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Superstitions, Omens & Dreams
92 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Superstitions, Omens & Dreams, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Superstitions, Omens & Dreams fatawa — page 1 of 3
- MJC19 Jul 2025
Are Women Punished More than Men on the Day of Judgement?
With reference to your query, please be informed as follows: 1. The mentioned hadith is categorized as slightly weak, indicating that it should not…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Ask Imaam30 May 2025
Where does it say in the Quran that women must observe Hijab?
My Question is related to Hijab..I want to know the proper Defination of Hijab Because in different areas of the world Hijab is Defined in different…
Bilal Mohammad - Camperdown16 Aug 2023
Bad Luck or Evil Omens in Islām
I wanted to ask that is there a problem with naming a baby girl “Maryam” or “Zainab”, as some people say it might bring bad luck or a harsh life to…
Adil Sadique - Azaadville6 Jun 2023
Nazar (Evil Eye)
Kindly explain the entire nazr issue in islam…And the methods of taking it out.
- Mufti Online14 May 2022
Going to a Hindu for jadoo treatment
A Maulana who is an Imaam of the Jaami Masjid of our town for more than 20 years said that it is permissible to go to a Hindu for jadoo treatment…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood29 Jan 2022
Kids wearing Taweez (amulets) to be protected from the evil eye
What do the Ulama have to say in regards to making little children wear Taweez so that they may be protected from the evil eye?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville19 Nov 2021
Impermissibility Of Countering Sihr With Sihr
If you have an illness suspected to come from the actions of sorcery and black magic (Sihr), can I nullify the sorcery or the magician causing an…
- Ask Imaam2 Feb 2020
How do i protect myself against the 'Evil eye'?
Assalamualaikum wr wb, My questions is regarding a practice told to me for warding of evil eye.the practice is as follows: 1.take a bucket filled…
Akhyar Uddin - Ask Imaam1 Feb 2020
Will a person be a kafir for denying the existence of Jinn and Sihr?
What is the ruling for a person who denies the existence of Jinnat and sihr? Also, if a person denies anything mentioned in the Qur`an and…
Shakib Alam - Ask Imaam21 Nov 2019
Dream Interpretation
Assalaamu `alaykum My name is wiktoria I have converted to Muslim few years ago. My question is related to my dream that came true, in my dream I…
- Ask Imaam20 Oct 2019
Superstition
Assalaam Wa'alaykum. First and foremost I would like to thank you for the work you are doing and educating people about Islam. I know the that…
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir - Ask Imaam17 Oct 2019
Is it permissible to have relationship with women who is an orthodox Jew ?
Assalamu alaikum brother/sister and ramadan mubarak, Want to ask a question pease, here in london,uk i was attracted to a girl who is an orthodox…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam28 Sep 2019
Who are the mahrams of Women?
Salam Alaikum , I wanted to ask is daughters son mahram to a women? Means can he lay her down in the grave after death?
M. Akhtar - Ask Imaam4 Apr 2019
Seeing faeces in a dream
Hello The reason for this email is because I wanted to know the reason or meaning behind the dream my father had last night around 3am. in his dream…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam30 Mar 2019
Seeing the Ka’abah in the dream
Salam alaikum., I saw a dream, i saw kaaba and when i reached close to kaaba i saw some people were grinding marble stone ball shaped under the…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam30 Mar 2019
Seeing alcohol and a snake in a dream
Assalamu Alaikkum wrwb, My father has CNS Lymphoma and is under chemotherapy.For the past 10 days he dreams about two persons pouring alcohol in his…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam12 Mar 2019
Visiting a woman who had a miscarriage and bad omen
Assaaam-o-alaikum I have a question regarding miscarriage. If a woman has a miscarriage, are unmarried young girls and married woman who are still…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam7 Dec 2018
Seeing the Ka’abah in a dream
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Earlier this year me and my husband went on umrah, couple of months later I saw a dream which really…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam4 Dec 2018
Bitten by a spider in an Istikhara dream
Salaam. I am trying to make sense of something that happened recently. I met a girl and was speaking to her for marriage (through parents’…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam8 Nov 2018
Seeing a spider in a dream
assalamualaikum, I had one dream a saw spider but whatever I did I couldn't rid off and some time in my bag. It was causing no harm but it was…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam6 Nov 2018
Reciting Surah Faatiha in the dream
I had a dream around the time of Fajr, this dream was me in a room of student I once went to an quran class with, and I was reciting to my old…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2018
Seeing Masjidun Nabawi in a dream.
