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Superstitions and Bad Omens
* The Companions Khālid bin Walīd, Amr bin ‘Ās and ‘Uthmān bin Talha رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم accepted Islam in the court of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم during Safar in the 8th year after Hijrah.[1]
* Madāin, where the palace of Kisra was located, was conquered in Safar 16AH.[2]
It is unfortunate that despite the many blessings of this month, people spread false superstitious beliefs regarding it. They believe it to be of great misfortune with trials and difficulties befalling people whenever it arrives. They resort to strange customs in an attempt to ward off what they perceive to be misfortune or bad omens. The final Wednesday of Safar in particular is wrongly considered to be extremely unlucky. Referencing Mufti Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , let us discuss some common misconceptions regarding this month.
People believe the month of Safar to be unlucky or unfortunate. Due to this misunderstanding, they withhold from getting married and a host of other actions whenever this month arrives. In particular, they consider the first 13 days to be extremely unlucky. These are all nothing but ignorant beliefs.
The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Safar is nothing.”[3] This means, it is wrong for people to consider Safar to be unlucky, unfortunate or anything of this kind. Similarly, some consider the month of Dhu al-Qa’dah to be unlucky, which is also incorrect. The 3rd, 13th, 23rd, 8th, 18th and 28th of every month is considered unlucky by some; this is all trivial, unfounded and baseless.
In another place, Mufti Amjad ‘Ali addressed another topic related to this, and said:
BOOK TOPIC
- Excellence of sending salat upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Superstitions and Bad Omens
- Who is unfortunate?
- What is an “omen”?
- Difference between a good and bad omen
- Believing in bad omens is an old custom of the polytheists
- Did not refrain from travelling
- Denial of bad omens
- True misfortune lies in sin
- Short weekly‘itikāf
- Examples of superstitions and false bad omens
- Destructions of Superstitions
- Introduction to the book Bad-shuguni
- 6Causes of superstitions
- Translation Department
- Amir Ahl al-Sunnah’s mother
- Sunnah and etiquettes of salaam
