For my small kid i recite ayatul kursi and 4 kuls and blow on my kid or on his food.
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assalamo
alaikum Mr Burhan
For my
small kid i recite ayatul kursi and 4 kuls and blow on my kid or on his
food to prevent from bad nazar, my friend told me our prophet PBUH said it is
makhroo as when we blow our bad breath comes out which is not good. at
night i recite and blow on myself also. am i doing wrong, what does the
sunnah / hadith say in regard to this?
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Answer:
Blow after reciting
qul
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.331 Narrated by Aisha
Whenever Allah's Messenger (saws) went to
bed, he (saws) used to blow on his hands while reciting the Mu'auwidhat ( i.e.
Suratal-Falaq 113 and
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.631 Narrated by Aisha
During the Prophet's (saws) fatal illness, he
(saws) 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 Surahs and blow my breath over him and make him rub his body
with his own hand." (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.)
Al-Muwatta Hadith 50.10
Yahya related from Malik from Ibn Shihab from
Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from Aisha that the Messenger of Allah (saws) when he had a (physical)
complaint, would recite the last three surahs of Quran, over himself and blow.
She said, "When his pain was great, I would recite it over him and wipe
him with his right hand hoping for its blessing."
When retiring for the night, or when one has a physical
ailment, to recite the last two/three Surahs (112 Al-Ikhlaas, 113 Al-Falak, 114
An-Naas) and blow over one’s hands and rub one’s body is indeed from the Sunnah
of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
But to blow one’s breath over food or drink was strictly
forbidden by the Messenger of Allah (saws):
Abu Said al Khudri (r.a.) said that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) forbade them from blowing over (drinking) water.
Related by Tirmidhi.
Abdullah ibn Abbas (r.a.) said that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) forbade them from breathing while drinking water or
to blow into (drinking) water.
Related by Tirmidhi.
Abdullah ibn Abi Qatada (r.a.) said that he
heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) say:
‘One who drinks water should not breathe into the vessel (while drinking).”
Related by Tirmidhi.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister