Dividing the jinn into three categories and their obligation to worship
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: There is a book by a contemporary person that states that the jinn are three categories, and not
The Shaykh:
If.
The questioner:
that the jinn are three categories.
The Shaykh:
The imprisoned one.
The questioner:
Yes, and not all of them are obligated to worship; rather, only one category of them is obligated, namely those who dwell on the earth. Is his statement correct, and what is your opinion of his book? If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
This is a statement about Allah without knowledge. The jinn are all obligated to worship, just like the humans; none of them are excluded, except perhaps among the Sufis. There are Sufis among the jinn who say that the aqtub (poles) and the awtad (pegs) are not subject to obligations. The jinn are of many kinds.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: There is a book by a contemporary person that states that the jinn are three categories, and not
The Shaykh:
If.
The questioner:
that the jinn are three categories.
The Shaykh:
The imprisoned one.
The questioner:
Yes, and not all of them are obligated to worship; rather, only one category of them is obligated, namely those who dwell on the earth. Is his statement correct, and what is your opinion of his book? If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
This is a statement about Allah without knowledge. The jinn are all obligated to worship, just like the humans; none of them are excluded, except perhaps among the Sufis. There are Sufis among the jinn who say that the aqtub (poles) and the awtad (pegs) are not subject to obligations. The jinn are of many kinds.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30/21 شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (33:40)
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