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The Month of

Safar

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

The Month of Safar

Praise be to Allaah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger

of Allaah.

The month of Safar is one of the twelve Hijri months, and it is the

month which comes after Muharram. Some of the (scholars) said

that it is so named because of the emptying (isfaar) of Makkah (i.e.,

its people would all leave) when they traveled during this month. It

was also said that this month is named Safar because they used to

raid other tribes at this time, and they would leave those whom they

encountered bereft of their possessions (sifran min al-mataaÓ) Î i.e.,

they would take all their belongings away and they would leave them

with nothing. (See Lisaan al-ÒArab by Ibn al-Mandhoor, part 4, p.

462-463)

Our discussion of this month will cover the following points:

1. What has been narrated concerning it from the Arabs of

the Jaahiliyyah.

2. What has been narrated in Islam that contradicts the

views of people of the Jaahiliyyah concerning this month.

3. Innovations and corrupt beliefs concerning this month

that exist among people who claim to be Muslims.

4. What happened in this month of military campaigns and

important events in the life of the Prophet (peace and bless-

ings of Allaah be upon him).

5. False ahaadeeth that have been narrated concerning Sa-

far.

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1. What has been narrated concerning it from the Arabs of

the Jaahiliyyah.

The Arabs were guilty of two serious wrongdoings concerning the

month of Safar. Firstly, they played about with it, making it earlier

than it actually was or postponing it, and secondly, they had supersti-

tions concerning it.

(1) It is known that Allaah created the year and the number of its

months is twelve, four of which Allaah has made sacred, in which it

was forbidden to fight, out of respect for these months. These months

are: DhuÓl-QaÓdah, DhuÓl-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab.

This is confirmed in the Book of Allaah, where Allaah says (interpre-

tation of the meaning):

ÐVerily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve

months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on

the Day when He created the heavens and the earth;

of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th

and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is

the right religion, so wrong not yourselves thereinÈÑ

[al-Tawbah 9:36]

The mushrikeen were aware of that, but they used to postpone it or

make it earlier according to their whims and desires, such as putting

Safar in place of Muharram!

They used to believe that ÒUmrah during the months of Hajj was one

of the most evil of actions. There follow some of the comments of the

scholars on that.

(a) It was narrated that Ibn ÒAbbaas ( t ) said:

ÐThey used to think that ÒUmrah during the months of

Hajj was one of the most evil of actions on earth. They

would make Muharram Safar, and they used to say,

ÒWhen the wounds of the camel's back heal up (after they

return from Hajj) and the footprints of the camels van-

ish and the month of Safar passes away then (at that

time) ÒUmrah is permissible for the one who wishes to

perform it.Ñ (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1489; Muslim, 1240)

(b) Ibn al-ÒArabi said: ÐThe second issue: how postponing (al-nasee')

was done:

(i) It was narrated from Ibn ÒAbbaas that Junaadah ibn ÒAwf ibn

Umayyah al-Kinaani used to come on this occasion each year, and

he would call out that no one could criticize Abu Thumaamah or

reject what he said, and that Safar in the first year would not be

sacred, then we would make it sacred one year and not the next

year. They were with Hawaazin, Ghatafaan and Bani Sulaym. Ac-

cording to another version, he used to say, ÐWe have brought Mu-

harram forward and postponed Safar.Ñ Then the next year he

would say, ÐWe will make Safar sacred and delay Muharram.Ñ This

was the postponement.

(ii) Adding. Qataadah said: Some of the people of misguidance

deliberately added Safar to the sacred months. Their spokesman

would stand up on this occasion and say, ÐYour gods have made

Muharram sacred this year,Ñ and they would regard it as sacred

that year. Then the next year he would stand up and say, ÐYour

gods have made Safar sacred,Ñ so they would regard it as sacred

that year. And they would say (that there were) two Safars. Ibn

Wahb and Ibn al-Qaasim narrated something similar from Maalik,

who said: the people of the Jaahiliyyah used to have two Safars,

hence the Prophet ( r ) said, Ð(There is) no Safar.Ñ Ash-hab also

narrated something similar from him.

(iii) Changing the time of Hajj. Mujaahid said with a different

isnaad:

Ð ÒThe postponing (of a Sacred Month) is indeed an

addition to disbeliefÈÓ

[at-Tawbah 9:37 ]

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