Wearing Charms for Protection From Evil
Adil Salahi, Arab News
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=5§ion=0&article=67470&d=25&m=7&y=2005&pix=islam.jpg&category=Islam
Question
Could you please explain whether it is permissible to wear something bearing Gods name, or a verse from the Quran? Also, is it permissible to wear a charm, or talisman, or taweez, for protection from evil? If not what is the alternative?
Answer
Gods names and Quranic verses are not meant to be worn for any purpose. God did not reveal His message, the Quran, so that people could seek blessing by demonstrating how much respect they have for it. Nor is it meant to give protection against physical harm. People put a copy of the Quran in their cars thinking that this could prevent an accident. The whole idea that the written word of God gives protection from harm is absurd. Some people know the Quran by heart and read it every day. Can you imagine that a person of this type is protected against all harm since he carries Gods book with him all the time? In fact, we see that such people are subject to all the hazards of life as everyone else. They fall ill, endure pain, suffer misfortune, and are subject to all that life can put in our way. Their knowledge of the Quran does not make them immune to any of that.
It is forbidden to wear a charm, talisman or anything of the sort for any purpose. Indeed the person wearing such an article would not have his purpose fulfilled, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) has prayed to God not to grant anyone who wears them what that person hopes for. Needless to say, a prayer by the Prophet is always answered. To wear such things, thinking that they provide benefit or prevent harm, is a form of associating partners with God. Hence, the strict prohibition of wearing them.
The alternative is simple: To place our trust fully and completely in God, seeking only His help, and praying Him alone to grant our purpose. We ensure that our prayers will be answered by showing our complete conviction that it is God alone who gives us all benefits and prevents all harm.
AB
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