The impermissibility of hanging a wolf's eye to ward off jinn
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Your Eminence! What is the ruling on hanging a wolf's eye in the form of an amulet out of fear of the jinn, and they say: that it drives away the jinn, and is one excused by ignorance?
This is not permissible; because this is neither a religious nor a natural cause, so it is one of the amulets that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described as shirk (associating partners with Allah),Then who said: Do the jinn run away from the wolf?! We hear this often, but we do not know if this is true or not. For this reason, some people keep a piece of wolf skin with them and hang it in their house, claiming that the jinn will not enter the house if that is there. But this is a mistake. What truly protects you from the jinn is reciting Ayat al-Kursi. (Whoever recites it in the night, a guardian from Allah will not cease to be over him, and no Shaytan will approach him until he becomes morning) .
The questioner: The same question, O Shaykh! Who said: that it is kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion and one is not excused by ignorance?The Shaykh: No.
This is incorrect, it does not expel one from the religion,Based on what has become popular, assuming that this is a cause, it is said: This is not a religious cause, and hanging it is shirk (associating partners with Allah); but it is minor shirk.
The questioner: Is one excused by ignorance, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: Yes, there is no doubt that one is excused by ignorance. Every person is excused by ignorance [al-Baqarah: 286] So Allah said: I have done so.
This is not permissible; because this is neither a religious nor a natural cause, so it is one of the amulets that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described as shirk (associating partners with Allah),Then who said: Do the jinn run away from the wolf?! We hear this often, but we do not know if this is true or not. For this reason, some people keep a piece of wolf skin with them and hang it in their house, claiming that the jinn will not enter the house if that is there. But this is a mistake. What truly protects you from the jinn is reciting Ayat al-Kursi. (Whoever recites it in the night, a guardian from Allah will not cease to be over him, and no Shaytan will approach him until he becomes morning) .
The questioner: The same question, O Shaykh! Who said: that it is kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion and one is not excused by ignorance?The Shaykh: No.
This is incorrect, it does not expel one from the religion,Based on what has become popular, assuming that this is a cause, it is said: This is not a religious cause, and hanging it is shirk (associating partners with Allah); but it is minor shirk.
The questioner: Is one excused by ignorance, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: Yes, there is no doubt that one is excused by ignorance. Every person is excused by ignorance