Ibn Majah

Benefits and Issues:

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A sick person does not transmit illness to a healthy person.

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Contemporary scientists and doctors believe that diseases spread through germs.
But at the same time, they also acknowledge
that germs can only have an effect
when the body's immune system is weakened.
Thus, the real cause is not the existence of germs, but rather the weakness of the body's defense system.

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One of the Arabs’ mistaken beliefs was that if the blood of a murdered person was not avenged, an owl would emerge from his skull and screech.
When revenge was taken, the soul of the murdered person would find peace and the owl would become silent.
The hadith refutes this superstition.

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By “Safar” is meant the month that comes after Muharram,
which was considered inauspicious.
In reality, no day, month, or number is unlucky.

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Another mistaken belief of the Arabs was that hunger is caused by a worm present in the stomach.
They called this “Safar”; this too was one of their superstitions.