The Month of Safar
Title: The Month of Safar
Language: English
Short Discription: Is
there any thing special in month of Safar, because people are saying that this
month Allah sends many problems for his slaves? Is it true that we are supposed
to pray specific prayers to protect our selves and we are not supposed to marry
or have any other happy occasion?
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Question:
Is there any thing special in
month of Safar, because people are saying that this month Allah sends many
problems for his slaves? Is it true that we are supposed to pray specific
prayers to protect our selves and we are not supposed to marry or have any other
happy occasion?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of
the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and
upon all his Family and Companions.
We supplicate Allah to bless us
to follow the right Sunnah. Know that a Muslim must safeguard his faith and keep
it away from myths and superstitions. Allah says (interpretation of
meaning):
{Say: "Nothing
shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maul
(Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in All h let the believers put their
trust.}[9: 51]
He also says (interpretation of
meaning):
{… And whosoever
puts his trust in All h, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish
his purpose. …}[65: 3]
The month of Safar is like all
other months. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) condemned what is said
about this month. Abu Hurairah (Radiya Allahu Anhu) reported from the Prophet
(Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) that he said:
"No
’Adwa (i.e. no contagious disease is conveyed to others without Allah’s
permission); nor (any evil omen in the month of) Safar; nor Hama." A bedouin
said, "O Allah’s Apostle! What about the camels which, when on the sand (desert)
look like deers, but when a mangy camel mixes with them they all get infected
with mange?" On that Allah’s Apostle said, "Then who conveyed the (mange)
disease to the first (mangy) camel?"
It is narrated from Ibn Masoud
that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said:
"No ’Adwa nor
Safar, Allah created every soul and wrote its life, livelihood and trials."
[At-Tirmithi]
The above Ahadith clearly prove
that the month of Safar does not have any special characteristics.
Know that performing special
prayers in this month to safeguard oneself from evil or abstaining from marrying
or from any other happy occasion is nothing but myths.
A Muslim should give up such
fairy tales and should follow the Qur’an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) and the way of the Sahabah (Prophet’s companions)
and their followers.
Allah knows best.
Mufti: Fatwa Team
Supervised by Dr. Abdullah Al-Faqeeh,
