Please quote the Ahadith about the month of Safar (2nd month of Islamic calendar). Is it true that this is month of Balaayaat? What exactly are BALAAYAAT?

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Also what is Tera-Tayzee and significance of last Wednesday of this month? I have observed people to do strange things, like tread grass with bare feet and give wheat and eggs as Sadaqa on the morning of the last Wednesday. There also seems to be a connection of this to Rasulullah?s (s.a.w.s) illness. Please explain all the above questions in your response.

Mufti Ebrahim Desai · Accepted Answer

1. Kindly refer below - our standard reply to similar queries. 2. Tera Tayzee has no basis in Islam. It is Bi'dat and a major sin.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

Q: There is a general perception that the months of Muharram and Safar have an evil in them and anything major done in these months, for example, purchasing a business, house, making Nikah, etc. is unsuccessful. Kindly explain if the perception is correct or not according to Shari'ah. A: To regard the Islamic months of Muharram and Safar as 'unlucky' months and suspend important matters with the fear of them being unsuccessful was the belief of the pre-Islamic era. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) condemned this belief. Hadhrat Abu Hurayra (Radhiallaahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "There is no bad omen." (Mishkat pg.391) In another narration, it is recorded, "There is no (bad omen) in (the month of) Safar". (Ibid)
Therefore, one should not suspend any matter in Muharram and Safar with the belief that they are unlucky months.

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