What is the ruling on washing the house with water and salt?
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Question:
Yes. He asks: What is the ruling on one who washes his house with water and salt, believing that this protects him from evils? Is his action considered minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) or not?
Answer:
This is permissible, because they sprinkle salt on the doorways of the house, saying it drives away the jinn. This is what is permissible. This is a belief from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah).
Yes. He asks: What is the ruling on one who washes his house with water and salt, believing that this protects him from evils? Is his action considered minor shirk (associating partners with Allah) or not?
Answer:
This is permissible, because they sprinkle salt on the doorways of the house, saying it drives away the jinn. This is what is permissible. This is a belief from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم غسل البيت بالماء والملح؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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