Is the prohibition of amulets specific to polytheists?
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Question:
Those who attach themselves to these things, such as hanging amulets and the like, when a person advises them and reminds them, they say: These verses were revealed regarding the polytheists in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But we are Muslims?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited this. The Messenger said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:557, Allah prohibited this and said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3531Da’if (Darussalam) He said to 'Imran and said: , explaining to him the hadiths that these attachments divert hearts away from Allah, diverting hearts toward created things.
Q: Are the verses general, including them and others?
A: Yes, according to what came in the texts. As for beneficial medicines and lawful means, there is no harm in them, such as what a person eats and drinks, and what he wears in winter, the warm thing, and in summer, the light thing, and such as what he cools himself with a fan.
Those who attach themselves to these things, such as hanging amulets and the like, when a person advises them and reminds them, they say: These verses were revealed regarding the polytheists in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). But we are Muslims?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited this. The Messenger said:
Whoever hangs up an amulet, Allah will not complete [his affair] for him
من تعلق تميمة فلا أتم الله لهit will only increase you in weakness
لا تزيدك إلا وهناWhoever hangs up an amulet has committed shirk.
من تعلق تميمة فقد أشركQ: Are the verses general, including them and others?
A: Yes, according to what came in the texts. As for beneficial medicines and lawful means, there is no harm in them, such as what a person eats and drinks, and what he wears in winter, the warm thing, and in summer, the light thing, and such as what he cools himself with a fan.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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