AN INVOCATION FOR ANXIETIES

Abu al-Qasim al-Taffisi narrated from Hamad b. Isa from Hariz b. Abd
Allah al-Sijistani from AbuAbd Allah al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that
Hariz said: 'I said: "O son of the Messenger of Allah, I experience
anxieties (al-baladi) in my breast and temptations (al-wasawis) in my
heart (al-fulad) so that I sometimes break off my prayer and become
confused in my recitation." Abu Abd Allah said: "And what about the
invocation of Amir al-Muminin, peace be upon him?" I replied: "O son
of the Messenger of Alla, teach [it to] me." He said: "When you
experience something of this, place your hand on it and say: 'In the
Name of Allah and by Allah. O Allah. You have blessed me with faith
and entrusted me with the QURAN, and bestowed on me fasting in the
month of Ramadan. Grant me mercy and acceptance and compassion and
forgiveness and all that You have conferred on me of blessings and
beneficence. O Compassionate, O Benefactor, O Everlasting,O Merciful,
Glory be to You,. I have no one but You, Glory be to You. I take
refuge in You after these expressions of esteem, from abasement. I ask
You to remove the sorrows from my heart.' Repeat this three times and
you will be cured of it, with the help of Allah, the Exalted. Then
bless the Prophet, blessings of Allah upon him, and mercy and
blessings upon his family."
AN INVOCATION FOR A PAININ THE BELLY
Al-Husayn b. Bistam narrated from Muhammad b. Khalaf from al-Washsha
from Abd Allah b. Sinan from Jafar b. Muhammad, peace be upon him,
from his grandfather, peace beupon him, who said: 'A man complained to
the Prophet, blessings and peace be on him and his family, and said:
"O Messenger of Allah, I havea brother who has a complaint of the
belly." The Prophet replied: "Tellyour brother to take a drink of
honey with hot water." The man returned to him the next day and said:
"O Messenger of Allah, I gavehim the drink but he did not benefit from
it." The Messenger of Allah said: "Allah has said the truth, and the
belly of your brother has lied. Go, and give your brother the drink
of honey and invoke for him the sura al-Fatiha (1) seven times." When
the man is a hypocrite. Whosoever is such, the drink will not benefit
him."
A man complained to Amir al-Muminin, peace be upon him, of pain in the
belly. He instructed him to drink hot water and say: 'O Allah, O
Allah, O Allah, O Merciful, O Compassionate,O Lord of the lords, O God
of the gods, O King of the kings,O Master of the masters. Heal me
with Your cures from every disease and illness, for I am Your servant
and the son of Your servant: I turn aboutin Your grasp.'
Abu Abd Allah al-Khawatimi narrated from Ibn Yaqtin from Hassan
al-Sayqal from Abu Basir, who said: 'A man complained to Abu Abd Allah
ul-Sadiq, peace be upon him, of pain of the navel (al-surra).
Al-Sadiq told him: "Go, and put your hand on thepainful area and say
three times: Surely it is a Book Sublime. Falsehoodcomes not to it
from before it nor from behind it. A revelation from One All-wise,
All-laudable (41:41-2): You will be cured, Allah willing."
Abu Abd Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'There is not one among
sincere intention, while passing his hand over the area of the
illness, We send down of the QURAN, that which is a cure and a mercy
to the believers. The unbelievers it increases not, except in loss
(17:82), but that he iscured of that illness, whatever it may be. The
truth of that is confirmedin the verse, where it says a cure and a
mercy for the believers.'
AN INVOCATION AND MEDICATION FOR PAIN OF THE WAIST
Hariz b. Ayyub narrated from Abu Samina from Alib. Asbat from Abu
Hamza from Hamran b. Ayan, who said: 'A man questioned Muhammad b.
'Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, saying: "O son of the Messenger of
Allah,I suffer from severe pain in the waist (al-khasira) and have
treated it with many remedies, but it hasnot been cured." Al-Baqir
said: "What about the invocation of Amir al-Muminin?" The man
replied: "And what is that, O son of the Messenger of Allah?" He
said: "When you complete your prayers, put your hand on the place of
prostration, stroke it, and say: What, did you think that We created
you only for sport, and that you would not be returned toUs? Then
high exalted beGod, the King, the True! There is no god but He, the
Lord of the noble Throne. Whosoever calls upon another god with God,
whereof he no proof, his reckoning is with his Lord. Surely the
unbelievers shall not prosper. And say: My Lord, forgive and have
mercy, for Thou art the best of the merciful (23:115-18)." The man
said: "I did that and the pain subsided, praise be to Allah, the
Exalted."
Muhammad b. Jafar al-Bursi narrated from Muhammad b. Yahya al-Armani
from Muhammad b. Sinan fromAbu Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who said:
'The Messenger of Allah, blessings on him and his family, said: "Drink
lovage (al-kashim), for it is good for pain of the waist."
Also from him from Muhammad b. Yahya from Yunus b. Zabyan from Jabir
from Abu Jafar, peace be upon him,who said: 'Amir al-Muminin, peace be
upon him, said: "Whoever wishes that food may not harm him, let him
not eat until he is hungry and his abdomen (al-maida) is cleansed.
When he eats, let him take the Name of Allah and chew well and let him
stop eating while he still has an appetite for it [food] and wants
it."
'Abd Allah b. Bistam narrated from Muhammad b. Razin fromHammad b. Isa
from Harizfrom Abu Abd Allah, peace be upon him, from Amir al-Muminin,
peace be upon him, who said: 'Whoever wishes for the eternal life in
the next world, and not for permanence in this world, let him wear
light clothes, eat early, and have intercourse (al-mujamia) with women
less frequently.
AN INVOCATION FOR PAIN OF THE SPLEEN
Muhammad b. Abd Allah b. Mihran al-Kuff narrated from Ayyub from 'Umar
b. Shimr fromJabir from Abu Jafar, peace be upon him, who said: 'A man
from Khurasan came to Ali b.
al-Husayn, peace be uponhim, and said: "O son of the Messenger of
Allah, I performed the Hajj and resolved to call on you upon my
departure, for I have a pain in the spleen (al-tihalm). Pray for me
to be relieved of it." Ali b.al-Husayn replied: "Allah has protected
you from that, praise be to Him. When you experience thepain, write
this verse with saffron (al-zafaran) mixed with the water of [the]
Zamzam [spring in Mecca], and drink it. Allah, the Exalted, will drive
away that pain from you Say: Call upon God, or call upon the Merciful;
whichsoever you call upon, to Him belong the Names Most Beautiful.
And be thou not loud in thy prayer, nor hushed therein, but seek thou
for a way between that. And say: Praise belongs to God, who has not
taken to Hima son, and who has not any associate in the Kingdom, nor
any protector out of humbleness. And magnify Him with repeated
magnificats (17:110-11). Write the following on the parachment of a
gazelie (ghazal) and attach it to your left arm (al-adud) for seven
days and the pain will abate:...."
Ahmad b. Yazid narrated from al-Sabbaf al-Kufi from Musa b. Jafar,
peacebe upon him, from al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, from al-Baqir,
peacebe upon him, that he said: 'One of his followerscomplained to
al-Baqir ofpain in the spleen. He had treated it with every remedy
but its evil increased every day until he was on the threshold of
death. Al-Baqir said tohim: "Buy a piece of leek (al-kurrath) and fry
it well in Arab clarified butter (samn 'arabi). Give it for three
days to the one who has this pain. If that is done, he will be cured.
Allah, the Exalted, willing."'
AN INVOCATION FOR PAIN OF THE BLADDER
Muhammad b. Jafar al-Bursi narrated from Muhammad b. Yahya al-Armani
from Muhammad b. Sinan al-Sinani from al-Mufaddal b. 'Umar from
Muhammad b. Ismail from Abu Zaynab, who said: 'One of our brothers
complained to Abu 'Abd Allah al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, of pain in
the bladder (al-mathana). Al-Sadiq said: "Seek protection forit with
these verses, threetimes before you sleep, and once when you awaken,
and you will notexperience the pain afterthat: Knowest thou not that
God is powerful overeverything? Knowest thou not that to God belongs
the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and that you have none,
apart from God, neither protector nor helper?" (2:106-7). The man
said: "I did that and did not experience the pain again."
