Incense called Naqd used to drive away jinn
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Some people use incense sold at the perfumer’s shops called Naqd. Yes. He says: Some people use incense sold at the perfumer’s shops called Naqd. Yes. Naqd means to break, to invalidate,
The Shaykh:
All right.
The questioner:
They claim that it drives away the jinn, as you mentioned.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. Incense does not drive away the jinn. This is a corrupt belief. What drives away the jinn is the Qur’an, or seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, or the prescribed dhikr (remembrance of Allah). As for incense, it does not drive away Shaytan. These are superstitions. Yes, perhaps Shaytan becomes more active with the incense. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Some people use incense sold at the perfumer’s shops called Naqd. Yes. He says: Some people use incense sold at the perfumer’s shops called Naqd. Yes. Naqd means to break, to invalidate,
The Shaykh:
All right.
The questioner:
They claim that it drives away the jinn, as you mentioned.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. Incense does not drive away the jinn. This is a corrupt belief. What drives away the jinn is the Qur’an, or seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, or the prescribed dhikr (remembrance of Allah). As for incense, it does not drive away Shaytan. These are superstitions. Yes, perhaps Shaytan becomes more active with the incense. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:35)
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