The ruling on using incense to drive away the Shayatins
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Is it true that if a person perfumes his house with frankincense, the Shayatins leave the house? And is there any evidence for this? Because many of the people around us perfume their houses at sunset, believing that it drives away the Shayatins, and I am not convinced by their action.
Answer: This is something that has no basis. Rather, it is the remembrance of Allah and seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created that drives away the Shayatins. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2708a, and he said: . So, naming Allah and seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created are among the means of protection from the Shayatins. Likewise, reciting the Qur'an; all of this is among the means of safety. The believer should do what Allah has prescribed, which is seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, and naming Allah when entering, saying: "In the name of Allah" when entering the house, and naming Allah when eating and when drinking. This is the Sunnah. And if he repeats: Sunan Abi Dawud 3898Sahih (Al-Albani) three times, that is more preferable and better. Likewise, he says: Sunan Ibn Majah 3869 three times in the morning and in the evening; this is among the means of safety from all evil. Sunan Ibn Majah 3869 three times in the morning and in the evening. And likewise: Sunan Abi Dawud 3898Sahih (Al-Albani). If he says it, nothing will harm him until he leaves that house of his. And if he repeats it three times, that is more preferable and more complete, as came in some narrations from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
So, the conclusion is that these seekings of refuge and these remembrances are what Allah protects the servant with from the evil of the Shayatins, and from everything that harms him. As for the incense mentioned by the questioner, it has no basis.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: This is something that has no basis. Rather, it is the remembrance of Allah and seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created that drives away the Shayatins. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When anyone lands at a place, and then says:" I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He has created," nothing would harm him until he marches from that stopping place.
من نزل منزلًا فقال: أعوذ بكلمات الله التامات من شر ما خلق لم يضره شيء حتى يرتحل من منزله ذلكWhen a person enters his house in the evening and says: "In the name of Allah," the Shaytan says: "No lodging." And if he names Allah when eating, he says: "No lodging and no supper."
إذا دخل الإنسان منزله مساءً وقال: باسم الله، قال الشيطان: لا مبيت، وإذا سمى عند الأكل قال: لا مبيت ولا عشاءI take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created
أعوذ بكلمات الله التامات من شر ما خلقBismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i wa Huwas-Sami'ul-'Alim
باسم الله الذي لا يضر مع اسمه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء وهو السميع العليمBismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma'a ismihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i wa Huwas-Sami'ul-'Alim
باسم الله الذي لا يضر مع اسمه شيء في الأرض ولا في السماء وهو السميع العليمI take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created
أعوذ بكلمات الله التامات من شر ما خلقSo, the conclusion is that these seekings of refuge and these remembrances are what Allah protects the servant with from the evil of the Shayatins, and from everything that harms him. As for the incense mentioned by the questioner, it has no basis.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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