The writing of an amulet for a child....

The writing of an amulet for a child so that it may suckle Q. A person writes amulets and he is an Imaam of a mosque, is it permissible to pray behind him? For clarification, this person does not write these amulets as a practice of magic, but for small matters such as headaches, for a newborn child, so that it may suckle and other such matters. I hope that you can clarify this issue as there are scholars who maintain that such a person is a Mushrik and it is not permissible to pray behind him.

A. It is permissible to pray behind the one who writes amulets that consist of the Qur’aan and legislated invocations, although it is not befitting that he should write them, as it is not permissible that they should be worn. Whereas if the amulet consists of Shirk, then the one who writes them is not to be prayed behind, and it is obligatory to clarify to him that this is Shirk. It is incumbent upon the one who has knowledge of this ruling to clarify it to him. May Allaah bless and send peace upon our Prophet, his family and companions.

The Permanent Committee [Fataawa al­Lujnati ad­Daaimah: 1:211]