AN INOCATION FOR PAIN IN THE BACK
Al-Khid b. Muhammad narrated from al-Hawarini from Faddalafrom Aban b.
'Uthman from Ibn Abu Hamza al-Thumali from Abu JafarMuhammad al-Baqir,
peace be upon him, who said: 'A man from Hamadan complained to Amir
al-Muminin, peace be upon him, of a pain inthe back and that he had
sleepless nights [because of it.] He said: "Put your hand on the are
that pains you and recite three times: It is not given to any soul to
die save by the leave of God, at an appointed time. Whoever desires
the reward of this world, We will give him of this. Whosoever desires
the reward of the other world, We will give him of that. We will
recompense the thankful (3:145). Then recite the sura al-Qadr (97)
seven times and you will be cured of it. If Allah, the Exalted,
wills."
AN INVOCATION FOR PAIN OF THE THIGHS
Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Katib narrated from Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah
al-Zafarani from Hammadb. Isa from Amir al- Muminin, peace be upon
him, who said: When oneof you suffers from pain of the thighs
(al-fakhdhan), let him sit in a large vessel or basin of heated water
and place his hand there [on his thighs] and recite: Have not the
unbelievers then beheld that the heavens and the earth were a mass all
sewn up, and then We unstitched them and of water fashioned every
living thing? Will they not believe?" (21:30).

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INVOCATION FOR PAIN IN THE FEET

'The invocation is: "In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the
Compassionate: O Allah, I ask You by Your Pure, Immaculate, Most Holy
and Blessed Name, by Which whoever asks of You, You grant him, and by
Which whoever calls on You, You answer him, to bless Muhammad and his
family, and to heal the suffering in my head (al-ra's), my hearing
(al-sam), my sight (al-basar), my belly, my back (al-zahr), my hand
(al-yad), my foot, my body (al-jasad), and in allmy organs (al-ada)
and limbs (al-jawarhi). SurelyYou are Gracious to whomsoever You
will, and You are Powerful over all things."
He said: 'Al-Khazzaz al-Razi narrated form Faddala from Aban b.Uthman
from Abu Hamza al-Thumali from al-Baqir, peace be upon him, from Amir
al-Muminin, peace be upon him, who said: "Whosoever is afflicted with
a pain in his body, let him invoke protectionfor himself and say: 'I
take refuge in the Might of Allah and His Power over things. I seek
protection for myself in the Omnipotent of the heavens. I seek
protection for myself in the One with Whose Name no disease harms. I
seek refuge for myself in the One Whose Name is a blessings and a
cure.' If he recites that, no pain or illness will afflict him."
'Ali b.Ibrahim al-Wasiti narrated from Mahbub from Muhammad b.Sulayman
al-Awdi from Abu al-Jarud from Abu Ishaq from al-Harith al-Awar, who
said: 'I complained to Amir al-Muminin, peace be upon him, of aches
and pains in my body. He said: "When anyone of you suffers [from
pain], let him recite: 'In the Name of Allah, and by Allah, and
blessings of Allah on the Messenger ofAllah and his family. I take
refuge from the evil that I suffer in the Might of Allah and His Power
over what He wills.' If he recites that, Allah will turn away the
affliction from him, the Exalted, wills."
FOR PAIN IN THE HEAD
Sahl b.Ahmad narrated from Ali b.Numan from Ibn Muskan from 'Abd
al-Rahman al-Qusayr from Abu Jafar al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who
said: 'Whoever suffers from a complaint of the head, let him put his
hand on it and recite seven times: "I take refuge in Allah, in Whose
trust is that which is on the land and in the sea, in the heavens and
the earth, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing." He will be
relieved of the pain.'
