The Ruling on Using Protective Amulets
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Question:
What is the ruling on using protective amulets? And is the one who makes these amulets considered among the fortune-tellers and sorcerers?
Answer:
If they contain non-Arabic words or disconnected letters, then they are shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) by the consensus of the scholars, and it is not permissible to hang them, make them, or place them in the house. As for if these amulets are from the Qur'an, written from the Qur'an or from hadiths and supplications, then refer the matter to a group of scholars. The correct view is that they are not permissible either, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hanging amulets. Amulets are what is hung of protective charms, whether from the Qur'an or from other things. Hanging amulets is not permissible; this is the correct view, even if they are from the Qur'an. In any case, these amulets must be destroyed. It is sufficient for a person to recite the Qur'an, or to recite the surahs whose recitation at bedtime was reported, along with the Verse of the Throne. He should also increase in reciting the Qur'an and seeking refuge in Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and perform the lawful protective charms in the morning and evening. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will protect him from that without him making amulets or working with amulets. Yes.
What is the ruling on using protective amulets? And is the one who makes these amulets considered among the fortune-tellers and sorcerers?
Answer:
If they contain non-Arabic words or disconnected letters, then they are shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) by the consensus of the scholars, and it is not permissible to hang them, make them, or place them in the house. As for if these amulets are from the Qur'an, written from the Qur'an or from hadiths and supplications, then refer the matter to a group of scholars. The correct view is that they are not permissible either, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hanging amulets. Amulets are what is hung of protective charms, whether from the Qur'an or from other things. Hanging amulets is not permissible; this is the correct view, even if they are from the Qur'an. In any case, these amulets must be destroyed. It is sufficient for a person to recite the Qur'an, or to recite the surahs whose recitation at bedtime was reported, along with the Verse of the Throne. He should also increase in reciting the Qur'an and seeking refuge in Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and perform the lawful protective charms in the morning and evening. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will protect him from that without him making amulets or working with amulets. Yes.
Source
السحر والشعوذة وخطورتهما على الفرد والمجتمع — islamhouse.com (1:06:07)
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