The Ruling on Hanging Amulets on Children

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this sister is asking. She says: I have a mother in our village, and it is not hidden from you that hanging amulets on children in it has a danger that some people may overlook, which is that the child may enter the bathroom or unclean restrooms with these amulets. What do we say to her, may we be rewarded? And what is the ruling?

Answer:
Amulets are a general term. They may be amulets of shirk (associating partners with Allah) containing supplication to other than Allah, or seeking refuge in other than Allah. These are amulets of shirk, and they must be removed immediately. They are not to be left on children or anyone else, not even on animals. They must be removed, and one should hasten to remove them because they are amulets of shirk. As for amulets made from the Qur'an and from prescribed supplications, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. Some forbade hanging them due to the generality of the evidence, while others permitted hanging them if they are from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because there is no danger in them. Those who see them as forbidden, even if they are from the Qur'an, say this is due to the generality of the hadith that no amulet or amulet-like thing is to be left except that it is removed. This is the safest and most purifying for the conscience. They disliked amulets from the Qur'an and from other than the Qur'an. Some of them made an exception for amulets if they were from the Qur'an because there is no danger in them. However, the stronger position is the first one. Yes.