What is your opinion of one who seeks the aid of the devils?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
There is a method or practice that some young people and those of young age perform. It is that four people come to a place where the name of Allah is not mentioned, and they sit one of the students among them, or he is sleeping, and they are standing. Then they say words the text of which is: “In the washing place they washed him, and in the graveyard they put him, and from the graveyard they took him out. O Allah, O devils.” And they cover his face, then they all carry him, and he rises high with lightness. If one of them speaks, for example.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He rises high with lightness.
The Shaykh : High with what?
The questioner : He becomes light.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : So he rises high, high with lightness.
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : They carry him.
The Shaykh : Yes, they carry him and he becomes light.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. So if one of them speaks words in which there is the mention of Allah, that carried person falls. And this method is done in some schools during the break, or in dark places. So what is your opinion of this action, and what is your guidance for the one who does it?
The Shaykh : Our view is that this is a great abomination, because they are calling upon the devils. It is obligatory that this be reported to the one in authority, to the Ministry of Interior or whoever is above them, so that these people are disciplined. That is necessary. And you now know about this, and you do not know? You must report the matter. You must, but be sure of the matter and take evidence so that they do not deny it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the teachers reports it.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict. Tell him, “O my brother, tell him he must be sure and report the matter. It is not permissible to condone these people. These people are calling upon the devils, a clear calling, and they lead to danger and death, and then to the right.”
There is a method or practice that some young people and those of young age perform. It is that four people come to a place where the name of Allah is not mentioned, and they sit one of the students among them, or he is sleeping, and they are standing. Then they say words the text of which is: “In the washing place they washed him, and in the graveyard they put him, and from the graveyard they took him out. O Allah, O devils.” And they cover his face, then they all carry him, and he rises high with lightness. If one of them speaks, for example.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He rises high with lightness.
The Shaykh : High with what?
The questioner : He becomes light.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : So he rises high, high with lightness.
The Shaykh : With what?
The questioner : They carry him.
The Shaykh : Yes, they carry him and he becomes light.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. So if one of them speaks words in which there is the mention of Allah, that carried person falls. And this method is done in some schools during the break, or in dark places. So what is your opinion of this action, and what is your guidance for the one who does it?
The Shaykh : Our view is that this is a great abomination, because they are calling upon the devils. It is obligatory that this be reported to the one in authority, to the Ministry of Interior or whoever is above them, so that these people are disciplined. That is necessary. And you now know about this, and you do not know? You must report the matter. You must, but be sure of the matter and take evidence so that they do not deny it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the teachers reports it.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict. Tell him, “O my brother, tell him he must be sure and report the matter. It is not permissible to condone these people. These people are calling upon the devils, a clear calling, and they lead to danger and death, and then to the right.”