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| Question: Is it alright to
wear the name of Allah as a pendant in a chain around the neck? Some people
believe that since a person also goes to the bathroom wearing it, therefore
it is disrespectful to the name of Allah.
Answer: There is nothing in the Shari#‘ah against wearing a pendant bearing Allah's name. However, common sense demands that a meaningful sentence like Subh@a#nalla#h (Glory be to Allah) or Alh@amdulilla#h (Thanks be to Allah) etc. be made part of the pendant. Merely writing Allah seems to have no meaning or purpose. Whether one should take off such a pendant when one is to go to a bathroom or not, depends on the circumstances as well as on the disposition of the person who is wearing it since this is more a matter of etiquette and one’s own perception of them. |