When does fear of the jinn become shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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The questioner:
When does fear of the jinn become shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
Fear of the jinn and humans becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah) if one fears them in obedience to Allah, leaving off worship because of fear of them, whether fear of the jinn or fear of humans. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil when one is able to do so, out of fear of people, is also among the blameworthy fear. Yes.
When does fear of the jinn become shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
The Shaykh:
Fear of the jinn and humans becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah) if one fears them in obedience to Allah, leaving off worship because of fear of them, whether fear of the jinn or fear of humans. This is shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner:
This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
Leaving off enjoining good and forbidding evil when one is able to do so, out of fear of people, is also among the blameworthy fear. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يصير الخوف من الجن خوفا شركيّا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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