The Meaning of the Hadith: "Ruqyah, Amulets, and Talismans Are Shirk"
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Question:
This is Umm Sa'd from Harimla. She asks: What is the meaning of the hadith that ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and tamimah (amulets) are shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes. By ruqyah, we mean the shirk-based ruqyah that involves calling upon other than Allah the Exalted, or that contains foreign words that are not understood, or incantations. This is shirk. As for the ruqyah that is from the Qur'an and from the legitimate supplications, this is permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Present to me your ruqyah, and let there be no shirk in it."Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3:518
Yes. And tamimah are things hung on children to protect them from the evil eye. If what is hung contains shirk, or words that are not understood, or a call to other than Allah, then it is shirk. As for tamimah, this is prohibited by consensus. However, if the tamimah is written from the Qur'an and from the legitimate supplications, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that they should not be hung or used. Yes.
And al-tawilah is something they make, which they claim causes a woman to be loved by her husband and the husband to be loved by his wife. This is a type of sihr (sorcery). Yes.
This is Umm Sa'd from Harimla. She asks: What is the meaning of the hadith that ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) and tamimah (amulets) are shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
Yes. By ruqyah, we mean the shirk-based ruqyah that involves calling upon other than Allah the Exalted, or that contains foreign words that are not understood, or incantations. This is shirk. As for the ruqyah that is from the Qur'an and from the legitimate supplications, this is permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Present to me your ruqyah, and let there be no shirk in it."
There is no harm in it as long as
لا بأس بها ما لمYes. And tamimah are things hung on children to protect them from the evil eye. If what is hung contains shirk, or words that are not understood, or a call to other than Allah, then it is shirk. As for tamimah, this is prohibited by consensus. However, if the tamimah is written from the Qur'an and from the legitimate supplications, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that they should not be hung or used. Yes.
And al-tawilah is something they make, which they claim causes a woman to be loved by her husband and the husband to be loved by his wife. This is a type of sihr (sorcery). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (27:55)
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