The Ruling on Seeking the Help of the Jinn
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. These are many questions; I am presenting what is feasible of them to your eminence. This questioner says: Does the one who seeks the help of the Muslim jinn fall under the category of the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Shaytan, or under the category of the awliya of the Most Merciful?
Answer:
Seeking the help of the jinn is not prescribed for us. We only seek the help of the living, present one whom we see and who is patient in helping us; this is the one we seek help from. As for seeking the help of the jinn, the absent, and the dead, this is not permissible. And what makes you know that these are Muslims? It is possible that he is a Muslim and he is a Shaytan; a Shaytan may claim Islam in order to mislead you. So leave this door; do not seek the help of the jinn ever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. These are many questions; I am presenting what is feasible of them to your eminence. This questioner says: Does the one who seeks the help of the Muslim jinn fall under the category of the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Shaytan, or under the category of the awliya of the Most Merciful?
Answer:
Seeking the help of the jinn is not prescribed for us. We only seek the help of the living, present one whom we see and who is patient in helping us; this is the one we seek help from. As for seeking the help of the jinn, the absent, and the dead, this is not permissible. And what makes you know that these are Muslims? It is possible that he is a Muslim and he is a Shaytan; a Shaytan may claim Islam in order to mislead you. So leave this door; do not seek the help of the jinn ever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح كتاب الفرقان /٤/ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:13)
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