Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

[h.k]

I was thinking of buying this necklace with the ayatul Kursi written on it: http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Pendan.../dp/B001FDYSU4 ... I was wondering if this is allowed in islam?
If it is would it actually protect me from black magic/jinns etc?

Thank you

H.K

[faisal.r]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I was thinking of buying this necklace with the ayatul Kursi written on it: http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Pendan.../dp/B001FDYSU4 ... I was wondering if this is allowed in islam?
If it is would it actually protect me from black magic/jinns etc?

Thank you

H.K

:salams

Personally, I believe that wearing verses of the Quran isn't a good idea. I had a necklace like that when I was young. I used to wear it everywhere. And that's the problem. Would you take the Quran with you to the loo? Or would you lie down on top of it? Even if you are careful you won't always remember that you're wearing Quranic verses. From that perspective, I'd advise against it. Don't take my word for it though. Perhaps you should look for a ruling on this regard.

[sis_niqabi]

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Two years ago, On my wife's request, I had prepared an amulet consisting of Quranic verses that she wore.I now looked at question 11788. The answer said that it is SHIRK to do so. Since I was not aware that amulets are considered SHIRK, am I still guilty of SHIRK? Please advise.
http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/20207

[Hafsah1]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I was thinking of buying this necklace with the ayatul Kursi written on it: http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Pendan.../dp/B001FDYSU4 ... I was wondering if this is allowed in islam?
If it is would it actually protect me from black magic/jinns etc?

Thank you

H.K

Ruqa (incantation), Talismans and Amulets

Narrated Abu Bashir Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him):

He was in the company of Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon
him) on one of his journeys, Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon
him) sent a messenger ordering:

"There shall not remain any necklace of bowstring or any other
kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off' (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he heard Allah's Messenger (May
the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) saying:

"Ar-Ruqa, At-Tama'im and At-Tiwalah are all acts of Shirk (polytheism)," (Musnad Ahmad;
Abu Dawud)

At-Tama'im is the act of putting an amulet around the necks of children to save them from the
effects of evil eye! If the amulet contains the verses of the Qur'an or Allah's Names or Attributes
then it is allowed by some ancestors and disallowed by some. Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased
with him) was among those who disapproved it,
Ar-Ruqa or Al-Aza'im is the act of reciting incantations, charm etc. Those are allowed in
which there is no trace of Shirk (polytheism), Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and blessing of
Allah be upon him) has permitted it in case of being bitten by poisonous insects or disturbed
under the effect of an evil eye, At-Tiwalah (bewitchment) is something done by those who claim
they can cause a woman to be more beloved by her husband or vice-versa.

Abdullah bin Ukaim narrated the following Marfu’ Hadith:

"Whoever uses, attaches or wears a talisman to himself, will have that talisman put in charge
of him" (Ahmad & Trimidhi)

Ahmad reported the tradition of Ruwaifi' (May Allah be pleased with him) who said that
Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said to him:

"O Ruwaifi', it may be that you will live a longer time after me, so inform people that
whoever ties a knot in his beard, places any string or cord around the neck (as a charm), or cleans
himself (after toilet) with animal dung or bone, then Muhammad (May the peace and blessing of
Allah be upon him) has disowned him (has nothing to do with him)."

Sa'id bin Jubair said:

"Whoever cut an amulet or talisman from anyone, it would be equal to liberating a slave."
It was Waki', who recorded it and he reported from Ibrahim Nakh'i that they used to dislike
every type of amulets and talismans whether that contained the verses of Qur'an or anything else,
[They were the companions of Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him)

Important issues

1) Explanation of incantations (Ar-Ruqa) and amulets (At- Tama'im).
2) Explanation of bewitchment (At-Tiwalah).
3) That all the three above-mentioned are acts of Shirk without exception.
4) Reciting an incantation (Ruqyah), using words of truth, for seeking protection from evil eye or
scorpion bite is not like Shirk.
5) Ulama have different opinions about using the amulets containing the verses of Qur'an.
6) Putting on necklaces on animals against evil eye amounts to committing Shirk.
7) Anyone tying the bowstring (or committing such practices) has been warned of severe
punishment.
8) The reward of a person who cuts off an amulet of someone.
9) The statement of Ibrahim Nakh'i that early Muslims used to avoid amulets whether it contained
Qur'anic verses or anything else is not contradictory as the reference here is to the
companions of Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him).

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Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein.

[Peacenik]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

^^^

Yes, but those amulets and charms could be relating to un-Islamic words and phrases. We're talking here about ALLAH (SWT)'s Words. Having said that, I don't really agree with people wearing certain Ayats (for the reasons given by Brother Faisal in post #2).

[faisal.r]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I was thinking of buying this necklace with the ayatul Kursi written on it: http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Pendan.../dp/B001FDYSU4 ... I was wondering if this is allowed in islam?
If it is would it actually protect me from black magic/jinns etc?

Thank you

H.K

The best thing to do would be to memorize the ayaats and keep them in your heart. Where better to preserve them? Recite them always, and reflect on the meaning. InshaAllah you will get the benefit of that in this life and the hereafter. I don't think Quranic verses were revealed so that they could be worn.

[alGhurabaa77]

[Haseeb123]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I was thinking of buying this necklace with the ayatul Kursi written on it: http://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Pendan.../dp/B001FDYSU4 ... I was wondering if this is allowed in islam?
If it is would it actually protect me from black magic/jinns etc?

Thank you

H.K

There is no such thing as black magic in Islam or such thing as evil jinns. Magic is all lies, as the Story of Musa (as) in the Holy Quran tells us, and jinn could mean a multitude of things but not necessarily evil spirits. Worry about the evil within you. The sufis are the best example in this, that they say that you should pray that Allah keep others safe from your evil as much as you pray to be safe from theirs.

Evil jinns is just a fiction and no one has ever suffered from them. They are delusions of the mind. There is no reason to mention jinn in the Quran if they have no material existence now is there? Allah only gives information about what is useful, not what is useless. So don't worry about these fictional jinns, it cannot harm you if you don't cater to the thoughts about them.

[alGhurabaa77]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

There is no such thing as black magic in Islam or such thing as evil jinns. Magic is all lies, as the Story of Musa (as) in the Holy Quran tells us, and jinn could mean a multitude of things but not necessarily evil spirits. Worry about the evil within you. The sufis are the best example in this, that they say that you should pray that Allah keep others safe from your evil as much as you pray to be safe from theirs.

Evil jinns is just a fiction and no one has ever suffered from them. They are delusions of the mind. There is no reason to mention jinn in the Quran if they have no material existence now is there? Allah only gives information about what is useful, not what is useless. So don't worry about these fictional jinns, it cannot harm you if you don't cater to the thoughts about them.

Fear Allaah. You are spreading lies. Fictional jinn? Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah. There's a whole surah on them surah 72. Satan is a jinn, see the verse in surah kahf (18:50). I know a person whos affected by jinn. You see a person affected by it then tell me what that is. Anyone with a brain will recognise that it is not normal. If you think black magic aint real you aint real you need to read the Quran again. Numerous verses regarding sihr.

[Haseeb123]

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Fear Allaah. You are spreading lies. Fictional jinn? Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaah. There's a whole surah on them surah 72. Satan is a jinn, see the verse in surah kahf. I know a person whos affected by jinn. You see a person affected by it then tell me what that is. Anyone with a brain will recognise that it is it normal. If you think black magic aint real you aint real you need to read the Quran again. Numerous verses regarding sihr.

I stick with my words. The Holy Quran is a book of truth. I don't believe that Allah told us anything of fictional jinns. If you have actually read Surah Jinn properly, you would realize that the Surah is not about some jinns that cannot be seen by people. They are in fact those people of the book who heard the recitation of the Holy Quran in secret when the Holy Prophet (saw) recited it. No Quraish allowed anyone to listen to the Quran when he claimed prophethood. And so people listened in secret and accepted islam in secret. You should read the tafsir on the Surah.

