Is it permissible to use the jinn in acts of good?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use the jinn in matters other than sorcery, such as sending them to certain people, without worshipping them? And is it permissible for us to use them in acts of good?
Answer:
No, yes, it is permissible to use the dead and the absent? No, it is never permissible to use the absent. You only use a person who is present and capable, asking him to bring something or to help you. As for the absent, this is not permissible because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:128] the jinn [Al-An'am 6:128] the jinn. This is enjoyment; seeking their help is enjoyment. [Al-An'am 6:128]. And in His saying: [Al-Jinn 72:6] so they increased them in burden. Therefore, it is not permissible to seek help from the jinn. And what makes you say, "We seek help from the believers"? What makes you know that they are believers? One may claim to be a believer while he is a disbeliever and a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). What makes you know that he is a believer? So the conclusion is that it is never permissible to seek help from the jinn in any way, because this opens the door of evil to the Muslims, leads to compromising the creed, and is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use the jinn in matters other than sorcery, such as sending them to certain people, without worshipping them? And is it permissible for us to use them in acts of good?
Answer:
No, yes, it is permissible to use the dead and the absent? No, it is never permissible to use the absent. You only use a person who is present and capable, asking him to bring something or to help you. As for the absent, this is not permissible because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind."
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِAnd their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others
وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍOur Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills.
رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِي أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُAnd there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [600 -1024] هل يجوز استخدام الجن في أعمال الخير؟ — youtube.com
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