He was asked about the words of the Shaykh al-Islam regarding his classification of the jinn and how to deal with them during ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam, at the end of his book al-Nubuwwat, mentions his experience with the jinn in detail. Among the things he said is that a type of jinn can only be dealt with by striking, and another type can only be dealt with with admonition and warning.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner : Only admonition and warning. And a third type can only be dealt with by reciting the Qur'an. And a fourth type may be affected by the adhan (the call to prayer), as appears from what you have mentioned. And with this statement, it is that some types of jinn may not be helped by anything except striking, or for example, only by admonition and warning, and the like.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, he mentioned the Qur'an in some types, and the adhan. Is there any problem with that?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We take two other categories: warning and striking. As for warning, I do not understand mere speech not accompanied by the recitation of the Qur'an. There must be something of that. The fourth and last thing is striking. Many people use this in reality, but I do not believe in it, because I have no evidence (dalil), and experience is not sufficient here, as we said earlier, because not every successful experience indicates the legitimacy of this means. Otherwise, this would open a wide door for deception, religious innovation (bid'ah), and superstition, and even shirk (associating partners with Allah). Those who seek nearness to Allah through the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), and the righteous, and who supplicate at their graves and ask them to fulfill their needs, saying, "We have tried it repeatedly, so much so that it has been recorded in books, as I think you remember with me, the grave of Ma'ruf al-Tariq al-Mujarrab." This is a historically recorded matter, and now it is practically accepted and acknowledged by people. So one of them says, "My brother, we have tried it and seen the blessing and benefit," and so on. So I say, the success of an experience is not sufficient to indicate its legitimacy. There must be evidence (dalil) that supports its legitimacy, otherwise, no.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner : Only admonition and warning. And a third type can only be dealt with by reciting the Qur'an. And a fourth type may be affected by the adhan (the call to prayer), as appears from what you have mentioned. And with this statement, it is that some types of jinn may not be helped by anything except striking, or for example, only by admonition and warning, and the like.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, he mentioned the Qur'an in some types, and the adhan. Is there any problem with that?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We take two other categories: warning and striking. As for warning, I do not understand mere speech not accompanied by the recitation of the Qur'an. There must be something of that. The fourth and last thing is striking. Many people use this in reality, but I do not believe in it, because I have no evidence (dalil), and experience is not sufficient here, as we said earlier, because not every successful experience indicates the legitimacy of this means. Otherwise, this would open a wide door for deception, religious innovation (bid'ah), and superstition, and even shirk (associating partners with Allah). Those who seek nearness to Allah through the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), and the righteous, and who supplicate at their graves and ask them to fulfill their needs, saying, "We have tried it repeatedly, so much so that it has been recorded in books, as I think you remember with me, the grave of Ma'ruf al-Tariq al-Mujarrab." This is a historically recorded matter, and now it is practically accepted and acknowledged by people. So one of them says, "My brother, we have tried it and seen the blessing and benefit," and so on. So I say, the success of an experience is not sufficient to indicate its legitimacy. There must be evidence (dalil) that supports its legitimacy, otherwise, no.
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