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According to the Islmic conception of the world of created spiritual beings, the conclusion drawn fromthe evidence presented in the previous chapters was that the only possible source which could beinvolved in spirit-possession of humans would be the jinn. The is the view held by the majority of theSunnee scholars, past and present. However, there is a minority of Muslim scholars, philosophers and

scholastic theologians who have questioned the possibility of possession. Some have denied thispossibility altogether, while others have offered different explanations for the phenomenon of madnessand epilepsy.

Among the many statements from outstanding classical scholars confirming the reality of possession isthat of Imm Ahmad.[1] Abdullaah reported that when he asked his father, Ahmad bin Hanbal, Thereare some people who claim that the jinnee cannot enter the body of a human, his father replied, O mydear son, they are lying; for that is one [jinnee] speaking with his tongue.[2] Ibn Taymeeyah expressedthe position of the majority of the Muslim scholars, stating, The existence of the jinn is an establishedfact, according to the Book (i.e. the Quraan), the Sunnah and the agreement of the early scholars.Likewise, the penetration of a jinnee into a human body is also an established fact, according to theconsensus of leading Sunnee scholars. It is also a fact witnessed and experienced by anyone who reflectson it. The jinnee enters the one seized by fits and causes him to speak incomprehensible words,unknown to himself; if one seized by fits is struck a blow sufficient to kill a came, he does not feel it.Elsewhere he also said, There is no one among the major Muslim scholars who denies the [possibility of]a jinnee entering the body of one seized by fits, as well as the bodies of others. Whoever denies the jinnpossession and claims that the divine law (shareeah) belies it, has lied against the divine law. For theredoes not exist among the evidences of the divine law anything which repudiates demonic possession.[3]

Even some of the leading scholars of the Mutazilees have confirmed the occurrence of jinn-possession ofhumans. For example, al-Qaadee Abdul-Jabbaar al-Hamadhaanee[4] was reported to have said, Thereis nothing to prevent them (i.e. the jinn) from entering out bodies, just as air and shifting breath which[in my opinion] is the soul (rooh) enters our bodies by penetration and rarefaction.[5] Further on hecommented on Aboo Uthmaan Amr ibn Ubayds[6] statement, Surely, one who denies that the jinn canenter the bodies of humans is an atheist or will give birth to an atheist. Al-Hamadhaanee remarked, He

(i.e. Aboo Uthmaan) only said that because the fact that jinn can possess humans is as well-known andobvious as information about formal prayer (salaah), fasting, hajj and zakaah. Just as whoever rejectsthis basic information is judged as an apostate, whoever rejects knowledge which may only be obtainedthrough the Messenger (like the jinn-possession of humans) is a disbeliever.[7]

Evidence for Possession

Qurnic Evidence

Evidence for spirit-possession can be found in both the Quraan and the Sunnah. From the Quraan themost commonly quoted support for jinn-possession is the following verse:

Those who devour interest rise up like one stumbling from Satans touch. Quraan, 2:275

Al-Qurtubee commented on this verse in his exegesis, saying, This verse contains proof of theincorrectness of those who deny possession (sara) by way of the jinn, claiming that it is the result ofnatural causes, as well as those who claim that Satan does not enter human nor does he touch them.[8]Aboo Jafar ibn Jareer[9] said the following in his commentary on the verse, He (i.e. Allaah), whosepraise is great, said to those who deal in interest: He whom we have so described in this life will rise upin the next life from his grave like one stumbling from Satans touch rises up. He meant that Satan drives


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him insane in this life. He is one whom Satan causes to stumble, and he overpowers and knocks himdown by the touch that is madness.[10] Ibn Katheers view on the interpretation of the verse was asfollows: That is, they rise up from their graves on the Day of Judgment unbalanced like an insaneperson in a fit of madness. His fumbling around under Satans touch means that he will rise upunbalanced. Ibn Abee Haatim[11] reported that Ibn Abbaas said, One who devours interest will beresurrected on the Day of Judgment insane in a suffocating fit of madness. Awf ibn Maalik,[12] Saeed

ibn Jubayr,[13] as-Suddee[14] ar-Rabee ibn Anas,[15] Muqaatil ibn Hayyaan[16] andQataadah.[17][18] In a treatise on this subject, Ibn Taymeeyah[19] stated the following, Althoughsome Mutazilees, like al-Jubbaaee[20] and Aboo Bakr ar-Raazee[21], erroneously rejected the possibilitythat jinn enter the bodies of madmen, they did not deny the existence of jinn, because the former is lessevident than the latter. Thus al-Asharee mentioned among the doctrines of orthodox Muslims (Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jamaaah) that they believed that the jinn entered the bodies of madmen, as stated by theAlmighty in the verse, Those who devour interest rise up like one stumbling from Satans touch.[22]

Evidence from the Sunnah

In the authentic texts of the Sunnah there are a number of traditions which indicate that the jinn mayand do enter the body. Some of these hadeeths are rather general, while others are quite specific. Themost widely quoted of the general texts is one in which the Prophet () was reported by his wife, Safiyyah,

to have said: Verily, Satan flows in the bloodstream of Aadams descendents.[23] According to theSunnee scholars who use this hadeeth as evidence, it clearly indicates that Satan and by extension thejinn is able to invade human body and permeate its various parts, similar to the way blood circulateswithin the limbs.

