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Is Marriage in Safar or Muharram Allowed?

04 July, 2025
Q Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. I wanted to ask if there is any restriction in Islam that prohibits us from getting married in the month of Safar or the month of Muharram. Also, can you please clarify if it is true that in the month of Safar many problems and evils come down to the earth? If this is true, can you please quote a hadith or Qur'anic verse? Please answer this question as my family and I myself have a lot of misconceptions about it. I am very thankful to you.

Answer

Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.


In this fatwa:

Yes, marriage in Safar or Muharram is allowed in Islam. There is no authentic evidence prohibiting marriage in these months. The Prophet married Aishah in Safar, and he taught not to attribute misfortune to any month.

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In his response to your question, the prominent Muslim scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal Nadvi, Director and Imam of Al-Falah Islamic Center, Oakville, Ontario, Canada , states:

The Prophet’s Guidance on Cursing Time

Prohibiting marriage in Safar and Muharram or any other month is a myth. The Prophet (peace be upon him) advised us not to curse any time, because Allah created by time and if we curse time, it is like cursing Him.

Refuting the Superstition About Bad Luck in Safar and Muharram

There is no basis for the rumor that some bad luck or evils happen in the month of Safar and Muharram. When someone asked Aishah  about whether it was true that marrying in the month of Safar would bring bad luck, she indicated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) married her in the month of Safar and she was the luckiest woman by marrying the Messenger of Allah.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.