Salam, I'd like to share info on some practices that are common in Morocco but that are very dangerous and false from a religious standpoint. 1) Believing in the protection of "Khmissa" and other objects (blue eye amulet...) Although it is something pretty common in Morocco and something engrained within Moroccan culture, you should avoid saying/believing the “khmissa” (or other talismans like the blue eye amulet) protects you against evil eye, avoid wearing these objects for protection, avoid saying some typical Moroccan sentences like "khmissa w khmiss" , « khmssa », « khmssa fik » and other sentences for protection against the evil eye, and avoid using specific gestures for protection (for example showing your hand like a “khmssa” against evil eye). It is shirk because nobody protects you besides Allah سبحانه و تعالى, not a talisman or a specific sentence that doesn't come from any religious practices/ sources. Instead, you should read the Surahs Al-Ikhlas (سورة لإخلاص), Al-Nass (سورة الناس) and Al Falaq (سورة الفلق) three times each, as well as Ayat al-Kursi (ايت الكرسي) every morning/evening, and say some duas to ask Allah ﷻ for protection like : - ما شاءَ الله/ تَبارَكَ الله (against evil eye) - فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللهُ وهو السَّميعُ العَليمُ (in any case) - حَسْبِيَ الله و نِعْمَ الوكيلْ/ حَسْبُنَا الله و نِعْمَ الوكيلْ (against evil eye/ in any case) Or by reciting morning and evening duas like those you can find here: [bit.ly] This goes as well for any other items or talismans worn with purposes of protection, bringing positivity, luck (which is a concept that doesn’t exist in religion), etc. They are shirk as well as only Allah سبحانه و تعالى brings us or gives us anything. It is the case too for any sentences used in certain regions in Morocco for various purposes (for example “mashka + the name of a siyyed (for example the siyyed Abd Allah Ben Hessoun (الله يرحمه)” which is used in Salé for protection when someone talks about their trouble to avoid being affected by it), or any other common practices used for protection, bringing positivity etc like knocking on wood for protection, crossing fingers/ or what is also called “shkouk”, saying the sentence “I cross fingers” to bring positivity, using bokhour with plants, seeds, rocks or animal parts for protection (bokhour can be used to perfume, or for relaxation and meditation, but you shouldn't believe that it protects you )against evil eye or anthing else, sprinkling salt especially at night (when reading ayat Al Kursi is enough to have Allah's protection against anything, even against all devils) and so on, as only Allah سبحانه و تعالى protects us or gives us anything, not these gestures or sentences that come from tradition and not religion. Instead one should say duas like .. الله يحفظ/ اللهم عافِنا/ اللهم نجِّينا / الله يستر to ask for protection Or إن شاء الله / الله يسهّل to remain positive in one’s matters, etc. 2) Asking things from the “siyyed” of a mausoleum Some people also visit mausoleums (“siyyed”), and then pray /make duas so that the person (for whom the mausoleum was built) gives them various things (health, wealth...), and sometimes they also do various rituals to ask for various things (like drink the mausoleum’s water and pray that they get health, wealth, apply the water on their skin to remove an illness because it comes from the mausoleum when it's only ordinary water…). That is shirk as well as only Allah سبحانه و تعالى gives you anything, and you just need to ask Allah سبحانه و تعالى directly for what you need during and through prayers. (I don’t know if the act of visiting a mausoleum or "siyyed" is bad/permitted in itself though, but in any case the fact of asking someone else than Allah سبحانه و تعالى for something is shirk). Some people also consult seers( "fqih"), and believe in their ability to read the future and tell you what will happen, and give rituals to do (put a paper in water etc...) . That is shirk as well: only Allah سبحانه و تعالى knows the future and nobody else, and only He can cure you, and the only elements you can use as a cure are the Holy Quran and duas to ask for a cure, not rituals /cures made by these healers :"hjab” (even with Quran!) incense/animal parts, potions, powders... Only Allah ﷻ protects us, and the only things we can do to ask for Allah’s protection, or to ask Him to facilitate our matters, or to ask for success in our matters etc are : recitation of duas, recitation of the Holy Quran, doing roqya (الرقية الشرعية) through recitation of the Holy Quran for protection or for healing, and of course prayers (making duas about one’s needs during the 5 daily prayers especially during prosternation, or adding any additional non obligatory prayers for specific purposes , like Salat Al Istikhara (صلاة الإستخارة /consultation prayer) to ask for guidance on our matters, Salat Al Haja (صلاة الحاجة / prayer of need) for any specific need//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8260528.html#msg-8260528 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:51:37 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8365323.html#msg-8365323//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8365323.html#msg-8365323 hanadi10 Morocco # English board Sat, 18 Feb 2017 10:00:33 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8339755.html#msg-8339755//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8339755.html#msg-8339755 sarahudg Morocco # English board Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:33:15 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8285470.html#msg-8285470//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8285470.html#msg-8285470 ASDF Morocco # English board Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:46:40 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8285461.html#msg-8285461//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8285461.html#msg-8285461 ASDF Morocco # English board Mon, 09 Jan 2017 22:45:11 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264383.html#msg-8264383//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264383.html#msg-8264383 ASDF Morocco # English board Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:42:43 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264372.html#msg-8264372//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264372.html#msg-8264372 Kaiserin Morocco # English board Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:32:09 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264367.html#msg-8264367//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264367.html#msg-8264367 ASDF Morocco # English board Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:27:26 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264365.html#msg-8264365//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264365.html#msg-8264365 ASDF Morocco # English board Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:26:29 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264364.html#msg-8264364//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8264364.html#msg-8264364 ASDF Morocco # English board Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:25:12 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8260691.html#msg-8260691//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8260691.html#msg-8260691 baliygh75 Morocco # English board Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:24:14 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8260575.html#msg-8260575//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528-8260575.html#msg-8260575 Kaiserin Morocco # English board Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:32:05 +0100 //en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528.html//en.yabiladi.com/topics/these-practices-common-morocco-dangerous-44-8260528.html ASDF Morocco # English board Fri, 30 Dec 2016 18:12:02 +0100