Written by: Maulana Abu Al-Hasan Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani (may Allah preserve him)
Question:
Some people believe that the month of Safar is unlucky. Is this belief correct?
Answer:
When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to this world, it was immersed in the darkness of ignorance and misguidance. People were caught up in various superstitions and satanic whispers. One of the false beliefs and customs from the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) was regarding the month of Safar. They believed that there was a snake in every person's stomach, and when the stomach was empty or when hunger struck, the snake would bite and cause pain. Some thought that Safar was a disease that afflicted the stomach. Additionally, many believed that Safar was an ill-fated month during which misfortunes occurred frequently.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) rejected these ignorant superstitions. He said:
"There is no contagious disease (that spreads on its own), no (evil influence of the month of) Safar, and no belief in Hamah (superstitions about owls)."
[Bukhari, Book of Medicine: Chapter on No Safar, 5717]
Some scholars, including Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), interpreted Safar here to mean a stomach illness, while others understood it as referring to the month of Safar, meaning that the month itself is not unlucky.
Some people also narrate a fabricated hadith where the Prophet (peace be upon him) supposedly said:
"Whoever gives me the glad tidings of the end of Safar, I will give him the glad tidings of Paradise."
However, this narration is fabricated. Mulla Ali Qari (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote in Al-Mawdu'at al-Kubra [p. 116] that this narration has no basis. Therefore, considering the month of Safar to be unlucky is rooted in the superstitions of the pre-Islamic period, and there is no truth to it.
Question:
Some people believe that the month of Safar is unlucky. Is this belief correct?
Answer:
When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to this world, it was immersed in the darkness of ignorance and misguidance. People were caught up in various superstitions and satanic whispers. One of the false beliefs and customs from the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) was regarding the month of Safar. They believed that there was a snake in every person's stomach, and when the stomach was empty or when hunger struck, the snake would bite and cause pain. Some thought that Safar was a disease that afflicted the stomach. Additionally, many believed that Safar was an ill-fated month during which misfortunes occurred frequently.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) rejected these ignorant superstitions. He said:
"There is no contagious disease (that spreads on its own), no (evil influence of the month of) Safar, and no belief in Hamah (superstitions about owls)."
[Bukhari, Book of Medicine: Chapter on No Safar, 5717]
Some scholars, including Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), interpreted Safar here to mean a stomach illness, while others understood it as referring to the month of Safar, meaning that the month itself is not unlucky.
Some people also narrate a fabricated hadith where the Prophet (peace be upon him) supposedly said:
"Whoever gives me the glad tidings of the end of Safar, I will give him the glad tidings of Paradise."
However, this narration is fabricated. Mulla Ali Qari (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote in Al-Mawdu'at al-Kubra [p. 116] that this narration has no basis. Therefore, considering the month of Safar to be unlucky is rooted in the superstitions of the pre-Islamic period, and there is no truth to it.