Hariz Aby Ayyub al-Jurjaninarrated from Muhammad b.Abu Nasr from
Thalaba from Amr b.Yazid al-Sayqal form Jafar b.Muhammad b.'Ali
b.al-Husayn b.Ali b.Abu Talib, peace be upon him,that he [al-Sayqal]
said: 'I complained to him of a pain in my head, and of my suffering
from it night and day. He [Jafar b.Muhammad] said: "Place your hand
on it and say seven times: 'In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name
nothing on the earth or in the heavens causes injury. He is the
All-hearing, the All-knowing. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from that
which Muhammad, blessings on him and his family, sought refuge for
himself.' [The pain] will subside, by the authority of Allah, the
Exalted."
'Ali b. Urwa al-Ahwazi a narrator of the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt,
peace be upon them, narrated from al-Daylami from Dawud al-Raqqi from
Musa b.Jafar, peace be upon him, that he[Dawud] said: 'I said tohim:
"O son of the Messenger of Allah, I suffer constantly from a complaint
in my head, and sometimes it keeps me awake at nights and distracts me
from performing the night prayer." He replied: "O Dawud, when you
experience any of that [pain], pass your hand over it and say: 'I take
refuge in Allah, and seek protection for myself from all that afflicts
me, in the Name of Allah, the Mighty, and His Perfect Words, which
neither therighteous nor the ungodly can disregard, I seek protection
for myself with Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and with the Messenger
of Allah and his family, the pure, the chosen ones. O Allah, by their
claim over You, protect me from thissuffering of mine.' It will not
afflict you again."
Abu Salt al-Harawi narrated from al-Rida, peace be upon him, from his
father from al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said: "Teach our Shi`a to
recite the following for a pain I the head: "O Taha, O Dharr, O
Tamana, O Tannat". They are Sublime Names and have an authority given
by Allah, the Exalted and Sublime. Allah will turn that [pain] away
from them.'
'Abd Allah b.Bistam narrated from Ishaq b.Ibrahim from Abu al-Hasan
al-Askari, peace be upon him, that he [Ishaq] said: 'I was with him
[al-Askari] one day when one of our brothers complained to him,
saying: "O son of theMessenger of Allah, my family suffers much from
this accursed pain." He asked: "And what is it?" The man replied:
"Pains in the head." He said: "Take a cup of water and recite over
it: Have not the unbelievers then beheld that the heavens and the
earth were a mass all sewn up, and then We unstitched them and of
water fashioned every living thing? Will they not believe? (21:30).
Then drink it and pain will not afflict them, Allah, the Exalted,
willing."
Tamim b.Ahmad al-Sayraff narrated from Muhammad b.Khalid al-Barqi from
'Ali b.al-Numan from Dawud b.Farqad and Mualla b.Khunays, who both
said: 'Abu Abd Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Combing the hair on
thecheeks strengthens the teeth (al-adras); combingthe beard dispels
infectious diseases (al-waba); combing looselocks of hair dispels
anxieties I the breast (al-sadr); combing the eyebrows is a safeguard
against leprosy (al-judham); and combing the head stops phelgm."
AN INVOCATION FOR HEADACHE
Muhammad b.Jafar al-Bursi narrated from Muhammad b.Yahya al-Armani
from Muhammad b. Sinan al-Sinani from Yunus b.Zabyan from al-Mufaddal
b.'Umar fromAbu Abd Allah al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, who said: 'This
is an invocation revealed by Jibrail, peace be upon him, to the
Prophet, peace be upon him, when the latter was suffering from a
headache (al-suda). Jibrail said: "O Muhammad, take refuge from your
headache withthis invocation, Allah will relieve you of it." Then he
said: "O Muhammad, whosoever takes refuge with this invocation seven
times of any pain that afflicts him. Allah will heal him if He wills.
Pass your hand over the painful area and say: 'In the Name of Allah,
our Lord, Whose mention is glorified in the heavens, our Lord, Whose
command in the heavens and the earth is executedand performed. Just
as Your command is executed in the heavens, bestow Your Mercy on
earth, and forgive us our sins and our faults. O Lord of the good,
the pure ones, bestow a cure,and mercy from Your Mercy, on so-and-so,
son of so-and-so', and mention his name."
