The Ruling on Seeking the Help of Jinn and Reporting the Sorcerer
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The questioner:
This is a question from a woman who says: There are some people who bring a man who appears to be righteous, but he informs them of private matters about themselves that no one else knows, and it is said that he seeks the help of Muslim jinn.
The Shaykh:
This is a sorcerer. This is a sorcerer and a fortune-teller. It is not permissible to seek the help of jinn, whether Muslim or otherwise. It is not permissible to seek the help of jinn, the absent, or the dead. One only seeks the help of the living, present person who is capable of helping him. As for the absent one or the dead one, one does not seek their help. Yes.
The questioner:
Then she says, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory to report this man?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible for you to enable him to access your gatherings, and it is not permissible for you to remain silent about him. If there is an authority that takes action against him, report him to them. Yes.
This is a question from a woman who says: There are some people who bring a man who appears to be righteous, but he informs them of private matters about themselves that no one else knows, and it is said that he seeks the help of Muslim jinn.
The Shaykh:
This is a sorcerer. This is a sorcerer and a fortune-teller. It is not permissible to seek the help of jinn, whether Muslim or otherwise. It is not permissible to seek the help of jinn, the absent, or the dead. One only seeks the help of the living, present person who is capable of helping him. As for the absent one or the dead one, one does not seek their help. Yes.
The questioner:
Then she says, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory to report this man?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible for you to enable him to access your gatherings, and it is not permissible for you to remain silent about him. If there is an authority that takes action against him, report him to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يستعين المسلم بجن مسلم؟ وهل يبلغ عمن يفعل ذلك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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