The Ruling on Turning to the Qur'an When Afraid of Jinn
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a person may be struck by fear of the jinn and turn to reading the Qur'an or listening to it. Does this constitute shirk (associating partners with Allah), since he turned to the Qur'an when he was afraid of the jinn?
Answer:
Turning to the Qur'an is turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it is not shirk, but rather tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Turning to the Qur'an is turning to Allah, because the Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2422 This indicates that seeking refuge in the Qur'an is prescribed, because it is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If one seeks refuge in an attribute of Allah, one has sought refuge in the One who possesses that attribute, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a person may be struck by fear of the jinn and turn to reading the Qur'an or listening to it. Does this constitute shirk (associating partners with Allah), since he turned to the Qur'an when he was afraid of the jinn?
Answer:
Turning to the Qur'an is turning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); it is not shirk, but rather tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Turning to the Qur'an is turning to Allah, because the Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
if anyone says when he alights somewhere, "I seek refuge in God’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created,"
مَنْ نَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
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