The ruling on one who prays while wearing an amulet
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Question:
His other question asks about the ruling on one who prays or performs any act of worship while wearing an amulet?
Answer:
The ruling on amulets differs depending on what one believes about them. If a person believes that they benefit him and ward off harm from him, that is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted; it is major shirk. However, if he does not believe in them as such, but thinks they are merely a cause for warding off or lifting a calamity, then they are forbidden (haram). This is a form of shirk, so he must remove them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man with a string tied around his wrist and asked, "What is this?" The man said, "It is for the fever." The Prophet said, "It is from al-Wahinah." The man said, "It is from al-Wahinah," meaning the fever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will never prosper, for it is Allah, Glorified and Exalted, who wards off harm and brings about good. These amulets are not among the causes; rather, they are either shirk or a means to shirk." Ibn Mas'ud saw a string on a man's leg and cut it, saying: [Yusuf 12:106] This indicates that this is shirk with Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
His other question asks about the ruling on one who prays or performs any act of worship while wearing an amulet?
Answer:
The ruling on amulets differs depending on what one believes about them. If a person believes that they benefit him and ward off harm from him, that is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted; it is major shirk. However, if he does not believe in them as such, but thinks they are merely a cause for warding off or lifting a calamity, then they are forbidden (haram). This is a form of shirk, so he must remove them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man with a string tied around his wrist and asked, "What is this?" The man said, "It is for the fever." The Prophet said, "It is from al-Wahinah." The man said, "It is from al-Wahinah," meaning the fever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Remove it, for it will only increase your harm. If you were to die while wearing it
انزعها فإنها لا تزيدك إلا وهنا فإنك لو مت وهي عليكAnd most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/228 — archive.org (7:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.