Fatwa #2866020 March 2014Australia
Is it bad luck to grow plants with thorns?
Question
Are we allowed to plant rose in our front garden or any other plants with thorns on it? Will planting thorns around around the house will bring in bad luck?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible to plant any plant with thorns in one’s garden. The concept of bad luck has no basis in Islam[1].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] لاَ عَدْوَى وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، وَيُعْجِبُنِي الفَأْلُ» قَالُوا: وَمَا الفَأْلُ؟ قَالَ: «كَلِمَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ
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