Explanation of the Author's Statement: The Chapter on Seeking Refuge in Other Than Allah, and His Saying, the Exalted

The Shaykh : Then the author said: "The Chapter on Seeking Refuge in Other Than Allah".
His statement: "The Chapter on Seeking Refuge in Other Than Allah"—the "from" here is for partiality, meaning not all shirk (associating partners with Allah), but some of it is seeking refuge in other than Allah. This heading is not absolute, because if one seeks refuge in a person from what that person is capable of, there is no harm with it, just as calling for aid is not for Allah alone. Yes, even if one called for aid from him in what he is capable of, it would be permissible. Yes, he says: "Seeking refuge in other than Allah is shirk," and the saying of Allah, the Exalted: In my view, this "waw" is a conjunction particle. The "an" ... the hamza is open.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : ... it is broken.
The student: It is open for the beginning.

The Shaykh : It is open for the beginning. No, Ibn Malik did not say this, but ... Ali says ...
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The Shaykh : What are they?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : And what did he say?
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The Shaykh : ...
The student: ...

The Shaykh : No.
The student: The quoted speech.

The Shaykh : No, the quoted speech ... :
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Even if he did not mention it, Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Latif ibn 'Abd al-Rahim ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab said: I am a man from among the Muslims. Ibn Malik said to us a rule, O people, and it is:
"And the hamza of inna, open it to block the source *** of what it blocks"
This rule turn it into a source: "Say" or "It was revealed" or "Hearing" or "A group." Good, the conjoined items to it are like it, meaning "And it was revealed to me that there were men from among mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn." And His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He: The preposition and the genitive are a description for "men," because "men" is indefinite, and what comes after an indefinite is a description for it. This clause "they sought refuge" is the predicate of "kana" (was). And his saying: It is said: "He sought refuge in him" or "He took refuge in him." To take refuge and to seek refuge: so one seeks refuge from what one fears, and takes refuge in what one hopes for. This is the difference between them. Seeking refuge from what? From what one fears. Taking refuge in what one hopes for. And based on this, the poet said, addressing the one he praises, and it is not valid except for Allah, which he said:
"O He in whom I take refuge in what I hope for *** And He in whom I seek refuge from what I fear"
Look, "in what I hope for"—this is what is expected. What did he say about it? "I take refuge in Him." "From what I fear"—meaning from what I am afraid of. What did he say about it? "I seek refuge in Him." Yes, "And He in whom I seek refuge from what I fear."
"People cannot mend a bone you have broken *** Nor can they break a bone you have mended"
This is suitable for a human being. This is not suitable except for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. The important point is that I say the difference between seeking refuge (i'adh) and taking refuge (li'adh) is that taking refuge is in what is hoped for and expected, and seeking refuge is from what is feared and dreaded. He said: Meaning they turn to them for protection from what they fear. They think they protect them, but what happens? Meaning fear and terror. Did they benefit them or not? They did not benefit them. If they had sought refuge in Allah, He would have protected them. But they, and may Allah protect us, due to their intense fear of the jinn, they sought refuge in these men, but they increased in fear and terror. They say that the Arabs in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, when they descended into a valley, would call out at the top of their voices: "I seek refuge in the master of this valley from the foolish ones of his people." The one who imagines this ... the jinn exert their power over him.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : How?
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The Shaykh : He is the foolish one, but he increases in terror. He increases in terror. If he sees a moving tree, he says, "This jinn has come." Yes, then he finds no rest. But if he said as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, or what the Messenger indicated and guided to:
So this verse indicates that seeking refuge in the jinn is forbidden or not? Seeking refuge in the jinn is forbidden. The evidence is that it did not produce anything but the opposite. They wanted safety, but it increased their fear and terror. So it increased them in terror. Look at the word "terror" (rahqan); it is stronger than mere fear and dread. And with their dread and fear, it was as if something weighed them down and weakened them, so it became a terror that reaches the hearts, and may Allah protect us. And his saying: It is derived from this that the jinn have men or not? They have men. Yes, and they have women. And perhaps a man from among them would have intercourse with a woman from among the children of Adam, and vice versa. Perhaps a male from among the children of Adam would have intercourse with a female from among the jinn ... .
The student: But is it real or not?

The Shaykh : No, it is not real. And for this reason, the scholars said: In the chapter on ghusl (the full ritual bath), if she says that there is a jinn in her that has intercourse with her like a man, ghusl is obligatory on her. Yes. And on this basis, it becomes real, because merely having intercourse with her without discharge does not make ghusl obligatory on her unless that is a real matter. Yes. And as for a man having intercourse with a female from the jinn, that has been said, but I have not seen it in the words of the scholars except as tales that are told. And Allah knows best that this thing may happen, that he has intercourse with her in reality, she takes the form of a woman to him, and then he has intercourse with her. Yes. And I think I am far from being familiar with it, that some scholars mentioned the permissibility of marrying the jinn, the permissibility of marrying women from the jinn. Yes. And as for the jinn having intercourse with this, the Qur'an indicated it: But the discussion is on whether it is possible for a human to have intercourse with a jinn woman, or vice versa. This is in fact a matter of consideration. And Allah, the Exalted, says: "And Allah has made for you spouses from yourselves that you may find tranquility in them, and He has placed between you affection and mercy." And this is not possible regarding the jinn. It is sufficient for us to believe in their existence and that they are obligated, that among them are the righteous and those below that, and that among them are Muslims, yes, and the unjust, and that among them are men and women. Yes. What is the point of using the verse as evidence from this? The condemnation of those who seek refuge in other than Allah. The point is the condemnation of those who seek refuge in other than Allah. And the one who seeks refuge in a thing undoubtedly has attached his hope to it and relied on it, and this is a type of shirk. Yes.