We said that Allah’s (Mighty and Majestic) command for the jinn to obey Sulayman and to be made subservient to him is a cosmic command; is not their obedience and subservience to him an act of worship of Allah the Exalted?
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The student: If we say that Allah’s (Mighty and Majestic) command for the jinn to obey, believe, and affirm is a cosmic command?
The Shaykh : Yes, their permission, yes, a cosmic permission, yes.
The student: Does not their obedience to Sulayman... mean it is an act of worship of Allah the Exalted...?
The Shaykh : Yes, and for this reason we said that there is a possibility of a legal permission, and this is supported by His saying:[Saba 34:12].
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : This is the stronger position, but it does not preclude the first.
The Shaykh : Yes, their permission, yes, a cosmic permission, yes.
The student: Does not their obedience to Sulayman... mean it is an act of worship of Allah the Exalted...?
The Shaykh : Yes, and for this reason we said that there is a possibility of a legal permission, and this is supported by His saying:
And whoever deviated among them from Our command
ومن يزغ منهم عن أمرناThe student: ...?
The Shaykh : This is the stronger position, but it does not preclude the first.