Overview

Safar is the second month in the Islamic calendar and it is one of the four sacred months in which battle was prohibited during the time of the Prophet (SAW). However, Shariah has not prescribed any special modes of worship or other rules for this month.

Unlucky Month?

  • Some people believe this month to be unlucky and have certain customs of not holding marriages or such gatherings in this month. This is not true and was a part of the superstitions that were held in Arabia during the time of ignorance (jahillyah).

Highlights

    This month is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Quran.

    There is no problem with holding marriages and ceremonies in this month.

إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّـهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّـهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌُ “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.(9:36)
عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ الزَّمَانُ قَدِ اسْتَدَارَ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ، السَّنَةُ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا، مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ، ثَلاَثَةٌ مُتَوَالِيَاتٌ ذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ، وَرَجَبُ مُضَرَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ جُمَادَى وَشَعْبَانَ ‏"‏َ Abu Bakr (RAD) narrates that The Prophet (SAW) said. "(The division of time has turned to its original form which was current when Allah created the Heavens and the Earths. T he year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qa' da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab of (the tribe of) Mudar which comes between Jumadi-ath-Thaniyah and Sha ban." (Bukhari)

Do's

  • Observe this month as you would any other month
  • We should always strive to please Allah, even if there is no special reward attached to it.

Don'ts

  • Holding a superstitious belief about this month being evil.
  • Thinking of this month as unlucky and refrain from holding events such as marriages, etc.