Is it permissible to call the adhan for a need, such as a person in a desert who fears something?
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The questioner : ... It is permissible to call the adhan for a need, if a person is in a desert ... and hears something that frightens him, as some of the Salaf said, should he call the adhan because the jinn flee?The Shaykh : It was reported in the hadith , because the adhan drives them away, and the ghaylān are jinn that haunt people on their journeys, meaning they take on forms and terrify travelers.
The questioner : Is it permissible in this situation?
The Shaykh : As long as the command for it has come and it is established that the adhan drives away Satan and makes him flee, and he passes gas.
If the ghaylān haunt you, hasten with the adhan.
إذا تغولت الغيلان فبادور بالأذانThe questioner : Is it permissible in this situation?
The Shaykh : As long as the command for it has come and it is established that the adhan drives away Satan and makes him flee, and he passes gas.
