The Ruling on Befriending the Jinn
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Question:
A message was received by the program from Baghdad, sent by one of the listeners there. He says, “Your brother, Abu 'Umar, asks and says: I have read Surat al-Jinn and its exegesis, but I understood only a little. The question that constantly and always comes to my mind is: Is it possible for humans to befriend the righteous jinn? And is it possible to see these jinn? The matter of the jinn is a long and broad subject, as it has confused me—as he says—and worried me. I ask for your answer. May Allah reward you with good.”
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to befriend the jinn, because he does not feel safe with them, nor does he know their conditions, and it is not permissible for him to befriend them. However, if he knows some of them to be good, and they guide him to good, he should pray for them for success, correctness, and guidance, and praise be to Allah.
As for befriending them, he should not befriend them, because he does not know them as he should, and one of them may be a hypocrite, and he does not know his condition. They may appear to be Muslims, but if one shows him Islam, he should pray for him for good. If one claims to him that he is a Muslim, he should pray for him for success and steadfastness upon the truth, advise him, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and praise be to Allah. He should not befriend him, take him as a friend, and trust him in everything. No, rather he should pray for him for success, pray for him for guidance, and thank him if he does good to him, if he guides him to good, or directs him to good, or enjoins him to do what is right, or forbids him from what is wrong. He should say, “May Allah reward you with good,” and the like. If he enjoins him to pray, or wakes him for prayer, he says, “May Allah reward you with good.” If he says to him, “Strive in reading the Qur'an,” he says, “May Allah reward you with good.” If he enjoins him to do what is right or forbids him from what is wrong, he says, “May Allah reward you with good.”
As for seeing them, the general rule is that one does not see them, as Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: [Al-A'raf: 27]. The general rule is that we do not see them. They may take forms, and a person may see them in the forms of humans, or dogs, or cats, or snakes, or the like. One may see them in forms, as has occurred in the past and the present.
As for seeing them in the form in which they were created, one may not be certain of that, and one may not know it, because they are forms we do not know, many forms and colors. But they may appear in known forms, such as snakes, dogs, cats, or the like, as is the reality that people know and have reported. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A message was received by the program from Baghdad, sent by one of the listeners there. He says, “Your brother, Abu 'Umar, asks and says: I have read Surat al-Jinn and its exegesis, but I understood only a little. The question that constantly and always comes to my mind is: Is it possible for humans to befriend the righteous jinn? And is it possible to see these jinn? The matter of the jinn is a long and broad subject, as it has confused me—as he says—and worried me. I ask for your answer. May Allah reward you with good.”
Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to befriend the jinn, because he does not feel safe with them, nor does he know their conditions, and it is not permissible for him to befriend them. However, if he knows some of them to be good, and they guide him to good, he should pray for them for success, correctness, and guidance, and praise be to Allah.
As for befriending them, he should not befriend them, because he does not know them as he should, and one of them may be a hypocrite, and he does not know his condition. They may appear to be Muslims, but if one shows him Islam, he should pray for him for good. If one claims to him that he is a Muslim, he should pray for him for success and steadfastness upon the truth, advise him, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and praise be to Allah. He should not befriend him, take him as a friend, and trust him in everything. No, rather he should pray for him for success, pray for him for guidance, and thank him if he does good to him, if he guides him to good, or directs him to good, or enjoins him to do what is right, or forbids him from what is wrong. He should say, “May Allah reward you with good,” and the like. If he enjoins him to pray, or wakes him for prayer, he says, “May Allah reward you with good.” If he says to him, “Strive in reading the Qur'an,” he says, “May Allah reward you with good.” If he enjoins him to do what is right or forbids him from what is wrong, he says, “May Allah reward you with good.”
As for seeing them, the general rule is that one does not see them, as Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them
إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا تَرَوْنَهُمْAs for seeing them in the form in which they were created, one may not be certain of that, and one may not know it, because they are forms we do not know, many forms and colors. But they may appear in known forms, such as snakes, dogs, cats, or the like, as is the reality that people know and have reported. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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