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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the one who tames snakes and eats scorpions deal with the jinn?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In some cities that people visit in the summer, various shows are held in their parks. Among these shows are snake-taming performances, where the handler deals with the snakes without being bitten. Some of them also eat scorpions. Are these acts a form of dealing with the jinn? And what is the ruling on attending them?

Answer:
I wish he would eat all the scorpions. No, this is a sport. Yes, it may be that they come to them because they say that the snake and the scorpion defend themselves; if they fear danger, they bite. But if you approach them gradually, they do not harm you. That is why, if a person is sleeping at night, the creature comes and walks over him without harming him, because he is not moving. But if the sleeper moves, it bites him because it is defending itself. And like this, they train them and do not disturb them; perhaps they are at peace with them. Yes.
As for him eating scorpions, that is a lie. He does not eat scorpions, but he makes people think that he eats them. No one eats scorpions; they are insects. He may eat them, but he makes people think so and deceives their eyes with a deception. He makes them think, through their magic, that they are moving. They perform magic on the eyes. Or, if you test him, take a plate of scorpions and tell him to eat them all; he will not eat them. He cannot. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [653 -858] هل من يروض الثعابين ويأكل العقارب يتعامل مع الجن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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