Using Naqab Incense to Drive Away the Shayatins
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people use an incense sold at the perfumers' shops called al-Naqb,
The Shaykh:
it is called.
The questioner:
al-Naqd.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Indeed.
The questioner:
They claim that this incense drives away the shayatin. He asks: Is this prescribed?
The Shaykh:
The shayatin are not driven away by smoke; rather, they may take advantage of it. What drives them away is seeking refuge in Allah[Al-A'raf 7:200]. That is what drives away the shaytan. As for the incense, it may be that they take advantage of it and it increases. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some people use an incense sold at the perfumers' shops called al-Naqb,
The Shaykh:
it is called.
The questioner:
al-Naqd.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Indeed.
The questioner:
They claim that this incense drives away the shayatin. He asks: Is this prescribed?
The Shaykh:
The shayatin are not driven away by smoke; rather, they may take advantage of it. What drives them away is seeking refuge in Allah
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:12:20)
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