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Is wearing a ta'weez permissible?

68 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, Ask Imaam, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Jamiat KZN). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“Hereunder is the Hadith in reference Translation: Whoever hangs (around his neck) an amulet (Taweez), indeed he has committed Shirk. If a Taweez contains words of Kufr and Shirk or one regards the Taweez to be the ultimate curer, then that is Shirk.”

Ask Imaam — Taweez · 10 Mar 2019

“It is permissible to hang a Taweez (amulet) around the neck of a little child so that he/she may be protected from the evil gaze, with the proviso that the amulet doesn’t contain any words of Shirk or any words that are against Shariah.”

Ibn Masood — Kids wearing Taweez (amulets) to be protected from the evil eye · 29 Jan 2022

“In principle the usage of a Taweez will be permissible if the following conditions are met: 1) The Taweez must consist of words of which the meaning is known (at least to the Ulama).”

Azaadville — The Usage Of Taweez · 15 Jan 2024

“If the contents of the taweez is permissible and the purpose for which one is wearing the taweez is also permissible and one's yaqeen (belief) is correct, then it is permissible to wear the taweez.”

Mufti Online — Wearing taweez · 11 Dec 2016

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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  1. The Usage Of TaweezAzaadville · 15 Jan 2024
  2. Wearing a taweezMufti Online · 1 Jan 2024
  3. TaweezIbn Masood · 13 Aug 2023
  4. Mufti Siraj Saleh and Taweezaat.Ask Imaam · 2 Oct 2019
  5. Permissability of taweez/amuletJamiat KZN · 12 Apr 2016
  6. Reliance On TaweezAzaadville · 18 Aug 2022
  7. Is taweez shirk?Mufti Online · 30 Jan 2018
  8. Usage of amuletsIbn Masood · 11 Jul 2023
  9. TaweezAsk Imaam · 10 Mar 2019
  10. Is it permissible to go to someone for Ta’weez and amulets?Jamiat KZN · 21 Jan 2010
  11. Wearing a taweezMufti Online · 27 Sep 2017
  12. Hanging Amulets in one’s businessIbn Masood · 7 Dec 2022
  13. TaweezAsk Imaam · 3 Mar 2019
  14. Kids wearing Taweez (amulets) to be protected from the evil eyeIbn Masood · 29 Jan 2022
  15. Wearing taweezMufti Online · 11 Dec 2016

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