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67- Ruling on writing Allah's Names on Misbahah
Q: Although my maternal aunt maintains Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (Fast), she uses a Ben-Misbahah (beads used to count Dhikr [remembrance of Allah]) which has Allah's Names written on it. She also swears by the Messenger, shaykhs, and by the grave of her brother. Should we avoid her because of such practices?
A: You should advise her and inform her that this is not permissible. Having Allah's Names written on Misbahah is a form of irreverence to them. Therefore, it is not permissible to do this with the Misbahah. Further, swearing by the Messenger (ﷺ), the grave of her brother or the shaykhs is also not permissible and is a Munkar (that which is unacceptable or disapproved of by Shariah and Muslims of sound intellect), for they are all prohibited forms of Shirk (associating others in worship with Allah). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone swears, let them swear by Allah or else keep silent" He (ﷺ) also said: "Anyone who swears by other than Allah, has committed an act of Shirk" Therefore, it is not permissible to swear by anything other than Allah, either the Prophet (ﷺ), the Ka`bah, the Amanah (Trust), or anything else. You should advise this woman, guide her to what is right and inform her of Allah's Prescriptions. However, if you fail to convince her, you should seek the help of some scholars in informing her, either in writing or by phone calls until she is convinced. You should inform her that perhaps Allah may guide her and she may stop doing such abominable acts. Furthermore, making Tasbih (saying: "Subhan Allah [Glory be to Allah]") with one's fingers is more preferable to using Misbahah, for making Tahlil (saying: "La ilaha illa Allah [There is no deity except Allah]") on the fingers is better. On the other hand, it becomes impermissible in case of having the Names of Allah, some Ayahs of the Qur`an or Dhikr written on the stones because doing this is a form of irreverence.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 182-183]
Q: Although my maternal aunt maintains Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (Fast), she uses a Ben-Misbahah (beads used to count Dhikr [remembrance of Allah]) which has Allah's Names written on it. She also swears by the Messenger, shaykhs, and by the grave of her brother. Should we avoid her because of such practices?
A: You should advise her and inform her that this is not permissible. Having Allah's Names written on Misbahah is a form of irreverence to them. Therefore, it is not permissible to do this with the Misbahah. Further, swearing by the Messenger (ﷺ), the grave of her brother or the shaykhs is also not permissible and is a Munkar (that which is unacceptable or disapproved of by Shariah and Muslims of sound intellect), for they are all prohibited forms of Shirk (associating others in worship with Allah). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone swears, let them swear by Allah or else keep silent" He (ﷺ) also said: "Anyone who swears by other than Allah, has committed an act of Shirk" Therefore, it is not permissible to swear by anything other than Allah, either the Prophet (ﷺ), the Ka`bah, the Amanah (Trust), or anything else. You should advise this woman, guide her to what is right and inform her of Allah's Prescriptions. However, if you fail to convince her, you should seek the help of some scholars in informing her, either in writing or by phone calls until she is convinced. You should inform her that perhaps Allah may guide her and she may stop doing such abominable acts. Furthermore, making Tasbih (saying: "Subhan Allah [Glory be to Allah]") with one's fingers is more preferable to using Misbahah, for making Tahlil (saying: "La ilaha illa Allah [There is no deity except Allah]") on the fingers is better. On the other hand, it becomes impermissible in case of having the Names of Allah, some Ayahs of the Qur`an or Dhikr written on the stones because doing this is a form of irreverence.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 182-183]