The claim that 'Ali fought the jinn is a lie with no basis
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Q: Is it true that Imam 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) fought the jinn, as stated in the book "The Campaigns of Imam 'Ali," where it is said that he fought them until he drove them to the seventh earth? What is your opinion of this book?
A: All of this has no basis. He did not fight the jinn, and none of that occurred. Rather, this is invalid, false, and among the fabrications that people have invented. Abu al-'Abbas, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), explicitly stated this and said: It is a lie with no basis, and it is among the falsehoods that the liars have fabricated.
A: All of this has no basis. He did not fight the jinn, and none of that occurred. Rather, this is invalid, false, and among the fabrications that people have invented. Abu al-'Abbas, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), explicitly stated this and said: It is a lie with no basis, and it is among the falsehoods that the liars have fabricated.
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