The Ruling on Seeking Refuge from the Harm of Insects
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Question:
Like a cat, for example, or a lizard, a lizard and the like. One fears their harm, may Allah reward you. So when one suspects that they are possessed by jinn, does one warn them, or does one kill them directly when they cause harm?
Answer:
One warns them, perhaps Allah will save one from their evil, whether it is a man or something else. If the warning does not benefit, one kills it. If the warning does not benefit, one kills it. If it is harming them, eating a chicken or the like, one says: "O evil, leave us, turn away from us, or else we will kill you, or else we will do it." Yes, phrases that indicate the meaning.
Like a cat, for example, or a lizard, a lizard and the like. One fears their harm, may Allah reward you. So when one suspects that they are possessed by jinn, does one warn them, or does one kill them directly when they cause harm?
Answer:
One warns them, perhaps Allah will save one from their evil, whether it is a man or something else. If the warning does not benefit, one kills it. If the warning does not benefit, one kills it. If it is harming them, eating a chicken or the like, one says: "O evil, leave us, turn away from us, or else we will kill you, or else we will do it." Yes, phrases that indicate the meaning.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب في التعاون على البر والتقوى : الأحاديث : [ 179 - 182 ] — islamhouse.com (7:37)
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