May a Muslim seek assistance from Muslim jinn?
2026-09-21
F35 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Original Q&A · Full displayed answer
The full short answer addresses a claim of using Muslim jinn to meet needs or identify illnesses. It also mentions soothsayers, astrologers and charlatans. No additional medical claim or account of unseen beings is added.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
من ادعى أنه يستعين بالمسلمين من الجن في قضاء الحاجات أو كشف بعض الأمراض؟
الجواب
ما يجوز هذا، لا يستعان بالجن، لا يستعان بهم ولا بالكهنة ولا بالمنجمين ولا بالمشعوذين، لا يستعان إلا بمن عرف صدقه وأنه من أهل الخير.
English translation
English rendering prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited complete Arabic answer; not an official translation.
Original question
What about someone who claims that he seeks assistance from Muslim jinn to meet needs or identify certain illnesses?
Answer
This is not permissible. Assistance must not be sought from jinn: neither from them nor from soothsayers, astrologers or charlatans. Assistance is to be sought only from someone whose truthfulness is known and who is known to be a person of goodness.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website, fatwa 22492
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
Full original question and entire answer collated; replaces the historical selected excerpt. Complete original question on line11 and entire answer on line25 retained. The next displayed line is the site’s category link. This is distinct from the longer F34 answer on habitual expressions, supplications and tawassul.