Mufti Menk – Pets and the Jinn

			Salam aleikum, my brothers and sisters, it's quite exciting to have a pet sometimes very difficult
to look after pets. But Subhanallah people get occupied people are happy, Mashallah, it brings about
joy. Sometimes it gives people something to do that is not within What's wrong, you know, I'd rather
spend my time with a pet, than to spend my time doing something in the displeasure of Allah subhanho
wa Taala. So people might argue You're wasting your time. Remember today, there are three issues.
One is wasting your time with something haram that's absolutely prohibited. And sometimes wasting
your time with that which is not Haram. But it's not something you're going to gain a lot from, I
		

			might tell you, there is another way of doing things, and that is doing something beneficial with
your time. So if you're doing something beneficial, you're going to have a good reward. If you're
doing something that is neither beneficial, nor is it harmful, then it's okay. But you've still
could have used your time a little bit better. But if you're doing something that is destructive, it
is wrong. So I'd rather have a pet, when you bring in a pet to the home Did you know whether it's a
cat or another pet, especially cats, actually,
		

			you could have some of your family members who might be suffering with allergies as a result of
close interaction with that particular pet. So you need to monitor the family members at the
beginning. When you first bring in the pet, you need to monitor everyone and make sure that they
don't react to this pet. They don't struggle with reactions with allergies, and so on. It has
happened. But there's something even more important than that. Sometimes the gene can actually
affect a person or a family as a result of it coming into the home through a pet that was a carrier.
Now, that's a little bit complicated. But to simplify it, all you need to do is just watch at the
		

			beginning of the time when you brought the pet into the home within the first week or two. What's
happening in your house. Is there something that's just happened where people are getting sick or
ill spoke about the allergies, sometimes it brings about a lot of discord, hatred, you know,
mistrust,
		

			discord in a way that was never known before this animal came into the home. In that particular
case, you may want to consider getting rid of the cat getting rid of the pet. I've known of people
who can't walk they've struggled, you know, they actually can't even sleep thereafter. Sometimes. If
that is the case you might want to consider getting rid of the pet or changing replacing that pet
with another. This is something very important. And the reason is, we have a few pets and I've known
of others who've had pets, every time just monitor it. Just make sure that Subhan Allah you have
looked into the issue of allergies and also the issue of other items. Read your dua on a daily basis
		

			your dua for protection, morning and evening. It will corsi the way that the last surah of the
Quran, powerful and insha Allah We ask Allah to protect the soul. So the reason I'm making this is
just for everyone to know. Please monitor please make sure you know if there is a lot of
		

			discord in the home like I said, consider what I've just said and inshallah we do the needful. Apolo
Kali Hara was Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.