The month of SAFAR and Misconceptions
As-Salaamu alaikum wa-Rahmatullahi wa-Barakatuhu
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon
You"
Alhamdulillah, we are into second Islamic month -
Safar. Generally, people of subcontinent, take this month, especially , 13
days of safar as bad-omen. They don't start up good works be it inaugraton of
bussiness, or weddings ----
Remember that our deen is Islam which guides us about
each and every aspect of life. We only can find these guide lines in Quraan and
Sunnah (the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad).
Get the truth about the month of Safar and know that
there are no Superstitions, bad omens, unfortunate, Calamities, Prohibition of
marriage related to this month.
Safar literally means whistling of winds.
This name was given because of the weather condition
of that time.
What events took place in the history of month of
Safar?
1: The
Beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (saw) Fatima (R.A) married Ali (R.A) in
this month.
2: Prophet
Muhammad fell sick in the end of this month and died in the same sickness in
the next month in 12th of Rabiul-Awwal.
3: Ghazwa-e-
Khaiber (battle) took place in the same month.
4: Battle
of Abwaa also took place in month of Safar.
What is the misconception about Safar?
Unlucky happenings such as Diseases, curses, evils, loss in business and
all the misfortunes are
relayed to that month. People try to apply many tricks to protect themselves
from all the misfortunes
On one hand, bad lucks and omens have been associated
with this month and on the other hand self made solutions for such things have
been proposed as well, such
as not holding marriages in
this month, boiling
chick peas and distributing them so that the bad
omens are passed on to others, making 365 balls of flour and throwing them in water
so that bad omens are driven away and provision is increased, reciting Surah
Muzammil 313 times, considering this month to be ‘hard’ for the dead and
considering the 13th of this month referred to as ‘tairah
teezi’ to be
unlucky.
These are nothing more than a misconception based upon
the poor knowledge of Islam.
No Muslim should fell into these conceptions which had
no foundations on truth.
What Quran says about month of Safar?
Allah says
“Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve
months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the
heavens and the Earth;” (At Tawbah 9: 36)
What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what
comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O
Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness.
(79 surah nisa)
It is this revolution of day and night that
makes up weeks and months and years, which constitutes time, regarding which
Prophet Muhammad (s) said that Allah Zawjul has said,
“ The son of Adam hurts me
for he abuses Time though I am Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause
the revolution of day and night.” (Bukhari)
So it is very clear that day and night is from Allah
and considering any time, hour, day, month or year to be unlucky is
a great misconception and a sin.
What Prophet Muhammad guides us about Safar?
Prophet Muhammad said about Safar;“No adwaa
[transmission of infectious disease
without the permission of Allah], no tiyarah
[superstitious belief in bird omens], no haamah [refers to a Jaahili Arab
tradition described variously as: a worm that infests the grave of a murder
victim until he is avenged; an owl; or the bones of a dead person turned into a
bird that could fly], and no Safar [the month of Safar was regarded as
“unlucky” in the Jaahiliyyah].”
[Translators notes are in square brackets]. (Reported by al-Bukhari, 5757, and Muslim,
2220)
What does the companions of prophet Muhammad (sahabah)
said about this month?
Jaabir (R.A) very clearly mentions about the
superstitions and the wrong concept of Safar:
"I have heard the Prophet saying, the descending
of illness and evil superstition befalling in the month of Safar is
untrue." (Muslim)
Superstition is shirk
A man leaves his house, on the way a black cat crosses his path, he think this is a
bad omen and therefore returns back home. Though this seems to be such a minor
act, however in reality, it really means that he thinks that the black cat has
the power and authority to change the man’s fate. This is shirk because it
means that other than Allah, the cat also has control and authority over a
man’s life and to bring harm to him (Naauuzobillah).
Holding such beliefs not only led man to make halal
things haram on himself but led him to associate fate and destiny with these
things, which is not only a great misguidance but a great sin ‘Shirk’ because
no one other than Allah has the power and control over man’s fate, and all the
things from which good or bad portents are derived are nothing but creations of
Allah who have no control over other creations.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said,
“Taking omens is shirk; taking omens is shirk. He said
it three times. Every one of us has some (superstition), but Allah removes it
by trust (in Him).” (Sunan Abi Dawood)
He also said, “A person who derived bad luck from
something and refrained from doing what he was intending to do, he has
committed shirk. The companions asked him what would be its expiation, the
Prophet replied “He should say,
‘O Allah there is no portent other than Your portent,
no goodness other than Your goodness, and none worthy of worship other than
You’.”(Musnad Ahmed)
Being Muslim, we should have full faith and trust in
Allah and believe from our heart that it is only Allah who has power over us
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