The Ruling on Seeking the Help of the Jinn in Medicine and Dream Interpretation
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: You mentioned in one of the lessons that the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his message encompassed both humans and jinn. The question is: Is the default for the jinn that they are Muslims or disbelievers? And is it permissible to seek their help in medicine and dream interpretation?
Answer:
The jinn are like the humans; among them are believers and among them are disbelievers, as one of them said: "And among us are the righteous and among us are the unjust."[Al-Jinn 72:11] Then he said after that: [Al-Jinn 72:14] meaning the disbelievers. It is said that one who *qasata* has deviated from the truth, and one who *aqasata* has been just. So the *muqasit* is the one who is just, while the *qasit* is the one who is astray. Thus, the disbelievers are like the jinn, like the humans: among them are Muslims, among them are disbelievers, among them are sinners, and among them are righteous people.
They are exactly like the humans. As for seeking their help, it is not permissible, because they are from the unseen world, and it is not permissible to seek help from an unseen one whom we do not see, neither in interpreting dreams nor in anything else. It is not permissible to seek help from the jinn, because they are from the unseen world whom we do not see. We only seek help from one who is present and whom we see, who is capable of helping us. Seek his help and cooperate in righteousness and piety.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: You mentioned in one of the lessons that the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his message encompassed both humans and jinn. The question is: Is the default for the jinn that they are Muslims or disbelievers? And is it permissible to seek their help in medicine and dream interpretation?
Answer:
The jinn are like the humans; among them are believers and among them are disbelievers, as one of them said: "And among us are the righteous and among us are the unjust."
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ كُنَّا طَرَائِقَAnd among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah], and among us are the unjust
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا الْقَاسِطُونَThey are exactly like the humans. As for seeking their help, it is not permissible, because they are from the unseen world, and it is not permissible to seek help from an unseen one whom we do not see, neither in interpreting dreams nor in anything else. It is not permissible to seek help from the jinn, because they are from the unseen world whom we do not see. We only seek help from one who is present and whom we see, who is capable of helping us. Seek his help and cooperate in righteousness and piety.
Source
الاستعانة بالجن في الطب وتعبير الرؤى — alfawzan.live
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