What is the ruling on throwing amulets at the Ka'bah?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on those who bring amulets and throw them at the Ka'bah?[An-Nas 114:1] written on them. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Writing amulets and hanging amulets is not permissible. It is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is a means to shirk, because the one who hangs an amulet relies on it and thinks that it is what brings him good and drives away evil from him, and he forgets Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counted it among shirk, saying: "Whoever hangs an amulet, Allah will not complete his affair," meaning Allah will not complete his matter. In another narration: "Whoever hangs an amulet has committed shirk," shirk with Allah, because he relied on the amulet and thought that it is what repels harm from him and brings him good. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that this involves insulting the Qur'an. Insulting the Qur'an by writing it and throwing it in a place where it may be stepped on, or where it may enter filthy places like restrooms. This is an insult to the Qur'an, exposing the Qur'an to insult. The Qur'an was not revealed to be made into amulets; it was revealed to be recited and acted upon. It is to be acted upon and its meanings benefited from. It was not revealed to be written as amulets and hung on necks, or on animals, or on cars, or on...
...or what? We do not know what the intention is in throwing it at the Ka'bah. Did the amulet fall from him without his knowing? Or did he intentionally place it at the Ka'bah? He thinks that the Ka'bah also has benefit for him and repels harm from him? The Ka'bah is the House of Allah, a place of worship and a mosque in which prayer is performed, and nothing is sought from it. Nothing is sought from the Ka'bah; rather, it is sought from Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on those who bring amulets and throw them at the Ka'bah?
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِAnswer:
Writing amulets and hanging amulets is not permissible. It is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is a means to shirk, because the one who hangs an amulet relies on it and thinks that it is what brings him good and drives away evil from him, and he forgets Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counted it among shirk, saying: "Whoever hangs an amulet, Allah will not complete his affair," meaning Allah will not complete his matter. In another narration: "Whoever hangs an amulet has committed shirk," shirk with Allah, because he relied on the amulet and thought that it is what repels harm from him and brings him good. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that this involves insulting the Qur'an. Insulting the Qur'an by writing it and throwing it in a place where it may be stepped on, or where it may enter filthy places like restrooms. This is an insult to the Qur'an, exposing the Qur'an to insult. The Qur'an was not revealed to be made into amulets; it was revealed to be recited and acted upon. It is to be acted upon and its meanings benefited from. It was not revealed to be written as amulets and hung on necks, or on animals, or on cars, or on...
...or what? We do not know what the intention is in throwing it at the Ka'bah. Did the amulet fall from him without his knowing? Or did he intentionally place it at the Ka'bah? He thinks that the Ka'bah also has benefit for him and repels harm from him? The Ka'bah is the House of Allah, a place of worship and a mosque in which prayer is performed, and nothing is sought from it. Nothing is sought from the Ka'bah; rather, it is sought from Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إلقاء التمائم عند الكعبة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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