Does superstition have a place in Islam?

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Permalink Reply by Jawad Mustafa Meyer anNaqshbandi on May 22, 2009 at 4:52pm

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are trying to say here.
Jinn and shaytaan (bad jinn) are not superstition, they are mentioned in the Quran an are part of what a muslim believes.

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Permalink Reply by Rabi'a on May 23, 2009 at 12:10am

Often I note that some cultures in Islam have certain beliefs. When asked they will say, "Oh we've always done this or that, that way." I ask the question is this superstition? If you do not have sound Quran or Hadith to back it up, and you do it anyway, isn't it superstition, in other words if I don't do this I might cause something bad to happen. Example.

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Permalink Reply by Jawad Mustafa Meyer anNaqshbandi on May 23, 2009 at 2:16am

can you give an example of this? it seems like we are on a different topic now.

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Permalink Reply by Rabi'a on May 23, 2009 at 3:32pm

no its not a diffwerent topic.
I am asking a clear question, maybe you can't answer it, if that's the case, okay. Insha Allah, here goes.....
I am saying sometimes it appears that people are quick to offer their advice on why something happens a certain way, or why a given individual has a rash of what they think is bad luck. Perhaps the person is emeshed in something that they can't handle and they get called, "shaitain" or someone says "Oh there are Jinn all around that person." Isn't this superstitious behavior? What do the Shaykhs say about superstition vs the letter of the law, sticking to the Quran. What does the Quran say about superstition.

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Permalink Reply by Brooks Kowal on August 3, 2011 at 9:40pm

Great questions Rabi'a I am wondering and seeking the answer for this topic myself.

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Permalink Reply by Atif Hafeez on August 5, 2011 at 7:50am

This question was posted in 2009, It would be interesting to know if Rabia was able to find an answer to her question

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Permalink Reply by Rabiyah Sandhu on August 17, 2011 at 10:58am

Aa brothers and sisters...the best place to find answers is eshaykh.com.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Mooney on October 9, 2011 at 11:44am

Superstition has NO place in Islam. Islam is supposed to destroy superstitions. Some cultures superstions have remained with them after they converted to Islam and became mixed with Islam. I call it STUPIDstition!! May Allah give us good understanding of His religion. 

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Permalink Reply by Mohamed on October 9, 2011 at 4:53pm

Asalaam aleykoum

 

True Bro thomas barakallah u fik

 

wa salam

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