The ruling on writing dhikr on cars
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Some people write "Masha'Allah" or some dhikr on the back of the car or on it, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is an impermissible practice. Perhaps you believe that by doing so you are warding off the evil eye or warding off harm. This is from the practice of wearing amulets. This is from the practice of wearing amulets, just as if one were to write verses or dhikr and hang them on oneself or on another for the purpose of warding off the evil eye or lifting or warding off calamity. All of this is prohibited, and it is from hanging amulets. Also, writing verses and the transmitted dhikr on cars exposes them to desecration; it exposes these dhikr or these verses to desecration. Thirdly, this is something that the Salaf of this Ummah, those who are to be followed, did not do. It only appeared recently, so it is among the manifestations intended either to ward off the evil eye and ward off harm, which is a corrupt belief, or intended for the sake of showing off and beautifying the car and the like. None of this is permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah bless you. Some people write "Masha'Allah" or some dhikr on the back of the car or on it, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is an impermissible practice. Perhaps you believe that by doing so you are warding off the evil eye or warding off harm. This is from the practice of wearing amulets. This is from the practice of wearing amulets, just as if one were to write verses or dhikr and hang them on oneself or on another for the purpose of warding off the evil eye or lifting or warding off calamity. All of this is prohibited, and it is from hanging amulets. Also, writing verses and the transmitted dhikr on cars exposes them to desecration; it exposes these dhikr or these verses to desecration. Thirdly, this is something that the Salaf of this Ummah, those who are to be followed, did not do. It only appeared recently, so it is among the manifestations intended either to ward off the evil eye and ward off harm, which is a corrupt belief, or intended for the sake of showing off and beautifying the car and the like. None of this is permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/239 — archive.org (10:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
