What is the ruling on using incense to drive away the jinn?
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Question:
What is the ruling on using incense to drive away the jinn, and likewise in ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?
Answer:
Answer: It is forbidden. It is not permissible to use incense to drive away the jinn. There is no evidence for this. The jinn are driven away by seeking refuge in Allah. Seek refuge in Allah from them. Recite the Qur'an; the Qur'an drives them away. The remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) drives them away. As for incense, it has no basis and it is a religious innovation.
What is the ruling on using incense to drive away the jinn, and likewise in ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation)?
Answer:
Answer: It is forbidden. It is not permissible to use incense to drive away the jinn. There is no evidence for this. The jinn are driven away by seeking refuge in Allah. Seek refuge in Allah from them. Recite the Qur'an; the Qur'an drives them away. The remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) drives them away. As for incense, it has no basis and it is a religious innovation.
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