Seeking the Help of the Muslim Jinn
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh tells you that Allah has made it permissible to seek the help of the Muslim jinn in counting what is hidden and regarding any matter of Islam that one sees as permissible.
Answer:
It is not permissible to seek the help of the jinn in any case, because there is no evidence for this, neither from the Book nor from the Sunnah.
The jinn are a hidden realm that we do not know, and they claim to be Muslims in order to deceive people. Is it permissible to issue a ruling on this? Shaykh al-Islam does not have a clear statement on this matter; his words are general. We have read them and have not seen that he arrived at a clear statement on this matter; rather, he only reported what was said about the issue.
Even if Shaykh al-Islam or someone else issued a ruling that it is permissible to seek the help of the jinn, what is his evidence? One must know his evidence. A mere fatwa without evidence is something that everyone transmits from his words and refutes, except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for he does not speak from desire. As for the scholar, he exercises independent legal reasoning and makes mistakes and hits the mark. We know his correctness from the evidence, and we know his error from the lack of evidence. If he does not mention evidence, we do not take his word. The standard is the Book and the Sunnah. And if we return to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:128] This verse contains the prohibition of humans seeking the help of the jinn in general, and it does not exclude any detail. The one who distinguishes based on evidence, along with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Jinn 72:6] He did not distinguish between a believer and a disbeliever among the jinn. The one who distinguishes is based on evidence. Even if it were Shaykh al-Islam, he is a human who makes mistakes and hits the mark, and we do not know his correctness except by evidence.
The Honorable Shaykh tells you that Allah has made it permissible to seek the help of the Muslim jinn in counting what is hidden and regarding any matter of Islam that one sees as permissible.
Answer:
It is not permissible to seek the help of the jinn in any case, because there is no evidence for this, neither from the Book nor from the Sunnah.
The jinn are a hidden realm that we do not know, and they claim to be Muslims in order to deceive people. Is it permissible to issue a ruling on this? Shaykh al-Islam does not have a clear statement on this matter; his words are general. We have read them and have not seen that he arrived at a clear statement on this matter; rather, he only reported what was said about the issue.
Even if Shaykh al-Islam or someone else issued a ruling that it is permissible to seek the help of the jinn, what is his evidence? One must know his evidence. A mere fatwa without evidence is something that everyone transmits from his words and refutes, except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for he does not speak from desire. As for the scholar, he exercises independent legal reasoning and makes mistakes and hits the mark. We know his correctness from the evidence, and we know his error from the lack of evidence. If he does not mention evidence, we do not take his word. The standard is the Book and the Sunnah. And if we return to 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." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our 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
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِي أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَاAnd there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ الْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في النُّشرة — islamhouse.com (56:37)
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