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As-salaam-u-alaikum. I would like to know why some people INSIST on switching on all the lights in the house at the time of Maghrib? Is it a superstition? Jazakallahu-khair

· 15 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 4816English

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As-salaam-u-alaikum. I would like to know why some people INSIST on switching on all the lights in the house at the time of Maghrib? Is it a superstition? Jazakallahu-khair

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There is no basis in Shari'ah to switch on all the lights of the house during the time of Maghrib.

If there is no need for the lights, that will be wasting.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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