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Muharram Niaz
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
Respected ‘Ulama
As the month of Muharram has dawned upon us once again, we notice that many Muslims engage in weird practices such as, buying apples, preparing milkshake and going to a specific place (designated for this purpose) to offer ‘Muharram niaz’. They go there, offer the apples and milkshake and sometimes another type of sweet dish as well… and then make du‘aa. Some other strange practices are also engaged in. Many people also take …
An Uncle from the Unseen
Yazeed bin Haaroon (rahimahullah) narrates the following incident:
I once went to Asbagh bin Yazeed Al-Warraaq (rahimahullah) to learn the ahaadeeth of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). When I arrived, I found him extremely sorrowful and grief-stricken, so I enquired, “May Allah Ta‘ala have mercy on you! What has grieved you?” Asbagh (rahimahullah), however, did not reply and instead said to me, “If you wish to record ahaadeeth then do so, otherwise return home.” I therefore wrote the ahaadeeth that he …
Jaadoo and it’s Treatment
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahimahullah)
Letter:
As Salaamu ‘alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh
Respected Maulana,
I always felt very strongly against people visiting ‘aamils and becoming obsessed in following different treatments when it comes to them having jinn/sihr problems. I feel that the sunnah offers the perfect prescription, with the ‘Quls’ and other masnoon du‘aas. However, due to being affected by witchcraft by my in-laws, I too was encouraged to visit some …
