She says: I see some people among us who, when they want to keep food for a later time, place a date on the lid of the container holding the food. They claim that it
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The questioner : She says: I see some people among us who, when they want to keep food for a later time, place a date on the lid of the container holding the food. They claim that it protects it from all harm, such as insects and the like. Is there anything in this action of theirs that contradicts the oneness of Allah?
The Shaykh : This action, which is placing dates on food so that insects do not affect it, has no basis. I do not know of any basis for it in the Shari'ah, nor any basis in reality. Insects come to what suits them; some are attracted to dates and come around them, and they even eat from them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Some are attracted to fat and come to it and eat from it. There is no basis for what is being done. And if it has no basis in the Shari'ah or in reality, then a person should not do it, because it is based on mere illusions and fantasies that have no reality.
The Shaykh : This action, which is placing dates on food so that insects do not affect it, has no basis. I do not know of any basis for it in the Shari'ah, nor any basis in reality. Insects come to what suits them; some are attracted to dates and come around them, and they even eat from them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Some are attracted to fat and come to it and eat from it. There is no basis for what is being done. And if it has no basis in the Shari'ah or in reality, then a person should not do it, because it is based on mere illusions and fantasies that have no reality.