sallama

[navman35]

if ppl wear tawiz with the intention of being protected then thats shirky cuz only Allah swt can protect u not a piece of paper. Thats why the four quls were revealed. The prophet saw used to read them before he went to bed n rub his hands all over his body. best to stick to that.


Hanging or wearing of amulets (ta’wiz) is normally permissible for protection or healing provided certain conditions are met:

a) that they consist of the names of Allah Almighty or his attribute

b) that they are in Arabic c) that they do not consist of anything that is Kufr

d) the user does not believe the words have any affect in themselves, but are empowered to do so by Allah Most High.

It is narrated from Amr ibn Shu’ayb, from his father, from his grandfather (Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas (Allah be pleased with them all), that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) used to teach them (the Sahabas) for fearful situations the following words:

“I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from His wrath, the evil of his servants, the whispered insinuations of devils, and that they come to me”

Abdullah ibn Amr used to teach these words to those of his sons who had reached the age of reason, and used to write them and hang them upon those who had not reached the age of reason (narrated by Abu Dawud & Tirmizi, and Tirmizi classed it as an authentic narration).

In the of the Musannaf of Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba, the permissibility of hanging Ta’wizes is reported from many of the Companions and early Muslims (Salaf), including:

Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib, Ata', Mujahid, Abd Allah ibn Amr, Ibn Sirin, Ubaydullah ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar, and others (Allah be well pleased with them all). [Musannaf, 5.439].

Due to the above, most of the scholars have declared the using of amulets (ta’wiz) permissible as long as the conditions are met. It is similar to using medication which is permissible and not against the concept of Tawakkul or Tawhid.

However, it is not permissible to regard the Ta’wiz to be effective in it self, just as it is not permissible to regard medicines to be effective in them selves.

As for that which is reported from some, including Ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him), that hanging ta’wizes is shirk, this is understood to mean those Ta’wizes that resemble the one's used in Jahiliyya, or if used thinking that it is the ta’wiz itself that cures or protects, not Allah, or if it contains impermissible invocations or one's whose meaning is not known.

The great Hanafi Jurist, Ibn Abidin states:

“Using of Ta’wizes will be impermissible if they are written in a non-Arabic language in that its meaning is not known. They may consist of black magic, disbelief or impermissible invocations. However, if they consist of Qur’anic verses or prescribed supplications (duas), then there is nothing wrong with using them (Radd al-Muhtar).

Imam Ibn Taymiyya (Allah have mercy on him) says in his Fatawa:

“It is permissible for an ill or troubled person that certain verses from the Qur’an are written with pure ink, then it is washed and given to the ill to drink. Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have mentioned a certain Dua that should be written and placed close to the woman who is experiencing hard labour at the time of giving birth.