Tawaveej is not allowed as it is Shirk
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Dear
brother, ASAK!
as we
read in one of the mial on this site that, Tawaveej is not allowed as it is
Shirk, pls advice if we wear Tawaveej that is Quaraan`s ayats written on it
only eg Ayatul Quersi or Allah`s name is it allowed is it shirk.
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Answer:
Amulet with quran
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.
The
Messenger of Allah (saws) strictly forbade the believers to wear any sort of
‘taaweedh’ or amulet on any part of their body. Anyone who does wear a ‘taaweedh’ or an
amulet, starts seeking his trust and help
from this ‘taaweedh’, rather than
putting his full life and trust in the Lord of the Worlds!
Guidance is to worship, invoke,
believe and keep one’s full and unconditional trust in none but Allah Subhanah,
the Lord of the Heavens and the earth and all that exists in between!
If a believer, who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last
Day, seeks any protection for anything
in life, all he has to do is seek refuge
in Allah and supplicate Him for all His needs. For Allah Alone is the Owner of All
Strength and Power; and no harm or no
trouble can come to anyone without the permission of Allah Subhanah. Therefore,
a believer must put his full and unconditional Trust in none but Allah
Subhanah Alone.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 160:
If Allah helps you none can overcome you: if He
forsakes you who is there after that that can help you? In Allah then let believers put their trust.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzaab verse 3:
And put your trust in Allah Alone; and enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 9 Surah Taubah verse 51:
Say: "Nothing
will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our Protector"; and on Allah let the believers put their
trust.
Uqbah ibn 'Amir
narrates that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "If anyone wears an
amulet (taaweedh), may Allah not help
him in fulfilling his wish. If anyone
wears a sea-shell around his neck, may Allah give him no peace."
Narrated by Ahmad
and Al-Hakim.
An
amulet (tamimah, taaweedkh, etc.) is a string of shells or beads that the Arabs
used to put around their children's necks, believing that it would protect them
from the evil eye. Islam absolutely
abolished this and all other superstitious practices. The Messenger of Allah (saws) called it a
manifest form of ‘shirk’ and invoked the curse of Allah upon those who wore a
‘taaweedh’ seeking its protection.
It is reported from
Ibn Mas'ud that once, when he entered his home, he noticed his wife wearing a
knotted object round her neck. He took
it away and broke it. Then he
remarked: 'The family of Abdullah has
become so arrogant that they now associate with Allah those for whom He has
sent down no authority.' I have heard
the Messenger of Allah (saws) saying: 'Verily, incantations, amulets, and
love charms are acts of shirk (associating gods with Allah).' The people said: 'O Abu Abdullah! We are familiar with incantations and
amulets, but what is a love charm (altawlah)'?'
He replied: 'It is a sort of magical formula by which women sought to
gain their husbands' love'." (Related by Al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban).
Imran ibn Hasin
reports that the Messenger of Allah (saws) saw a man wearing a bracelet of
copper on his arm. The Prophet (saws)
exclaimed to him: 'Woe be to you!' What
is this? ' The man replied: 'I am
suffering from weakness (al-wahinah).' (Al-wahinah is a disease that causes
pain in the shoulders and hands. The man was wearing a copper bracelet
believing it would relieve his pain and suffering). The Prophet (saws) prohibited him from
wearing it because he regarded it as an amulet. The Prophet (saws) said:
'It will give you nothing but pain.
Throw it away. Had you died
while wearing it, you would never have achieved salvation! (ie. you
would have died in the state of the unforgivable sin of ‘shirk’'"
(Narrated by Ahmad)
Isa ibn Hamza
said: I went to see Abdullah ibn Hakim
and his face was red due to high fever.
I said to him: 'Why don't you use
an amulet?' He said: 'We seek refuge
with Allah from it. The Messenger of
Allah (saws) said: "Whoever wears anything as an amulet will be entrusted
to it". (Narrated by Abu Daw'ud)
Your Question: pls
advice if we wear Tawaveej that is Quaraan`s ayats written on it only eg Ayatul
Quersi or Allah`s name is it allowed is it shirk. The Messenger of Allah (saws)
strictly forbade the believers to wear or seek protection with any form of
‘taaweedh’ or amulets, regardless of what is inscribed in or on it.
If one were to (Allah forbid) wear a ‘taaweedh’ with
verses of the Glorious Quran or the name of Allah inscribed in or on it, one
cannot say with conviction that it would constitute ‘shirk’, but without an
iota of a doubt, it would at least be a manifest form of the abomination of
‘bida’ or innovation; and every single innovation in the pure and perfect deen
of Islam is an error.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a
sermon: “The best speech is that which
is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran;
and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the
innovations (bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error.”
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: “If
anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation (bida) or
gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is cursed by
Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people!”
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan