Are the two properties attributed to wolves that are circulated in forums—their ability to fixate the gaze of a jinn and their ability to freeze a jinn when a human places their foot on its footprint—true? And is it true that wolves eat jinn if they embody themselves in the form of a human or an animal, as is attributed to Sheikh Ibn Jibreen?
What is mentioned about the effect of wolves on jinn is not known to be substantiated by religious texts or reality. Some scholars have firmly denied this. The Permanent Committee described the statement that jinn fear wolves as "a baseless myth" and that using wolf skin in ruqyah is sorcery and a corrupt belief.
However, Sheikh Ibn Jibreen mentioned the possibility of this based on stories he heard, but he did not definitively affirm or deny it, and he did not consider keeping wolf skin or its canine tooth to ward off jinn as correct.
The statement that jinn flee from wolves or that wolves see and chase jinn cannot be said to be impossible. However, the correct treatment for someone afflicted (by jinn) is ruqyah with the words of Allah and the narrated supplications. If it is proven by experience that wolf skin affects jinn without a religious prohibition, then it becomes a permissible remedy.
In conclusion, these statements should not be relied upon religiously due to the lack of evidence supporting them and to avoid myths and polytheistic practices. The most beneficial way to repel jinn is through dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and legitimate protective supplications.
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