

It is narrated in a hadîth that Rasûlullah (Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) said: "Pray, 0 Allah! Cause not anyone of us to be a wretched destitute." He then asked: "Do you know who is a wretched destitute?" Upon the request of the Sahabah (Radi allahu anhum) he replied, "A wretched destitute is he who neglects his salaât.

does not perform the five daily salaah etc. To understand that the most unfortunate person is he who disobeys Allâh Ta'âla's commandments e.g. To shun all types of erroneous beliefs regarding the blessed month of Safar. To celebrate the last Wednesday of Safar and regard it as a holiday. The person who distributes food or money on the 13th of Safar wiII be saved from its ill-fortune. The first to the thirteenth of Safar is ill-fortune and evil. To commence any important venture, business etc.
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This month is full of misfortune and calamities. Sayyadina Ali (Radi Allahu anhu) married Sayyiditina Fatima (Radi allahu anha), (the daughter of Rasûlullah - Salla Allahu ta'ala alayhi wa Sallam) in the latter days of Safar 2 A.H. Today too, there are some Muslims who hold incorrect beliefs regarding the month of Safar.Ī nikâh performed in this month would not be successful. With the advent of Islam and the teachings of Sayyadina Rasûlullah (Salla Allahu Ta'ala alayh wa Sallam), all evil and incorrect beliefs common in pre-Islamic times were discarded. According to some, the month of Safar flanked by Muharram and RabI al Awwal is full of calamities and misfortune. 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.ģ. This is the discomfort one experiences when gripped by the pangs of hunger.Ģ. 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. The Muhaddithîn have recorded many of the superstitions harboured by the Arabs during the Days of Ignorance. The Month of Safar During the Days of Ignorance These incorrect beliefs flow from the pre-Islamic period of Jâhiliyyah. The above Ahâdîth clearly refutes all incorrect beliefs and superstitions regarding the month of Safar. There is no evil omen, no superstitious owl, bird and no bad omen in the month of Safar (Bukhari). There is no bad omen in the month of Safar and no Ghouls (evil spirits) (Sahih Muslim). There is no superstitious owl, bird, no star-promising rain, no bad omen in the month of Safar. These erroneous beliefs have also been condemned in the context of the following Ahâdîth: The teachings of Allâh Ta'âla and His Most Beloved Rasûl (Salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) gives us clear guidelines on such incorrect beliefs.Īllâh (Subhanahu wa Ta'âla) says in the Qur'ân al-kareem : "No kind of calamity can occur, except by the will of Allâh". it is a month of misfortune and calamities. Many people have erroneous beliefs regarding this month i.e. When the names of the months were being given it was the season of autumn and the leaves of the trees were yellow. During this month the houses used to be empty and deserted because the ban on going to war in the month of Muharram came to an end and everyone proceeded towards the battlefield. Since the Islamic lunar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year, Safar migrates throughout the seasons.Month of the year: Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic calendar is a purely lunar calendar, and its months begin when the first crescent of a new moon is sighted. Most of the Islamic months were named according to ancient Sabean/Sabaic weather conditions however, since the calendar is lunar, the months shift by about 11 days every solar year, meaning that these conditions do not necessarily correspond to the name of the month. The Arabic word ṣafar means "travel, migration", corresponding to the pre-Islamic Arabian time period when Muslims fled the oppression of Quraish in Mecca and travelled (mostly barefooted) to Madina. Ṣafar ( Arabic: صَفَر) also spelt as Safer in Turkish, is the second month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
