In our country, it is customary to wear a hijab either for protection from the evil eye or for protection from gunfire, meaning that a person is not harmed by being shot at, praise be to Allah, because of wearing the hijab.
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The questioner : In our country, it is customary to wear a hijab either for protection from the evil eye or for protection from gunfire, meaning that a person is not harmed by being shot at, praise be to Allah, because of wearing the hijab, or it is placed for the purpose of calming a child who cries a lot. But my opinion, and Allah knows best, is that it is a superstition or a religious innovation, and I base this on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-An'am 6:17] However, sometimes some people say that the hijab which contains verses from the Qur'an or supplications from the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is a written ruqyah, because ruqyah leads to her healing. What is the opinion of the Shari'ah in your view regarding this issue?
The Shaykh : The questioner means by the hijab the amulet that is hung around a person's neck, or placed in his pocket, or placed under his pillow when he sleeps. And these amulets are of two types:
The first type is that it contains what is not known and whose meaning is not understood. This is not permissible and is not allowed, because it is not known what it contains: whether it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), or names of Shayatins (devils), or rebellious jinn, or similar forbidden things. This is definitely not permissible.
As for the second type, it is the amulets in which something from the Qur'an is written in a clear, distinct manner that is read, or something from the supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is scholarly disagreement regarding these; some scholars permitted them, and some prohibited them.
The correct view is with those who prohibited them, and that they are not permissible, because seeking healing through the Qur'an is only permissible in the manner reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is by reciting it directly over the patient. And some of the Salaf (earliest generations) permitted writing the Qur'an in a vessel with saffron or the like, and pouring water over it and stirring it until the water takes on the color of the ink with which the Qur'an was written, and then drinking it.
Based on this, we say: Hanging amulets, carrying them in the pocket, and placing them under the pillow is absolutely not permissible, whether they are from the Qur'an or from something else. But one should recite over the patient the verses used for ruqyah over the sick.
And as for the sayingThe questioner : My opinion is that this is of no benefit, because Allah says:[Al-An'am 6:17] So the verse does not indicate the prohibition of this hijab or this amulet, if it is true that it is a lawful cause, because the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-An'am 6:17] includes what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) removes by a cause unknown to us, and what He removes by a known cause. But this cause must be known through the Shari'ah or through sense and experience.
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him
وإن يمسسك الله بضر فلا كاشف له إلا هوThe Shaykh : The questioner means by the hijab the amulet that is hung around a person's neck, or placed in his pocket, or placed under his pillow when he sleeps. And these amulets are of two types:
The first type is that it contains what is not known and whose meaning is not understood. This is not permissible and is not allowed, because it is not known what it contains: whether it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), or names of Shayatins (devils), or rebellious jinn, or similar forbidden things. This is definitely not permissible.
As for the second type, it is the amulets in which something from the Qur'an is written in a clear, distinct manner that is read, or something from the supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). There is scholarly disagreement regarding these; some scholars permitted them, and some prohibited them.
The correct view is with those who prohibited them, and that they are not permissible, because seeking healing through the Qur'an is only permissible in the manner reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is by reciting it directly over the patient. And some of the Salaf (earliest generations) permitted writing the Qur'an in a vessel with saffron or the like, and pouring water over it and stirring it until the water takes on the color of the ink with which the Qur'an was written, and then drinking it.
Based on this, we say: Hanging amulets, carrying them in the pocket, and placing them under the pillow is absolutely not permissible, whether they are from the Qur'an or from something else. But one should recite over the patient the verses used for ruqyah over the sick.
And as for the sayingThe questioner : My opinion is that this is of no benefit, because Allah says: