What is the ruling on hanging the heads of snakes and scorpions to drive away the companion (qarin)?
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Question : Some women in some countries believe in the existence of something called the qarin, which accompanies the period of pregnancy and causes miscarriage in the pregnant woman. So they hang a bag containing the head of a snake, the head of a scorpion, and the head of a bird, salted, in the bedroom, or salted in the bedroom, to drive away the qarin, as they claim. They advise us to use this for pregnant women, claiming it is a proven method.
Answer : We have not heard of this in our land, and it does not exist. It is one of the false superstitions. It is obligatory for every Muslim to rely upon Allah the Mighty and Majestic and to seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98], and not to succumb to pessimism or to the whispers of Satan, so that he is not overcome by all these anxieties. And what is the benefit of the head of these things? A snake, who answers the head of the snake, closer
Answer : We have not heard of this in our land, and it does not exist. It is one of the false superstitions. It is obligatory for every Muslim to rely upon Allah the Mighty and Majestic and to seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 276 - 332 بعض النسوة في بعض البلاد يعتقدن بوجود شيء اسمه القرين يواكب فترة الحمل ويسبب إجهاض... — youtube.com
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