Another invocation for headache: 'O One Who diminishes the great and
magnifies the small; O Remover of uncleanlinessfrom Muhammad and his
family, and their complete Purifier. Bless Muhammad and his family.
Remove what is in me of headache and migraine (al-shaqiqa).'
AN INNOVATION FOR MIGRAINE
Muhammad b.Irahim al-Siraj narrated from IbnMahbub from Hisham b.Salim
from Habib al-Sijistani-he was older than Hariz al-Sijistani, though
Hariz was superior in knowledge toHabib-who said: 'I complained to
al-Baqir, peace be upon him, of a migraine that afflicted me once or
twice every week. Al-Baqir said: "Place your hand on the side which
pains you andsay: 'O Apparent, Present, O Hidden, but not
absent,answer Your weak servant with Your Gracious Help. Remove from
him his pain. SurelyYou are Compassionate, Loving, All-powerful.
Recite this three times and you will be relieved of the pain, Allah,
the Exalted, willing."
Another invocation of migraine: Al-Sayyari narrated from Muhammad
b.Ali from Muhammad b.Muslim from Ali b.Abu Hamza from Abu Basir, who
said:'I heard Muhammad b. Alib. al-Husayn, peace be upon him, when
visiting one of his followers,mention that he was afflicted witha
migraine. He cited an invocation similar to the preceding one.'
Another invocation for migraine: 'Write the following on a paper
andattach it to the part which suffering: "In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Compassionate. I bear witness that You are not a god we
have invented, nor a lord whose mention has ceased, nor a king with
whom people associate partners, nor was there before You a god in whom
we took refuge, orsought protection, or prayed to. We pray to You,
and no one assists You in our creation or is responsible for You.
Glory be to You and Praise! Bless Muhammad and his family. Cure this
quickly with your cure."
AN INVOCATION FOR PAIN IN THE EYE
Ahmad b. Muhammad Abu Jafar narrated from Ibn Abu 'Umayr from Abu
Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad b.Muslim from Abu Abd Allah al-Sadiq,
peace be upon him, from al-Baqir from Ali b.al-Husayn from his father,
who said that 'Ali b.Abu Talib, peace be upon him, said: 'When the
Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah be on him and his family,
calledme on the day of Khaybar, he was told: 'O Messenger of Allah, he
has inflammation (al-ramad) of the eyes." The Messenger of Allah
said: "Bring him to me." So I went to him and said: "O Messenger of
Allah, I have inflammation of the eyes and cannot see anything." The
Messenger of Allah said: "Approach me, O 'Ali." I appraoched him and
he passed his hand over my eyes and recited: "In the Name of Allah,
and by Allah, and peace be on the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, protect
him from the heat and the cold, and preserve him from harm and
affliction." 'Ali, peace be upon him, said: 'I recovered, and by Him
Who honoured him with Prophethood, bestowed on him the Message, and
chose him the Message, and chose him over His servants. I felt
neither heat nor cold nor pain in my eyes after that.'
He said: 'Sometimes 'Ali, peace be upon him, would go out on a
bitterly cold winter's day with a torn shirt. It would be said: "O
Amir al-Muminin, are you not affected by the cold?" Hewould reply:
"Neither heat nor cold has affected me since the Messenger of Allah,
blessings of Allah on him and his family, protected me with the
invocation." Sometimes he would come out to us on an extremely hot day
in a padded garment, and it would be said to him: "Are you not
affected as other people are by this severe heat, so that you wear a
padded garment?" He would give them the same reply.'
AN INVOCATION FOR PAIN IN THE EAR
Khirash b.Zuhayr al-Azdi narrated from Muhammaad b.Jamhur al-Qummi
from Yunus b. Zabyan from Abu 'Abd Allah, peace be upon him,that he
[Yunus] said: 'I complained to him of pain in one of my ears
9al-udhun). He [Abu Abd Allah] said: "Place your hand over it, and
say seven times: 'I take refuge in Allah, in Whom trust that which is
on the land and in the sea, in the heavens and the earth; and He is
All-hearing, All-knowing.' It will be cured, Allah, the Exalted,
willing."