Assalamualaikum I have been praying to Allah to make me a resident of Madina munawwarah. Two days a go i saw a dream in which i got a chance to go…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online15 Sep 2018Roman Urdu
"Kisi ke khwaab phelane se khush khabri milne" ki haqeeqat
Gar me jo wasiyat nama k madina me falan bndy ko khab Hazoor sallallahu alaihi wasallam ne wasiyat ki jo bnda is phtocopy ko agay phlaya ga osko…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Mar 2018
Superstitious beliefs
Please expand on the subject of superstitious beliefs in Islam. E.g. whistling in the house or cutting paper and rocking. Apart from the many other…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2017
Is magic haraam in Islam?
Is magic Haram in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Jul 2017
I suffer from waswasa of inadvertently putting the evil eye on my family due to all the blessings we have. What should I do
I have a serious question regarding a problem I have been having lately. It is to do with waswaas, I have looked into what it is and how to combat…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam11 Apr 2017
Can spices be used as a cure for an evil eye?
Can spices be used as a cure for an evil eye? I have heard that it is a mujarib amal but not used by prophet.
Imran Patel - Mufti Online7 Mar 2017Roman Urdu
Chenk ke mutalliq ayke be asal baat
Mujhe aksar ak ak chenk ati hai aur meri ak cousin kehti k ak chenk tb ati tmhen qabar yad krti tm jany wali, bhai ye bat galat k thek? Ayk chenk…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Feb 2017Roman Urdu
Nochaandi jumeraat kya he?
Nuochandi jumerat kya hota he or kab aata he jis jumerat ko wazifa para ja sakta he?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2016Roman Urdu
Bid'aat se parhez karna
Main nay khwaab main daikha ke main aik dost ke sath hun hum kahin ja rhy hain aur ye nai pata k kahan. Safar ke doran rastay main bohat say darbar…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Be asal cheeze
Raat ku ayna (glass) me moh (face) dekhne se koe bora hota hai kya? Hamare ammi ne kehte hai ke rat ko ayna me moh dekh ne abba - Ammi ke intakal ke…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Feb 2016Roman Urdu
Khwaab me khaane say keeray nikalna
Main khana kharaha thaa ke meray khanay say keday (insects) nikal geya.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Khwaab me darbaar ke paas jaana
Mera sawal yah hay ke main nay Wednesday ki raat koi 3 bajay k bad aik khawab daykha k main aik darbar par gaya hoon k mujhay andar mazar tak janay…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Dec 2015
Women standing up when the janaazah is picked up from the house
I have attended many funeral gathering where I see that when the gents of the house carry the janaaza to take away for namaaz-e-janaaza, all the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2015
Superstitious beliefs
Is it correct to believe in things that people say like when washing a baby's clothes, one should not wring or twist it as it twists the baby's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Oct 2015Roman Urdu
Imaan ki hifaazat karna
Mujhe apne khuwab ki tabeer Maloom karni he. Me ne khuwab me dekha keh boht sare Jangi Tayare (War aircraft) asmaan per phir rahe hain aur bilkul…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2015
Is it permissible in Islam to arrange get-together events (for example: EID party) by women without the guidance and management of their Mahram?
Muhtaram Hazrat, Assalamu alaikum. 1. Is it permissible in Islam to arrange get-together events (for example: EID party) by women without the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online16 Mar 2015
Baseless beliefs
Many people believe that Hazrat Khidhr (Alayhis Salaam) comes in the dream of every Muslim man once in his life and asks him if he needs something.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Feb 2015
Superstitions
Is combing hair at night not a good thing? Is looking at a glass at night a bad thing?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2014
Women visiting the dargahs
My family has planned to go to Ajmer sharif dargah. Tomorow is the day when they leave for the dargah, but my mom got her periods before 2 days, now…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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