I was shocked to see the baby tossing ritual on the news.

There is a man on top of a domed building tossing naked,crying babies from the top onto a white sheet held by many men.
And to see the babies bounce off the sheet as they land,that gave me chills.

How can any parent let their babies be thrown down a building and believe that it will bring luck to the parents or the baby.

This tradition of baby tossing for good luck has no basis in the Quran or Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).

Just because the baby tossing ritual has existed for many years does not mean that it is right or Islamic.

Quran (26-69,89)
"And recite to them the story of Ibrâhim (Abraham).
When he said to his father and his people: "What do you worship?"
They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted."
He said: "Do they hear you, when you call (on them)?
"Or do they benefit you or do they harm (you)?"
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing so."
He said: "Do you observe that which you have been worshipping,
"You and your ancient fathers?
"Verily! They are enemies to me, save the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists);
"Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me;
"And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.
"And when I am ill, it is He who cures me;
"And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life (again);
"And Who, I hope will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense, (the Day of Resurrection),"
My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous;
And grant me an honourable mention in later generations;
And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight;
And forgive my father, verily he is of the erring;
And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected;
The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
Except him who brings to Allâh a clean heart [clean from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifâq (hypocrisy)]."

To believe that a stone,a rock,an ornament or a ritual that isnt prescribed in the Quran and Sunnah will bring blessings from Allah(swt) is not right.We should only turn to Him in our prayers for blessings.
Allah(swt) is the All knowing,Most merciful and our children are a blessing,a gift and we should look after them well with love and care to the best of our abilities.

ChihuahuaMomma

Um, WOW!!!!!!!!!!! That's ridiculous. Reading this brought chills to my arms and back...

progunr

I too was shocked by this news report and video.

I wonder where all the replies are to your question?

When I asked, I really got hammered, perhaps the quotes from the Quran make your asking of the same question more acceptable?

Because the news reported it as a Muslim tradition at first, then must have taken some serious heat over that, as the reports changed to a Muslim/Hindu tradition later in the day.

What ever tradition it is, there needs to be a stop put to it. You would never see my baby being tossed over a wall like that, period.

Fr_Chuck

Yes many faiths have practices that are not part of the real faith and often are used by others to show problems in that faith, In christianity you have those who handle snakes (not many but some) you have those that do all sorts of self torture in various faiths and so on.

I think we have to look on this with truth and light of what it is, it is a small group that follow more customs of thier culture than a custom of religion.

firmbeliever

I did see your question only after it was closed and this thread is also in answer to your question in a way,since I am a muslim and I would never toss my baby like that.
Mods and Experts here take it seriously when an OP seems like an attack.

Me quoting the Quran has less to do with it,me being a muslim and clarifying that this is not an Islamic pracice has more to do with my question being acceptable.

This video has been doing the rounds past few weeks as a muslim ritual,I am not surprised since the video does show a man dressed in an Islamic way tossing the babies off the building. They may be muslims but this practice of baby tossing is not Islamic in anyway.


This is not related to the OP,but it is shocking..
A few days ago I saw a documentary on BBC "Women on the Frontline" and this episode I watched was about the women in Congo.

BBC NEWS | Africa | DR Congo's women in the frontline