Safar.

Plz refresh ur imaan and yakeen,it did for me after I received this this is the in depth explanation about the wrong misconceptions with regards to the month of Safar:

We have entered the second month of the lunar
calendar. Sa-far with a “ Sawd” either means ” To turn yellow’ or ‘To be empty/vacant’ .

It was in Autumn when the leaves turn yellow or the homes of the Arabs were empty of their
menfolk, that this month was named Safar.
This month is also known as, Sa-farul Mu-zaf-far
or Sa-fa-rul Khayr, which means, prosperous, successful, good fortune etc. This is to
eradicate the corrupt beliefs of some people
who say, the month of Sa-far is bad-luck, evil,
ill-omened, unfortunate etc., so marriages,
major transactions etc. must not be conducted
in this month.

Rasoolullah eradicated all superstitious
beliefs. Time, day, week, month, year is an
estimation and effected by the will of
Allah.

If anyone does good at anytime, he will be
rewarded accordingly and the effects of evil
and sins will be decided by Allah.

There are many periods of the lunar calendar
and many places in the world where the
rewards of good deeds are multiplied and has
an adverse result with sins. Our intellect and
understanding is limited, therefore we seek
divine guidance from the Glorious Quraan and
Ahaadith of Rasoolullah. Senior scholars have
explained many things to us, in accordance to
the Sha-ree-’ah, which we must accept and
adhere to, if we desire success in both worlds.

There is a host of corrupt beliefs regarding
this month. True and sincere Muslims
should refrain from them and engage in
beneficial deeds. In reality, no time or
individual is evil originally. All the customs
and beliefs of Sa-far are baseless.

Many people have erroneous beliefs
regarding this month i.e. it is a month of
misfortune and calamities. The teachings of
Allah Ta’ala and His Most Beloved Rasool
(SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam) gives us clear
guidelines on such incorrect beliefs.

Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) says in the Qur’an
al-Kareem:
ﻣﺎ ﺃﺻﺎﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺼﻴﺒﺔ ﺇﻻ ﺑﺈﺫﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
“ No misfortune befalls except by Allah’s
command...” [Surah Tagabun, Verse 11]
These erroneous beliefs have also been
condemned in the context of the following
Ahadith:
ﻻ ﻋﺪﻭﻯ ﻭﻻ ﻃﻴﺮﺓ ﻭﻻ ﻫﺎﻣﺔ ﻭﻻﺻﻔﺮ
There is no superstitious owl, bird, no star-
promising rain, no bad omen in the month
of Safar. [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 5707]
ﻻ ﻋﺪﻭﻯ ﻭﻻ ﺻﻔﺮ ﻭﻻ ﻏﻮﻝ
There is no bad omen in the month of Safar
and no Ghouls (evil spirits). [Sahih Muslim,
Hadith 2222]

The above Ahadith clearly refutes all incorrect
beliefs and superstitions regarding the month
of Safar. These incorrect beliefs flow from the
pre-Islamic period of Jahiliyyah .

The Month of Safar during the Days of
Ignorance

The Muhaddithin have recorded many of
the superstitions harboured by the Arabs
during the Days of Ignorance. A few are
mentioned below:

1. The pre-Islamic Arabs believed Safar to be a
snake which lives in the stomach of a human
being and when hungry, bites the person. This
is the discomfort one experiences when
gripped by the pangs of hunger.

2. Some said Safar are worms which originate
in the liver and ribs due to which the colour of
the person becomes yellow, a condition we
know today as jaundice.

3. According to some, the month of Safar
flanked by Muharram and Rabi al Awwal is full
of calamities and misfortune.
With the advent of Islam and the teachings
of Sayyadina Rasoolullah (SallAllaho Alaihi
wa Sallam), all evil and incorrect beliefs
common in pre-Islamic times were
discarded.

Incorrect Beliefs:
Today too, there are some Muslims who
hold incorrect beliefs regarding the month
of Safar.

1. A nikah performed in this month would not
be successful.
2. This month is full of misfortune and
calamities.
3. To commence any important venture,
business etc. during this month will bring bad
luck.
4. The first to the thirteenth of Safar is ill-
fortune and evil.
5. The person who distributes food or money
on the 13th of Safar will be saved from its ill-
fortune.
6. To celebrate the last Wednesday of Safar and
regard it as a holiday.

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