Sometimes my mother indulges in practises which are very strange, and i feel are bida’h. For example, she takes eggs and circles the eggs around my head 7 times, saying that this helps remove Nazar. Or, she takes some chilli, and burns it, saying this will also help remove Nazar. I would like to get a fatwa from you, to show to my mother, on the status of such practises. Are they not bida’h?
Answer:
If your mother does not regard these practices as compulsory in Shari?ah, then they are not Bid?ah.
A person may follow the experiences of others like in medicine, farming, etc.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai