His statement: "War is deception." Is it permissible to seek the aid of the jinn in wars?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. War is deception. In our lands, there are some people in ordinary wars who, when the heat is on, or when they want to charge an army by surprise, or when they want to retreat, they release the wind. They do certain things, and a strong wind comes out, so the others do not see them attacking them, and then they retreat...
The Shaykh : How is this?
The questioner : I mean, they have a magical operation. They do something that results in a strong wind. The question is: Is this trick permissible?
The Shaykh : I mean, are there jinn involved?
The questioner : I don't know, they use...
The Shaykh : This does not happen unless there are blowing machines.
The questioner : This is well known.
The Shaykh : Who testifies to this for you?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, I do not think so, because no one is capable of this, except if they have jinn, and there is a storm from the jinn.
The questioner : That is it. The question is: Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible, because these jinn do not do this unless they are Muslims, for it is not possible for them to support the Muslims against the disbelievers unless they are Muslims...
The Shaykh : How is this?
The questioner : I mean, they have a magical operation. They do something that results in a strong wind. The question is: Is this trick permissible?
The Shaykh : I mean, are there jinn involved?
The questioner : I don't know, they use...
The Shaykh : This does not happen unless there are blowing machines.
The questioner : This is well known.
The Shaykh : Who testifies to this for you?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, I do not think so, because no one is capable of this, except if they have jinn, and there is a storm from the jinn.
The questioner : That is it. The question is: Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible, because these jinn do not do this unless they are Muslims, for it is not possible for them to support the Muslims against the disbelievers unless they are Muslims...