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بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Friday, 03 April 2026 Al Juma'a, 15 Shawwāl 1447 AH
Hadith of the Day: خَيْرُ الْكَلَامِ كَلَامُ اللّٰهِ "The best speech is the speech of Allah." — Muslim
Miscellaneous | Apr 02, 2026 | 1 min read

Permissible word swap

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

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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