A word about the food of the jinn.
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The Shaykh : The food of the jinn is different from that of humans.
The questioner : Shaykh, does it feed from the body...?
The Shaykh : You know from the Sunnah that the food of the jinn is different from that of humans.
Another questioner : Is there a text regarding this?
The Shaykh : But... yes, there is a text. Of course, dung is the food of the jinn.
Another questioner : Does it share in food on which the name of Allah has not been mentioned?
The Shaykh : It shares in it, but what is their ordinary food? This is if this matter is correct for them.
Another questioner : That is to say, we say both things. And it feeds on the food of humans on which the name of Allah has not been mentioned.
The Shaykh : Look at the hadith regarding dung?
Al-Halabi : .
Another questioner : Is this generally the bones of all meats?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : That is why istinja' is prohibited...
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner : Istinja' is prohibited.
The Shaykh : Istinja', yes.
Another questioner : The dung of sheep and other animals, or the dung of humans, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No. The dung of sheep that lives with humans!
Another questioner : ... collects the dung of humans and...
The Shaykh : No, no. This is not dung; this is impure, this is excrement.
The questioner : Shaykh, does it feed from the body...?
The Shaykh : You know from the Sunnah that the food of the jinn is different from that of humans.
Another questioner : Is there a text regarding this?
The Shaykh : But... yes, there is a text. Of course, dung is the food of the jinn.
Another questioner : Does it share in food on which the name of Allah has not been mentioned?
The Shaykh : It shares in it, but what is their ordinary food? This is if this matter is correct for them.
Another questioner : That is to say, we say both things. And it feeds on the food of humans on which the name of Allah has not been mentioned.
The Shaykh : Look at the hadith regarding dung?
Al-Halabi :
The food of your brothers from the jinn is dung and bones
طعام إخوانكم من الجنّ الروث و العظمAnother questioner : Is this generally the bones of all meats?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : That is why istinja' is prohibited...
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner : Istinja' is prohibited.
The Shaykh : Istinja', yes.
Another questioner : The dung of sheep and other animals, or the dung of humans, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No. The dung of sheep that lives with humans!
Another questioner : ... collects the dung of humans and...
The Shaykh : No, no. This is not dung; this is impure, this is excrement.
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