The Ruling on Employing Muslim Jinn
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A woman employs jinn on the pretext that those she employs are from the Muslim jinn. If this is not permissible, is it permissible to cover for her, especially if it is known that she has repented, though we do not know if her repentance is valid?
I refer the questioner in this question—Meaning: regarding the employment of Muslim jinn—to the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) in the *Fatawa*, as well as in the book *Al-Nubuwwat*, and also in *Iydhah al-Dalalah 'ala 'Umm al-Risalah*. He explicitly stated that it is permissible for a person to employ righteous jinn, just as he employs righteous humans, and he knows their righteousness by their manner. If they do not respond to a person except through his disbelief, such as by slaughtering for them, or if they do not respond to him except by enabling him to commit a sin with them, or if they do not respond to him except by wronging people by destroying their wealth, as if they were to say to him: “We will bring you so-and-so’s camels, for example,” then these are not righteous, and it is not permissible to employ them.
But if they do nothing but good, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is part of calling to good, and the jinn are called to good and forbidden from evil, just as humans are. He (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned stories about the Companions regarding this issue. So refer to his words (may Allah have mercy on him) on this topic. I believe that in our book *Al-'Aqd al-Thamin*, we referred to the locations of his words (may Allah have mercy on him) with page numbers, so refer to them. May Allah bless you.
We ask Allah to make this meeting a blessed and beneficial one. Indeed, He is capable of all things.
I refer the questioner in this question—Meaning: regarding the employment of Muslim jinn—to the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) in the *Fatawa*, as well as in the book *Al-Nubuwwat*, and also in *Iydhah al-Dalalah 'ala 'Umm al-Risalah*. He explicitly stated that it is permissible for a person to employ righteous jinn, just as he employs righteous humans, and he knows their righteousness by their manner. If they do not respond to a person except through his disbelief, such as by slaughtering for them, or if they do not respond to him except by enabling him to commit a sin with them, or if they do not respond to him except by wronging people by destroying their wealth, as if they were to say to him: “We will bring you so-and-so’s camels, for example,” then these are not righteous, and it is not permissible to employ them.
But if they do nothing but good, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is part of calling to good, and the jinn are called to good and forbidden from evil, just as humans are. He (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned stories about the Companions regarding this issue. So refer to his words (may Allah have mercy on him) on this topic. I believe that in our book *Al-'Aqd al-Thamin*, we referred to the locations of his words (may Allah have mercy on him) with page numbers, so refer to them. May Allah bless you.
We ask Allah to make this meeting a blessed and beneficial one. Indeed, He is capable of all things.