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Putting a black mark on the face of a newborn child

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Q: In India there is a custom that after newborn the mother puts a mark on the face of a child by black colour kajol for not possessing najr and gives him a najr kata in neck? Are these valid is Islam?

Bismillaah

A: These are baseless things.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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