And yes, I have read the tafsirs of Surah al Falaq and Surah al Nas. But no, I don't agree with black magic. This is an invention. It is a lie which we should protect ourselves from, not a reality. I am not saying the Surahs are false, nauzibillah. Don't accuse me of that. I don't agree with attaching black magic as an interpretation. the evil whisperer are those satanic whispers within ourselves, and it is both among men and jinn that evil spreads. This is why in verse 51:56 men and jinn are told to pray because they are susceptible to sin and wrongdoing.

If you have any proof that I am lying then YOU need to use the Holy Quran to prove it decisively. And yes, Satan is a jinn. The root of jinn is that of something hidden. Just like Jannat. It is a garden hidden from us which we will see when we die and after our judgement. But the satan is none other than ourselves, since he courses through our veins. Read the hadith about this in Sahih Muslim. Satan circulates in our blood. We don't see this.

And I would like you to try and prove that black magic exists. Demonstrate it. If it happens to be that hadith about the Jew who puts that spell on the Holy Prophet (saw), then I would say I don't agree with that because, yet again, there is no supernatural magic as the story of Musa (as) proves. Magic is just a lie, a trick which is pulled on people. So I don't think I even accept that hadith. I don't find the Holy Quran approves of it. And if it does, show me the ayats that does. Because the Holy Quran will always be true, and the ahadith can be subjected to scrutiny.

[Listener_x]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

there is no supernatural magic as the story of Musa (as) proves. Magic is just a lie, a trick which is pulled on people. So I don't think I even accept that hadith. I don't find the Holy Quran approves of it. And if it does, show me the ayats that does. Because the Holy Quran will always be true, and the ahadith can be subjected to scrutiny.

Err...

They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"

Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic. (7:115-116)


They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew! (2:102)

You should also watch this video - Sorcerer's plot

[Haseeb123]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

Err...

They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"

Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic. (7:115-116)


They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme." They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew! (2:102)

You should also watch this video - Sorcerer's plot

Thank you for using the Holy Quran to demonstrate a point. This is exactly how a point should be proven. But you forget that this story was explained in different ways. All of them meaning the same thing, but worded differently. One verse in particular points out that REALLY happened:

He said, ‘Nay, you cast!’, and so they cast, and lo! their ropes and their staffs (‘isiyyihim: derives from ‘isūwwun, but the two wāw [letters] have been changed into two yā’ [letters], with the kasra vowelling applied to both the ‘ayn and the sād) appeared to him by [the effect of] their sorcery as though they were, snakes, gliding swiftly, on their bellies. (20:66, Al-Jalalayn)

Continuing...

And Moses sensed fear within himself, that is to say, he feared that if [the effect of] their sorcery was of the same kind as his miracle, he would become suspect in people’s minds and they would not believe in him.

We said, to him, ‘Do not be afraid! Indeed you shall have the upper hand, over them by triumphing.

And cast that which is in your right hand — and this was his staff. It shall swallow up that which they have produced. For what they have produced is only a sorcerer’s trick, that is to say, a kind thereof, and the sorcerer does not succeed wherever he may go’, in his sorcery. So Moses cast his staff and it swallowed up all of that which they [had] produced.
(Verses 67-69)

Again, in verses 26:44-45

So they cast their ropes and their staffs, and said, ‘By the power of Pharaoh we shall surely be the victors!’

Thereat Moses cast his staff and lo! it was swallowing (talqafu: one of the original two tā’ letters [of taltaqifu] has been assimilated) what they had faked, [what they had] transformed through illusion, making their ropes and staffs appear to be moving serpents.


Musa (as) feared that the magicians were producing an effect which could be likened to a vision on the people like how Allah does for him. But Allah showed that Musa (as)'s staff would appear in a vision like a snake which would swallow up the two magicians' staves.

And with regard to verse 2:102, I STRONGLY disagree that Harut and Marut were two angels. Another interpretation is that the words have a variant reading of 'two kings' instead. This other interpretation is more correct. I have read the story that these two angels are being punished for what they did and are hung upside down as punishment in a well, or on venus. (Something like that) This is so very wrong, because as we all should well know, there is a hadith which refers to verse 19:64 of the Holy Quran, and how in it Gabriel (as) says that the angels do not come down except by the permission of Allah. How can someone be punished for only obeying Allah? And why would Allah try and cause discord between husband and wife when so many verses of the Holy Quran say how a man and wife should be supportive and divorce should never be engaged in unless there is a severe cause?

Also, what about the hadith in which satan hugs a man for causing discord between a husband and wife and not for any other evil? Do you think Allah would support that? Do you think Allah would punish angels for doing what He said he told them to do and then put people to account for that? Reason all that and then let me know if this was two angels or not.

[faisal.r]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I stick with my words. The Holy Quran is a book of truth. I don't believe that Allah told us anything of fictional jinns. If you have actually read Surah Jinn properly, you would realize that the Surah is not about some jinns that cannot be seen by people. They are in fact those people of the book who heard the recitation of the Holy Quran in secret when the Holy Prophet (saw) recited it. No Quraish allowed anyone to listen to the Quran when he claimed prophethood. And so people listened in secret and accepted islam in secret. You should read the tafsir on the Surah.

Be careful brother. You are making little sense. Jinn are separate entities. The people listening in secret to the revealed verses, were they made of a smokeless fire? Or do you doubt the words of the Quran, where Allah says:
وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ
Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin
And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.

[Hafsah1]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

I stick with my words. The Holy Quran is a book of truth. I don't believe that Allah told us anything of fictional jinns. If you have actually read Surah Jinn properly, you would realize that the Surah is not about some jinns that cannot be seen by people. They are in fact those people of the book who heard the recitation of the Holy Quran in secret when the Holy Prophet (saw) recited it. No Quraish allowed anyone to listen to the Quran when he claimed prophethood. And so people listened in secret and accepted islam in secret. You should read the tafsir on the Surah.

And yes, I have read the tafsirs of Surah al Falaq and Surah al Nas. But no, I don't agree with black magic. This is an invention. It is a lie which we should protect ourselves from, not a reality. I am not saying the Surahs are false, nauzibillah. Don't accuse me of that. I don't agree with attaching black magic as an interpretation. the evil whisperer are those satanic whispers within ourselves, and it is both among men and jinn that evil spreads. This is why in verse 51:56 men and jinn are told to pray because they are susceptible to sin and wrongdoing.

If you have any proof that I am lying then YOU need to use the Holy Quran to prove it decisively. And yes, Satan is a jinn. The root of jinn is that of something hidden. Just like Jannat. It is a garden hidden from us which we will see when we die and after our judgement. But the satan is none other than ourselves, since he courses through our veins. Read the hadith about this in Sahih Muslim. Satan circulates in our blood. We don't see this.

And I would like you to try and prove that black magic exists. Demonstrate it. If it happens to be that hadith about the Jew who puts that spell on the Holy Prophet (saw), then I would say I don't agree with that because, yet again, there is no supernatural magic as the story of Musa (as) proves. Magic is just a lie, a trick which is pulled on people. So I don't think I even accept that hadith. I don't find the Holy Quran approves of it. And if it does, show me the ayats that does. Because the Holy Quran will always be true, and the ahadith can be subjected to scrutiny.

Well after you have stated all that, do you know what you become if you reject an Ayah of the Quran Or Reject an Authentic Hadith

The Holy Quran does not approve of practicing Black Magic, it is Completely Forbidden to Practice it, but Black Magic does exist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gupqrEQI9dI

[starrynight11]

Re: Wearing verses of the Quran allowed?

What if the verse from the Qur'an or du'as was written in another language and not in Qur'anic Arabic?