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It is not appropriate to distinbwish 'Ali with this saying.

Rather, what is legislated i s that it be said in his case and
the case of other Companions: Radhi A l l i l ~ uAnku (may Alldh
be pleased with him), h d h i Allzhu 'At~hum(may Allah be
pleased with them) or: Rahimahullnh (may Allah have mercy on
him). This is because there is no evidence for distinguishing
him by it. Likcwise is the expression used bv some: ICurrum
AlLihv IVajhahu (may Allah bless his countenance), there is no
evidence for using it, nor i s there any reason to distinguish him
by it. I t is best to treat him the same as the rest of the WellGuided Caliphs and not to apply any special words to hitn
which are not applied to the others, when there is no evidence
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The Ruling on One Who sacrifices to Jinns

What is the ruling on one who grew up in his country
without knowing anything except prayer and the five
pillars clC Islam and who implements them, but who
satrifices to the Jinn and calls upon them in times of need,
without knowing that the Islamic law forbids it. Is he
excused because of his ignorance or not? And may it he said
tn him: "You are a ~ u s h u i d c " [ ' ~before the matter is made
clear to him?

A%

It is an obligation upon those who are familiar with the

knowledge of Trr~tfhid
to make dear to him that sacrificing
to other than All&, such as the Jinn, is major Shirk and takes
him out of the fold of Islam. Likewise, s~~pplicating
to them to
fulfill his needs is an act of major Shig which also takes him
biit of the fold of Islam. This 1s because both of these are acts
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The Permanent Committee

Does Life return to the Dead in the Grave?

All praisc he to Allah and d a y peace and blessings of Allah be
upon the Messenger and upon his family and Companions. As
for what follows:

The Permanent Committee for Scholarlv Research and Legal

Rulings wad the fallowing question ad&essCd to the G n l r ~ - J
Director, the text of which is as follows:

"1 have heard the scholars of Islam saying that the dead
person becomes alive in the grave and answers the
questions of the angels and that he i s punished if it is clear
from his answers that he is a disl>eliever and did not
practice Islam during the life of this wodd. As a novice in
the studv of the fundamenta~sof Islam, 1 have not found
any clr& widenre in the Noble Qur'an which p n m s the
examination and the punishment in the grave. AIIiih, the

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