If a person fears the jinn, does this indicate a deficiency in his faith?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a person fears the jinn, does this indicate a deficiency in his faith?
Answer:
Fear is divided into two types: fear of worship and natural fear. You fear an enemy, you fear a wild beast, you fear the cold; this is natural and does no harm. You take caution and take precautions; this does no harm. As for the fear of worship, which is accompanied by humility and submission, this is for Allah alone[Ali 'Imran 3:175]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If a person fears the jinn, does this indicate a deficiency in his faith?
Answer:
Fear is divided into two types: fear of worship and natural fear. You fear an enemy, you fear a wild beast, you fear the cold; this is natural and does no harm. You take caution and take precautions; this does no harm. As for the fear of worship, which is accompanied by humility and submission, this is for Allah alone
So fear them not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers.
فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [250 -939] لو خاف المرء من الجن، فهل هذا يدل على نقص إيمانه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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