What's the weirdest thing your parents have told you is 'un islamic?'

Question

Mine was that my gran told me never to stand under trees at night or sing at night or the jinns will get me. She also said that if the jinns get me, then they'll have to whip them out. I was like 'What???' LOL

And the funniest thing? She said that if you don't wear hijab all the time, then shaitan will urinate on your head. I used to feel my hair to make sure!!! LMAO!!

You tell me, what's the weirdest thing your parents have told you??

Answer 1

my aunt on my dads side says that hijab is an obligation for women and that if they dont wear it since god is so cruel that he will hang them upside down and pour lava over them

also how women should be submissive to men

etc. etc.

Answer 2

When I was a Muslim my Mum use to tell never to refer to Jesus as the "Christ" which is alternative word for "Messiah" which Muslims believe Jesus was. She probably did not know the meaning of the word and probably thought it was a exclusively Christian belief that Jesus was the "Christ".

Answer 3

my grandma used to tell me not to drink my milk in my room, in the dark by myself, otherwise the jinn will make me choke on the milk LOL

Answer 4

my parents told me not to look in the mirror of a long time , and thinking ur the most beautifull person on earth , cuz if u do , u will be dum and ... doing dum things pff lol anywais i dont believe it cuz some ne told me ... if u believe it it will happen , if u dont it woudent

Answer 5

They told me if I ate pork it would taste good--but I would have to marry my brother.

Answer 6

freddy got fingered

Answer 7

That religion is nothing more than fairy tales to keep people in line and explain the things they couldn't understand 100's of years ago.

No, hang on....., that's the truth!

Answer 8

Funny, mine parents told me something about Jinns too.

They said that you can't clip your fingernails at night because Jinns will haunt you. I was like WTF to myself :P

Answer 9

I have to agree with shanzay,I heard that one too.Although I 've heard it holds some truth.Another that my grandmother told me was to 'cross' my eyes to stop my boy getting 'nazar' on him.  

Answer 10

my grendma told me the tree and jinn thing tooo...

am i your sister..???

Answer 11

my grandad (god rest his soul) told me not to eat gum cause its haram and the jinn will come and kill me.. lol. :)

Answer 12

There seem to be a lot of superstitions about Jinn and nighttime, lol.  Here is some of the facts that I have found...

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    Shaytan is most frequently present at nightfall. The prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) Peace and salutations be upon Him. has stated in a hadith “As night comes in and it is dusk, then keep your children in for Shaytan gather at that time. When an hour of the time goes by, then let them out. Close the doors and mention the name of Allah. Shaytan does not open a closed door.(Al Bukhari relates from Jabir Bin Abdullah.)

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Interesting enough.  Allah knows best!

Answer 13

Don't put perfume at night & never stand under trees with open hair otherwise jinns will come & take over you.

Answer 14

my dad says not to whistle and not to talk in the bathroom.  he also said there was a prayer in the quran that can let you see shaitan

Answer 15

Every single thing you have shared with us about your gran telling you, my gran and elders told me the exact same things.

I hated it when my father told me I had to touch an elder's feet as a way of showing respect or doing salaam. Also that it wasn't compulsory to wear Hijaab in front of Non-mahram men that we knew, i.e. Our servants etc. It makes me so angry to think that we (siblings and I) were actually told that.

Oh yeah, and one doesn't have to wear jilbab or Burka until you're married or old. WHAT A LOAD OF BULL!!! Just goes to show, don't believe what you hear, find out the truth, research or ask for reference, where on earth do they get this stuff from.

Answer 16

WaaaaOOO :) LOL this is the silliest thing I have ever heard in my entire life... Not only your story but also the stories in the answers...

Why would  a parent tell his kids such lies.. not only that; but also claims it is "Islamic"??!!

May allah forgive them for corrupting their children's minds about what is Islamic and what is totally superstitious  and also for being a reason other people call our religion a fairy tale!

Answer 17

Lolz...the same was told to me about the supersticion of trees!

But my mom doesn't usually say anything to be un Islamic!

Answer 18

that whistling attracts shaitaan. i dont know if it's true or not but they've told me that =]

Answer 19

If you cut your nails at night you will attract jinns.

Don't cut nails on a Thursday night.

If you sit in a doorway, jinns will come.

There is a prayer in the Quran that can show you jinns.

Jinns hang around toilets and bad smells.

Don't stomp your feet, cos when you die the ground will crush you.

All I can think of right now.