What is the ruling on seeking the help of the jinn in knowing relative unseen matters?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on asking the jinn about matters of the relative unseen?
The Shaykh : We do not see it as appropriate to turn to the jinn in questions concerning unseen matters; because that is one of the causes of the misguidance of humans, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned in the Noble Qur'an something of the misguidance of the former polytheists, where the Lord of the Worlds (Blessed and Exalted is He) narrated, in a report about the jinn who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and believed in him, that among their words was:[Al-Jinn 72:6].
The Shaykh : Seeking the help of the jinn in knowing the unseen is, as some of the predecessors said when they condemned seeking aid from a created being by another created being: it is like the prisoner seeking aid from the prisoner. So, humans seeking the help of the jinn to know the unseen is like humans seeking the help of humans, for both kinds, humans and jinn, share in not knowing the unseen.
The Shaykh : As for when the intended meaning of the unseen is a matter that has occurred but is absent from humans because their energies and capabilities are limited, and the energies of the jinn are broader, we likewise say: it is not permissible; because the matter, with continued reliance on them, will expand, and the tear will widen on the mender, and people will fall into associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the shirk of attributes; because you all know that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is One in His essence, One in His worship, and One in His attributes, so no one from the created beings shares with Him absolutely in knowing the unseen, as He (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[Al-Jinn 72:26-27], so the prophets and messengers themselves do not know the unseen, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic) teaches them about some of the unseen matters by way of inspiration to them, and there is no prophet after our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); therefore, this path of knowing the unseen is a dead end; whether it is from the unseen that has not occurred or from the unseen that has occurred and is not within the reach of humans, so seeking the help of the jinn in this type is undoubtedly a slip and misguidance, and it may lead—as I said earlier—to associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : Perhaps among the recent witnesses is what has reached us about your country, specifically Kuwait: that there is a shaykh who claims knowledge of the unseen, and that among that is that he ordered his followers to migrate from Kuwait to Jordan here, and that it will happen in Jordan—perhaps he said snow or severe cold—and therefore he ordered them to wrap themselves or buy blankets and things, and conversely that there will be in Kuwait—may Allah forbid—severe fire, or similar false claims. Is there anything of that with you?
The questioner : News of that reached us—O Shaykh—that in Syria,The Shaykh : There was one in Syria, and one in Egypt from the Sufis.
The Shaykh : But their followers are here, and they say in Kuwait their shaykh is...
The questioner : Correct; they have followers distributed, they traveled from Kuwait, and last Sunday they announced in the newspapers that they were waiting for everyone yesterday, andThe Shaykh : one was present in Syria and another in Egypt, they announced to their followers that the Hour would stand; so all of them left the schools—and this is a fact—so some of them sold their lands and left.
The Shaykh : Many came here.
The questioner : The headquarters of the shaykh of the tariqah in Kuwait is Farid Hamdan, and his son and his brother are here. The newspapers wrote on Monday thatThe Shaykh : one is present in Syria and the other in Egypt.
The Shaykh : It is permissible in any case that there may be movements or preferences.
The Shaykh : The point is; that opening the door of contact with the jinn begets in humans falling into the misguidance that is forbidden. Yes.
The Shaykh : We do not see it as appropriate to turn to the jinn in questions concerning unseen matters; because that is one of the causes of the misguidance of humans, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned in the Noble Qur'an something of the misguidance of the former polytheists, where the Lord of the Worlds (Blessed and Exalted is He) narrated, in a report about the jinn who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and believed in him, that among their words was:
And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْأِنْسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقاًThe Shaykh : Seeking the help of the jinn in knowing the unseen is, as some of the predecessors said when they condemned seeking aid from a created being by another created being: it is like the prisoner seeking aid from the prisoner. So, humans seeking the help of the jinn to know the unseen is like humans seeking the help of humans, for both kinds, humans and jinn, share in not knowing the unseen.
The Shaykh : As for when the intended meaning of the unseen is a matter that has occurred but is absent from humans because their energies and capabilities are limited, and the energies of the jinn are broader, we likewise say: it is not permissible; because the matter, with continued reliance on them, will expand, and the tear will widen on the mender, and people will fall into associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the shirk of attributes; because you all know that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is One in His essence, One in His worship, and One in His attributes, so no one from the created beings shares with Him absolutely in knowing the unseen, as He (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
(26) [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone (27) Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَداً * إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَسُولٍThe Shaykh : Perhaps among the recent witnesses is what has reached us about your country, specifically Kuwait: that there is a shaykh who claims knowledge of the unseen, and that among that is that he ordered his followers to migrate from Kuwait to Jordan here, and that it will happen in Jordan—perhaps he said snow or severe cold—and therefore he ordered them to wrap themselves or buy blankets and things, and conversely that there will be in Kuwait—may Allah forbid—severe fire, or similar false claims. Is there anything of that with you?
The questioner : News of that reached us—O Shaykh—that in Syria,The Shaykh : There was one in Syria, and one in Egypt from the Sufis.
The Shaykh : But their followers are here, and they say in Kuwait their shaykh is...
The questioner : Correct; they have followers distributed, they traveled from Kuwait, and last Sunday they announced in the newspapers that they were waiting for everyone yesterday, andThe Shaykh : one was present in Syria and another in Egypt, they announced to their followers that the Hour would stand; so all of them left the schools—and this is a fact—so some of them sold their lands and left.
The Shaykh : Many came here.
The questioner : The headquarters of the shaykh of the tariqah in Kuwait is Farid Hamdan, and his son and his brother are here. The newspapers wrote on Monday thatThe Shaykh : one is present in Syria and the other in Egypt.
The Shaykh : It is permissible in any case that there may be movements or preferences.
The Shaykh : The point is; that opening the door of contact with the jinn begets in humans falling into the misguidance that is forbidden. Yes.
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