It is believed that one should not keep or plant CACTUS Plants at home. This may bring illness or bad fortune. Please kindly advise me how far is it correct if we see in the light of Islam.
My father is continuously sick and we have cactus plants in our house. Please kindly help me in replying me through email.I would be really greatfull to the Fatwa Team.
Answer:
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
The belief that cactus plant brings evil and misfortune to one’s home is incorrect. This has no basis in the Qurān and Hadīth. Therefore, you make keep the cactus plant and not remove it.
As far as your father’s sickness concern, you may read YA SALAAMU [1] 131 times and other masnūn athkār for him. Inshā Allāh, Allāh jalla jalāluhu will grant him Shifā’.
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah