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Wearing a Taweez

· 17 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Is taweez shirk?

2. Is it proven that a person can wear a taweez as protection knowing that Allah is the protector.

3. Will reading 7 times surah alam nashra help in exams?

Answer

1. If the taweez contains words of shirk then it is shirk

2. Yes.

3. Insha Allah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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