Is It Permissible to Replace Bad Words With Similar-Sounding Alternative Words?
Question
Assalamualaikum, If a person in past had a bad habit of saying abd words , and started replacing those words with other words , that sound similiar but are different. For example , let's assume flower is a bad word and if a person instead of saying flower said shower . Is it permissible .
Islamic Ruling & Answer
Walekumussalam,
Yes, it is permissible as long as the new word is not bad and is used only to replace the habit.
Answered by
Mufti Tosif Qasmi
April 02, 2026 ¡ Updated July 06, 2026
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