Is fear of the jinn shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: He says that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder. He says he washes his hands frequently out of fear that the jinn will afflict him with illness, despite his firm knowledge that illness and well-being are from Allah. Is this shirk?
Answer:
He should leave this, leave this, and rely upon Allah. He should place his trust in Allah and leave this. When he feels it, he should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and it will depart from him by the permission of Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: He says that he has obsessive-compulsive disorder. He says he washes his hands frequently out of fear that the jinn will afflict him with illness, despite his firm knowledge that illness and well-being are from Allah. Is this shirk?
Answer:
He should leave this, leave this, and rely upon Allah. He should place his trust in Allah and leave this. When he feels it, he should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and it will depart from him by the permission of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الخوف من الجن شرك؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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