The Meaning of the Hadith: “Indeed, ruqyah, amulets, and tiwala are shirk (associating partners with Allah)”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: What is the meaning of the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 3883Sahih (Al-Albani)?
Answer:
The hadith is clear. One who relies on ruqyah, amulets, and tiwala, believing that they cure without Allah’s permission, commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. As for lawful ruqyah, it is not shirk if one takes it as a means among the means and does not rely on it as the thing that cures him. As for amulets, they are not permissible; for example, hanging rags or writings that people believe ward off calamity. These are not permissible; they are amulets and are not permissible. And tiwala is something they make, believing that it makes the husband love his wife and the wife love her husband, and this is a false matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: What is the meaning of the hadith
spells, charms and love-potions are polytheism
إن الرقى والتمائم والتولة شركAnswer:
The hadith is clear. One who relies on ruqyah, amulets, and tiwala, believing that they cure without Allah’s permission, commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. As for lawful ruqyah, it is not shirk if one takes it as a means among the means and does not rely on it as the thing that cures him. As for amulets, they are not permissible; for example, hanging rags or writings that people believe ward off calamity. These are not permissible; they are amulets and are not permissible. And tiwala is something they make, believing that it makes the husband love his wife and the wife love her husband, and this is a false matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3869] معنى حديث: «إن الرُّقى والتمائم والتِّوَلة شرك» - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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