Aslam

Praise be to Allah.This

is shirk, and is a type of seeking the help of the jinn. Some people

do this because they have fear of the jinn in their hearts and they

are afraid of their power, and because their hearts are devoid of sincere

faith and trust in Allaah. So they are content with these illusions

and they seek the help of created beings which are not able to bring

benefit or ward off harm for themselves, let alone for anyone else.

When Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have

mercy on him) was asked about this matter, he said:

“This is even more abhorrent than associating others in worship with

Allaah. We must not do this, we must beware of it, we must advise others

not to do it and we must denounce those who do it. If a person is known

to commit such actions of shirk, it is not permissible to let him marry

a Muslim woman, to eat meat slaughtered by him, to pray over him [the

funeral prayer] or to pray behind him, until he announces his repentance

to Allaah, which includes devoting his du’aa’ and worship sincerely

and purely to Allaah alone.”

(Iqaamat al-Baraaheen ‘ala Hukm

man istaghaatha bi ghayr Allaah, p. 30)

The Standing Committee for Academic Research and

Issuing Fatwas has issued a fatwa stating that:

“seeking the help of the jinn and turning to them to meet one’s needs

by harming someone or benefitting him is shirk, because it is a kind

of worship directed to someone other than Allaah. It is a kind of benefitting

from the jinn to fulfil one’s needs, in return for which the jinn benefits

by having the human’s veneration and trust, and being called upon by

him to fulfil his desires. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

‘And

on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): “O you

assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of men,” and their Awliyaa’ (friends

and helpers) amongst men will say: “Our Lord! We benefited one from

the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did

appoint for us.” He will say: “The Fire be your dwelling place, you

will dwell therein forever, except

as Allaah may will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.”

And thus We do make the Zaalimoon

(polytheists and wrongdoers) Awliyaa’ (supporters and helpers) of one

another (in committing crimes), because of that which they used to earn’

[al-An’aam 6:128-129]

And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

‘And

verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the males

among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin and

transgression’ [al-Jinn 72:6]

When a human seeks the help of the jinn, to cause harm to another

or to protect him from the evil of one whose evil he fears, all of this

is shirk, and whoever is in this state, his prayer and fasting mean

nothing. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“If

you join others in worship with Allaah, (then) surely, (all) your deeds

will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers” [al-Zumar

39:65]

Whoever is known to do such things, cannot be prayed over if he dies,

his funeral cannot be attended, and he cannot be buried in the Muslim

graveyard.”

(Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah,

1/407-408)

The jaahili (ignorant) nature of their seeking the

help of the jinn and putting their trust in them is highlighted in the

words of shirk that they utter, such as:

“By the help of Allaah and you; I am under Allaah’s care and yours;

I have no one except Allaah and you; I am Allaah’s slave and yours;

I put my trust in Allaah and in you; this is from Allaah and from you;

I have Allaah in heaven and you on earth,” etc.

Undoubtedly these phrases are expressions of shirk,

because they make a created being the rival of the Creator. Exalted

be our Lord far above that.

They even call upon Jibreel (peace be upon him) and

Muhammad (peace and blessings of

Allaah be upon him) instead of Allaah, by uttering words of ignorance

such as, “O Jibreel, help me,” and “O Muhammad, intercede for me.” And

Allaah is the One Whose help we seek.