Unveiling, veils, and amulets are all forbidden and a corruption of creed
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The questioner:
If you know that your father had you unveiled by one of the shaykhs, as you say, without my knowledge, and he placed a veil without my knowledge as well, and I found out about it later, but I do not know where this veil is, what must I do?
The Shaykh:
This unveiling and these veils are all forbidden. It is a corruption of creed, so this action is not permissible. If you find this veil or this amulet, it is obligatory for you to destroy it and rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is obligatory to denounce this evil and the corruption at the hands of these sorcerers who perform these veils, amulets, and talismans, and who deceive people by eating their money and misguiding them in their creeds; because this is forbidden by the Shari'ah and corrupts the creed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3883Sahih (Al-Albani) He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:557 Talismans are what is hung from amulets and veils on bodies or on cars out of fear of the evil eye, or on commercial establishments or homes in order to drive away jinn and prevent the evil eye. All of this is among the forbidden veils. If these veils contain shirk (associating partners with Allah), and contain supplication to other than Allah, and calling for aid from jinn, the absent, the awliya (close friends of Allah), and the righteous, then this is major shirk. And if they are from the Qur'an and from the prescribed supplications, then they are forbidden; because they are a means to shirk, and they fall under the general prohibition of hanging talismans, according to the correct of the scholars' opinions.
So it is not permissible to make these talismans, these amulets, and these veils; because they corrupt people's creeds, confuse people, and weaken their creeds, their tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and their belief in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such that they attach themselves to these things, believing that they benefit without Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that they ward off evils from them. All of this is among the deeds of the jinn and the deeds of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). It is obligatory for the Muslim to be cautious of these amulets, these veils, and these talismans; he does not make them for himself, nor does he make them for others, such as his children and those under his care; because they are a trust and a flock in his neck, and he advises them and keeps them away from these matters. When 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw something of these hangings on his wife, he cut it off and said, "You, the family of 'Abdullah, are the richest people regarding shirk." So he denounced it. And in the athar (report), whoever cuts a talisman from a person is as if he has freed a slave. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. She says that when she learned of this, she cleared herself before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and she hopes to be free from this since she is not pleased with it. Perhaps Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) has a guidance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this indicates good. As long as she denounces this thing and does not approve of it, then there is no sin upon her; rather, the sin is upon the one who did it and the one who carried it out. But it is obligatory for her, if she finds this amulet or this veil, that she destroy it. And it is obligatory for her also to denounce her father and advise him against this action.
If you know that your father had you unveiled by one of the shaykhs, as you say, without my knowledge, and he placed a veil without my knowledge as well, and I found out about it later, but I do not know where this veil is, what must I do?
The Shaykh:
This unveiling and these veils are all forbidden. It is a corruption of creed, so this action is not permissible. If you find this veil or this amulet, it is obligatory for you to destroy it and rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is obligatory to denounce this evil and the corruption at the hands of these sorcerers who perform these veils, amulets, and talismans, and who deceive people by eating their money and misguiding them in their creeds; because this is forbidden by the Shari'ah and corrupts the creed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
spells, charms and love-potions are polytheism
إن الرقى والتمائم والتولة شرك.Whoever hangs a talisman, Allah will not complete for him.
مَنْ عَلَّقَ تَمِيمَةً فَلا أَتَمَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ.So it is not permissible to make these talismans, these amulets, and these veils; because they corrupt people's creeds, confuse people, and weaken their creeds, their tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and their belief in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such that they attach themselves to these things, believing that they benefit without Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that they ward off evils from them. All of this is among the deeds of the jinn and the deeds of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). It is obligatory for the Muslim to be cautious of these amulets, these veils, and these talismans; he does not make them for himself, nor does he make them for others, such as his children and those under his care; because they are a trust and a flock in his neck, and he advises them and keeps them away from these matters. When 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw something of these hangings on his wife, he cut it off and said, "You, the family of 'Abdullah, are the richest people regarding shirk." So he denounced it. And in the athar (report), whoever cuts a talisman from a person is as if he has freed a slave. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. She says that when she learned of this, she cleared herself before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and she hopes to be free from this since she is not pleased with it. Perhaps Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) has a guidance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this indicates good. As long as she denounces this thing and does not approve of it, then there is no sin upon her; rather, the sin is upon the one who did it and the one who carried it out. But it is obligatory for her, if she finds this amulet or this veil, that she destroy it. And it is obligatory for her also to denounce her father and advise him against this action.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4873- الكشف والحُجُبُ والحروز كلها حرام وإخلال بالعقيدة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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