THE 22ND MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2016
11 JUN 2016 / 6 RAMADHAN 1437H
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RULING ON SEEKING BLESSINGS (TABARRUK) FROM THE RELICS OF THE PROPHET ﷺ |
| In general, seeking blessings (tabarruk) from the relics of the Prophet ﷺ—whether his physical body or objects that were touched by him—is permissible, on condition that one firmly believes that all blessings come from Allah SWT alone and not from the object itself. However, going to excess (ghuluw) in this practice, to the extent that tabarruk becomes a ritual act of worship that is given undue focus, is prohibited. For this reason, Sayyidina ‘Umar ibn al‑Khaṭṭāb commanded the removal of the tree believed to be the site of Bai‘at al‑Riḍwān, for fear that it might lead to shirk. |
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Nevertheless, contemporary scholars have conducted studies and have given preponderance to the view that there no longer remains any relic from the body or personal belongings of the Prophet whose existence can be established with authentic evidence. |
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Conversely, the act of creating logos, replicas, symbols, or the like claimed to resemble items or traces of the Prophet's relics and then seeking blessings from them is an innovated matter in religion that is prohibited. If this is permitted, then various replicas, drawings, illustrations, and amulets will emerge such as replicas of the Ka'bah, sandals, camels, footprints, and the like with the purpose of seeking blessings. This will open the way for humans to construct idols under the pretext of seeking blessings. |
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Whereas merely creating logos that do not contravene the sharī'ah of Islam without the purpose of tabarruk such as symbols of the moon, star, crescent, Ka'bah, date palm tree, sword, and the like is permissible. |