The Ruling on One Who Falsely Claims to Have a Major Sin
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who claims that a jinn is touching him or entering him, and that it causes him to fall down and shows signs of being affected, all in lies and falsehood?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and to beware of this false claim. It is obligatory for anyone who knows of this to report the matter to the authorities so that he is punished, disciplined, and does not deceive or mislead the people. He must repent to Allah for this, and whoever knows of his affair should expose him and report him to the authorities so that he is punished.
What is the ruling on one who claims that a jinn is touching him or entering him, and that it causes him to fall down and shows signs of being affected, all in lies and falsehood?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and to beware of this false claim. It is obligatory for anyone who knows of this to report the matter to the authorities so that he is punished, disciplined, and does not deceive or mislead the people. He must repent to Allah for this, and whoever knows of his affair should expose him and report him to the authorities so that he is punished.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء في دار الملاحظة الاجتماعية - ابن باز — archive.org (44:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.