The belief that the skin of a wolf's forehead expels jinn, and the ruling on hanging it in the home as a talisman
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Your Eminence! Some people cut the skin from a wolf's forehead and bring it to someone who has been afflicted by possession, and they claim that this jinn comes out. Some people also place this skin in the house as a talisman against jinn so that they do not enter their home.
What is the ruling on these two matters?
The ruling on the two matters: This has no basis and is not true. If this were the case, wolves would be worth the highest prices. This is not true.
The questioner: Is this of the same kind as wearing a ring to ward off calamity?The Shaykh: Yes, this is of the same kind as wearing a ring or the like to ward off or remove calamity. These are illusions with no truth to them.
The questioner: And if it were proven, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: It is not proven. They are illusions! Do it for a wolf, place it around a jinn, and see what happens.
The questioner: There is a person in Hail who has a wolf.
The Shaykh: I know a person who used to recite over those afflicted by possession, and he took a wolf with him. The wolf would not eat anything but the finest meat, and he kept buying meat for it, but it was of no use.
The jinn dances when it sees the wolf.
What is the ruling on these two matters?
The ruling on the two matters: This has no basis and is not true. If this were the case, wolves would be worth the highest prices. This is not true.
The questioner: Is this of the same kind as wearing a ring to ward off calamity?The Shaykh: Yes, this is of the same kind as wearing a ring or the like to ward off or remove calamity. These are illusions with no truth to them.
The questioner: And if it were proven, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: It is not proven. They are illusions! Do it for a wolf, place it around a jinn, and see what happens.
The questioner: There is a person in Hail who has a wolf.
The Shaykh: I know a person who used to recite over those afflicted by possession, and he took a wolf with him. The wolf would not eat anything but the finest meat, and he kept buying meat for it, but it was of no use.
The jinn dances when it sees the wolf.