The Ruling on Seeking the Help of the Jinn in Permissible Matters
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on seeking the help of the jinn in permissible matters, knowing that Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) permits it? What is the evidence of those who prohibit it?
Answer:
This is a lie. Shaykh al-Islam did not permit this. We read his words, we read his writings, and we found that he was reviewing the statements of those who said this, but he did not clarify his opinion on it, nor did he state his own view. He merely reviews the statements of those who said this. The problem is that some of the brothers come and read the Shaykh's words without completing them, without knowing their beginning or end. They cut out a sentence or lines from the middle, or from the side, or from the beginning, or from the end. They cut out a phrase or lines and say, "Shaykh al-Islam said..." We have not found him permitting seeking the help of the jinn absolutely. He is only narrating the statements of people, and he did not clarify his opinion on that.
It is not permissible to seek the help of the jinn. This is a matter that is not permissible. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-Jinn 72:6]. And He says: [Al-An'am 6:128] and the humans [Al-An'am 6:128] [Al-An'am 6:128] So these two verses condemned those who seek the help of the jinn, without specifying the details. Then, seeking the help of the absent is prohibited. Seeking help is only done with the living who are present. It is not permissible to seek the help of the dead or the absent. One only seeks the help of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and seeks the help of the living, present creation in what they are capable of. There are two conditions: that the person is living and present, and that it is something they are capable of. This is the correct way to seek help from creation, whether it is a jinn or a human. Since the jinn is absent, we do not seek his help. And what makes us know that this one, if we were to descend and say it is permissible to seek the help of the Muslim jinn, is actually Muslim? He might say he is Muslim while being a liar, in order to deceive and plot against us. Yes. Because the Shayatins do not believe; they plot against the children of Adam and claim Islam while they are not Muslims. And who among the Salaf permitted this? Who permitted seeking the help of the righteous or Muslim jinn? Who? Except for what the Shaykh mentioned as a report, not as his own opinion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: What is the ruling on seeking the help of the jinn in permissible matters, knowing that Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) permits it? What is the evidence of those who prohibit it?
Answer:
This is a lie. Shaykh al-Islam did not permit this. We read his words, we read his writings, and we found that he was reviewing the statements of those who said this, but he did not clarify his opinion on it, nor did he state his own view. He merely reviews the statements of those who said this. The problem is that some of the brothers come and read the Shaykh's words without completing them, without knowing their beginning or end. They cut out a sentence or lines from the middle, or from the side, or from the beginning, or from the end. They cut out a phrase or lines and say, "Shaykh al-Islam said..." We have not found him permitting seeking the help of the jinn absolutely. He is only narrating the statements of people, and he did not clarify his opinion on that.
It is not permissible to seek the help of the jinn. This is a matter that is not permissible. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
And 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 رَهَقًاAnd [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّyou have [misled] many of mankind
قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِAnd 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 eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِي أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-02-مفتاح السعادة في الدنيا والآخرة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:55)
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