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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on writing verses and hanging them on the chest

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The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, the questioner says: When my son was small, they hung an amulet on his chest. When they went to one of those who recite, he told them to put this on his chest, and it was written from the Noble Qur'an. This questioner says she has kept it for twenty-two years. When he was small, they had hung this amulet on his chest. What is the ruling on keeping it, and what is the ruling on hanging such amulets?

The Shaykh : Hanging amulets other than from the Qur'an and the Sunnah is not permissible. It is a type of shirk (associating partners with Allah). As for if it is from the Book and the Sunnah, by a trustworthy person writing it, it is a matter of disagreement among scholars, especially if it is from the Qur'an.
The scholars differed on the permissibility of hanging them; some permitted it and some prohibited it. The precaution is to leave them off, even if they are from the Noble Qur'an, because some of the Salaf, including 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), disliked them absolutely. However, a condition is required: the one who wrote it from the Qur'an must be a trustworthy man, one of the people of good. Not everyone who says it is from the Qur'an among those who write them should be believed, because some are lax in this matter and say it is a lie for the benefit of the patient. But as I said, it is necessary that the person be trustworthy, I mean the one who wrote it. Yes.
As for these recitations you wrote, since childhood, I see that you should burn them. Spit on them and burn them. If you open them and look at what is in them to know the trustworthiness of this man or his lack of trustworthiness, that is good; open them and look at what is in them, then burn them. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 18- ما حكم كتابة آيات وتعليقها على الصدر #العقيدة #ابن_عثيمين #سؤال_على_الهاتف — youtube.com

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