Aslam b. 'Amr al-Nusaybi narrated from Ali b. Ibn Rabbayta from
Muhammad b. Salman from his father from Abu 'Abd Allah, peace be
uponhim, that he recited an invocation of protection similar to this,
for one of his companions who had an earache.

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Human Kindness in Islam

Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day
he came across a very prettybaby deer and picked it up and rode away.
The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her babyand followed him
anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking
aboutpresenting it to his children to play with. After a time, he
chanced to look back and saw the mother deer following him, her
expression full of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care
about her own safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer
free. The mother deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly and the two
deer leapt happily away into the forest. But many times the mother
deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her thanks.
That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وسلم) was addressing him: 'Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in
the list of Allah, and you will one day have a kingdom.But remember
that whenyou are king you will alsohave many responsibilities. Just as
you have shown mercy tothe deer today, you should be merciful to all
Allah's creatures. You should not forget your people by falling into a
life of luxury.'
This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin
Subaktagin, father of Sultan Muhammad.
The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us,
we must be eager to show mercy to all the living creatures of the
earth.
When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near
it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim's actsof human kindness
should first touch those nearest to him, his familyand his neighbours.

Month of Muharram

Question
I would like to know what is the islamic significance of celebrating
the 1st 10 days of Muharram, wherewomen go to the person's house
around asar time and pray, and then sweets, or laan is given out to
the children and women that are present,every day, with the biggest
laan given onthe 10th of Muharram.
Is this just a mere tradition or does it have a shariah significance?
I ask this because i have moved to a new town and it is the first time
i have seen this being done.
Is there any harm in doing it?
What would be your advise to me? I have not attended the prayers, i
have heard of it only.
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
1. The month of Muharram has significance in the Shari`ah. ALLAH
TA`AALA has mention in the noble Quraan regarding this month:-
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي
كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا
أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ
"Verily the number of months according to ALLAH is twelve, in the
decree of ALLAH on the day HE created the heavens and earth, of them
four are sacred."
(Surah Taubah verse 35)
These four sacred monthsare Zul Qa`dah, Zul Hijjah,Muharram and Rajab.
Imaam al-Raazi commentates on this verse; explaining that therewards
for good actionsare multiplied and likewise the punishment for sins
perpetrated in these months are multiplied.
ومعنى الحرم : أن المعصية فيها أشد عقاباً ، والطاعة فيها أكثر ثواباً ،
والعرب كانوايعظمونها جداً حتى لو لقي الرجل قاتل أبيه لم يتعرض له .
(Tafseer ar-Raazi Vol.8 Pg. 54 Darul Fikr)
Mufti Taqi Usmaani explains in Ma`aariful Quraan that the sacredness
of these months where initially toprevent fighting and waging wars.
That rulingwas abrogated. However he states that the sacredness and
respect ofthese months still remain with regards to the
multiplications of good and sinful actions.
2. The tenth day of Muharram is of great significance. Known as the
day of Ashurah.
Nabi (صلى الله عليه و سلم) had attached great significance to this
day. Aiesha (رضى الله عنهما) stated that Nabi(صلى الله عليه و سلم)
commanded with the fasting of Ashurah before Ramadhaan became
compulsory.
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ
أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عُرْوَةُ بْنُ
الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ – رضى الله عنها – قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَأْمُرُ بِصِيَامِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ
رَمَضَانُ فَلَمَّا فُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ كَانَ مَنْ شَاءَ صَامَ يَوْمَ
عَاشُورَاءَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَفْطَرَ.
(Sahih Muslim)
In the light of the Ahaadith it is a good and reward able action to
fast on the ninth and tenth, and to keep in mind the sacredness of the
month. The practices you mentioned are baseless, no proof of such
actions are found inthe Shari`ah. These seem to be purely traditions
and customs that people have introduced.
If these customs are deemed to be part of the shariah then it will be
incumbent upon you thatyou refrain from participating in those
activities. Because that constitutes bid`ah(innovations) which is
strongly prohibited in shari`ah.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Ml. Abdul Hameed,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah