Can a bride bring bad luck?

No. No woman is created to bring misfortune. This folk belief has no place in Islam.

In some families there is a belief that a young woman can bring bad luck to her new home. If something goes wrong after the wedding, she is blamed for it. This is superstition, and it often does great injustice.

God does not create any human being to bring misfortune. Every child is born pure, and a woman is not burdened with ill fortune by nature. Anyone who says such a thing about a bride is blaming her for something she has not done.

The Holy Qur’an tells of people who blamed God’s messengers for their misfortune. The first verse above gives the answer. The ill fortune lies with people themselves, in their own deeds. And the hadith shows that there is no such thing as a bad omen. Instead, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) liked a good word.

If anything does bring harm to a home, it is a heart full of envy and ill will. The second verse above teaches us to seek refuge from the evil of the envier. Whoever treats others with resentment brings harm into a family, whether man or woman, old or young.

A bride therefore deserves kindness and good wishes, not suspicion. A family that treats her this way lays the foundation for a happy life together.