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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Washing the house with salt water to drive out the devils

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that one should dissolve salt in water and wash the house with it in order to drive out the devils.

Answer:
This is not permissible. This is a bad custom, so this action is not permissible.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:12:23)

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