The ruling on writing the names of Allah on the beads of a misbaha, and swearing by other than Allah
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Question:
I have an aunt who prays and fasts, but she uses a misbaha for dhikr, and this misbaha has the beautiful names of Allah written on it. She also swears by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), some of the shaykhs, and her brother’s grave. Do such things prevent us from visiting her, or from sitting with her when she visits us?
Answer:
You must advise her and teach her that this is not permissible, namely her placing the names of Allah on the beads of the misbaha, because this is a form of disrespecting the names of Allah, so it is not permissible to place them on the beads of the misbaha. Likewise, swearing by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by her brother’s grave, or by the shaykhs, all of it is not permissible, all of it is what is wrong, and indeed it is among the forbidden matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2679 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Musnad Ahmad 329Sahih (Darussalam).
So it is not permissible to swear by other than Allah, whoever it may be, not by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor by the Ka'bah, nor by trustworthiness, nor by anything else. So you advise this woman, direct her to good, and teach her what Allah has prescribed. If she is not convinced, you ask some of the people of knowledge to teach her that, by writing to her or speaking to her on the phone, so that she may abandon it, because the ignorant woman is taught. So you convince her, and if she refuses, you ask some of the people of knowledge to convince her by phone or in writing, perhaps Allah will guide her and she will abandon this what is wrong.
And dhikr with the fingers is better than the misbaha, for a person to do dhikr with his fingers and say the tahlil with his fingers; this is better and more preferable. But it is not permissible to place the names of Allah on the stones of the misbaha, nor any of the verses of the Qur'an, nor the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), because this involves disrespect by placing the names on these beads. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
I have an aunt who prays and fasts, but she uses a misbaha for dhikr, and this misbaha has the beautiful names of Allah written on it. She also swears by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), some of the shaykhs, and her brother’s grave. Do such things prevent us from visiting her, or from sitting with her when she visits us?
Answer:
You must advise her and teach her that this is not permissible, namely her placing the names of Allah on the beads of the misbaha, because this is a form of disrespecting the names of Allah, so it is not permissible to place them on the beads of the misbaha. Likewise, swearing by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by her brother’s grave, or by the shaykhs, all of it is not permissible, all of it is what is wrong, and indeed it is among the forbidden matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.
من كان حالفًا؛ فليحلف بالله، أو ليصمتwhoever swears by anything other than Allah has committed an act of shirk.
من حلف بشيء دون الله؛ فقد أشركSo it is not permissible to swear by other than Allah, whoever it may be, not by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor by the Ka'bah, nor by trustworthiness, nor by anything else. So you advise this woman, direct her to good, and teach her what Allah has prescribed. If she is not convinced, you ask some of the people of knowledge to teach her that, by writing to her or speaking to her on the phone, so that she may abandon it, because the ignorant woman is taught. So you convince her, and if she refuses, you ask some of the people of knowledge to convince her by phone or in writing, perhaps Allah will guide her and she will abandon this what is wrong.
And dhikr with the fingers is better than the misbaha, for a person to do dhikr with his fingers and say the tahlil with his fingers; this is better and more preferable. But it is not permissible to place the names of Allah on the stones of the misbaha, nor any of the verses of the Qur'an, nor the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), because this involves disrespect by placing the names on these beads. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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