Fatwa ID: 08026

Question:

Is It Permitted to Wear a Protective Amulet Whilst in a State of Pilgrim Sanctity?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

There are things that are prohibited in the state of ihram and if it is perpetrated, there will be a penalty.

Such will be the wearing of stitch clothing. If a person wear something that is normally worn, one will have to pay for any penalty.

However wearing taweez (protective amulet) will not fall in this category. Hence it will be permissible.

Keep in mind it will be ideal for one to recite the ayaat and dua of protection oneself and not to wear the taweez. If it is a small child then the taweez can be worn. It is important that the taweez doesn’t contain any wrongful things in it and is given by a reliable person.

Therefore if a person wear the taweez whilst in the state of ihram, it will be completely fine and there will be no penalty.

Hope this answers the question.

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Maulana Abdoullah limvoonheek

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

Reference:

(قَوْلُهُ أَيْ كُلِّ مَعْمُولٍ إلَخْ) أَشَارَ بِهِ إلَى أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ الْمَنْعُ عَنْ لُبْسِ الْمَخِيطِ وَإِنَّمَا خَصَّ الْمَذْكُورَاتِ لِذِكْرِهَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَفِي الْبَحْرِ عَنْ مَنَاسِكِ ابْنِ أَمِيرِ حَاجٍّ الْحَلَبِيِّ أَنَّ ضَابِطَهُ لُبْسُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَعْمُولٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْبَدَنِ أَوْ بَعْضِهِ بِحَيْثُ يُحِيطُ بِهِ بِخِيَاطَةٍ أَوْ تَلْزِيقِ بَعْضِهِ بِبَعْضٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِمَا وَيَسْتَمْسِكُ عَلَيْهِ بِنَفْسِ لُبْسِ مِثْلِهِ إلَّا الْمُكَعَّبَ. اهـ. قُلْت: فَخَرَجَ مَا خِيطَ بَعْضُهُ بِبَعْضٍ لَا بِحَيْثُ يُحِيطُ بِالْبَدَنِ مِثْلُ الْمُرَقَّعَةِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِلُبْسِهِ كَمَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ

رد المحتار ج٢ ص٤٨٩

وَلَا يَلْبَسُ الْجَوْرَبَيْنِ كَمَا لَا يَلْبَسُ الْخُفَّيْنِ كَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ وَالْحَرَامُ مِنْ لُبْسِ الْمَخِيطِ هُوَ اللُّبْسُ الْمُعْتَادُ حَتَّى لَوْ اتَّزَرَ بِالْقَمِيصِ وَالسَّرَاوِيلِ أَوْ وَضَعَ الْقَبَاءَ عَلَى كَتِفِهِ وَأَدْخَلَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَلَا يُدْخِلُ يَدَيْهِ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ، كَذَا فِي فَتَاوَى قَاضِي خَانْ وَلَا بَأْسَ بِشَدِّ الْهِمْيَانِ أَوْ الْمِنْطَقَةِ لِلْمُحْرِمِ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ فِي الْهِمْيَانِ نَفَقَتُهُ أَوْ نَفَقَةُ غَيْرِهِ، وَسَوَاءٌ كَانَ شَدُّ الْمِنْطَقَةِ بِالْإِبْرَيْسَمِ أَوْ بِالسُّيُورِ هَكَذَا فِي الْبَدَائِعِ وَالسِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ وَلَا يَشُدُّ طَيْلَسَانِهِ بِالزِّرِّ أَوْ بِالْخِلَالِ لِأَنَّهُ يُشْبِهُ الْمَخِيطَ وَلَا يُكْرَهُ لُبْسُ الْخَزِّ وَالْقَصْبِ إذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَخِيطًا

الفتاوى الهندية ج١ ص٢٢٤