Yalaa ibn Murrah said: I saw the Allaahs Messenger () do three things which no one before or after mesaw. I went with him on a trip. On the way we passed by a woman sitting at the roadside with a youngboy. She called out, O Messenger of Allaah, this boy is afflicted with a trial, and from him we have alsobeen afflicted with a trial. I do not know how many times per day he is seized with fits. He said, Givehim to me. So she lifted him up to the Prophet (). He then placed the boy between himself and themiddle of the saddle, opened the boys mouth and blew in it three times, says, In the name of Allaah; Iam the slave of Allaah. Get out, enemy of Allaah! Then he gave the boy back to her and said, Meet uson our return at this same place and inform us how he has faired. We then went. On our return, wefound her in the same place with three sheep. When he said to her, How has your son faired? shereplied, By the One who sent you with the truth, we have not detected anything [unusual] in hisbehaviour up to this time[24]

This authentic narration - and others which are weaker but still strong enough to be used as supportiveevidence portrays the Prophet () apparently commanding an entity within this boy seized by fits ofmadness to leave. If there was nothing really possessing this boy, it would mean that the Prophet ()was involved in folly and deception. Since he knew that his actions would be imitated by his followers, hewould not engage in such deviation. The idea of him being deceitful is totally inconsistent with theIslmic concept of prophethood and its responsibilities that of clarity and guidance. Consequently, thevast majority of orthodox Muslim scholars conclude that such narrations confirm the concept of diabolicpossession of humans.

Logical Evidence

The Mutazilee judge, Abdul-Jabbaar Al-Hamadhaanee,[25] was reported to have rationally argued infavor of spirit-possession. He said:

If what we have proven concerning the fineness and delicacy of their (i.e. the jinns) bodies and that theyare gaseous is correct, there is nothing to prevent them from entering our bodies, just as air and shiftingbreath which is the soul enters our bodies by penetration and rarefaction. And that does not lead to


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the [impossible] combination of two substances in a single location, because they only combine by beingadjacent to each other and not by one occupying the place of the other. They penetrate our bodies theway thin bodies enter crevices. If it is said that the entrance of jinn into our body orifices wouldnecessitate the orifices being torn apart or the dismemberment of the devils because whenever bodiesenter narrow locations the penetrating body is always broken then it may be said that the breaking ofthe penetrating body would occur if the penetrating body is dense like iron or wood. As for a gaseous

penetrating body, this would not be the case. [Therefore], it may be similarly said of devils that they arenot dismembered by entering human bodies, because they will either completely penetrate as one bodyor partially penetrate as one cohesive whole without being torn apart.[26]

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Evidence Against Possession


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The body of Muslim scholars who denied the possibility of demonic possession also used Qurnic versesand logic to support their arguments. Although most of them belonged to the deviant Mutazileephilosophical school of thought, some were Sunnees, and to this day some Sunnee scholars deny it. Al-Aaloosee recorded the following in his exegesis of the Quraan, The Mutazilees and al-Qaffaal[27] fromamong the Shaafiees[28] state that the claim that epilepsy (sara) and insanity (junoon) were from theSatan is false, because he does not have the ability to do that.[29] Fakhruddeen ar-Raazee quoted the

Mutazilee scholar, al-Jubbaaee, as saying, People say the reason for the state of the epileptic fit is thatSatan touched [the victim] or possessed him. This is false, because Satan is weak and unable to possessor kill humans.[30]

Qurnic Evidence

The verse most commonly quoted by those who deny the possibility of spirit-possession is the following:

And Satan will say when the matter is decided, It was Allaah who gave you a truthful promise. I toopromised you, but I broke my promise to you. I had no authority over you except to call you, but youanswered my call Quraan 14:22

Fakhruddeen ar-Raazee made the following comment in his Qurnic exegesis of this verse, This is

unambiguous and unequivocal evidence that Satan does not have the ability to possess, kill or harm[humans].[31]

Regarding the verse, Those who devour interest rise up like one stumbling from Satans touch,[32] az-Zamakhsharee stated,

That is, they rise up when they are resurrected from their grave like one thrown to the ground inconvulsions (takhabbut) by Satan, i.e., the possessed. [The concept of] satanic convulsion is among theerroneous claims of the Arabs, whereby they falsely assert that Satan can throw a person down inconvulsions and possess him. The word khabt refers to an aimless journey, as in the phrase khabt alashwaa (reckless), but it is mentioned [in the Quraan] according to their beliefs. The word mass meansmadness, and a man in that state is mamsoos. It is also among the Arab fables that a jinnee can touch aman and cause his mind to become mixed up. Similarly, the phrase junna ar-rajul means that a jinneehas struck him. I have observed them (i.e., the Arabs) regarding [their ideas about] the jinn [asmentioned] in their stories, reports and remarkable tales. According to them, denial of these fables is thesame as denial of visually observable phenomenon.[33]

Two well-known Sunnee Qurnic exegetes, al-Baydaawee and Aboo Suood,[34] both followed az-Zamakhsharees view. These scholars were of the opinion that jinn do not have powers of possession.They though that only in order to get points across, the Qurn addressed the Arabs in expressionsfamiliar to them and in terms of their beliefs and claims. According to al-Qaffaal, the Arabs had a habit ofdescribing ugly things in terms of the devil. For example, they used this claim to explain the descriptiongiven by Allaah for the tree of Zaqqoom, which grows from the bottom of Hell and which will be amongthe sources of torment for sinners:

The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of the devils. Quraan 37:65[35]

Fakhruddeen ar-Raazee was of the opinion that the madness (takhabbut) mentioned in the verse(Quraan, 2:275) was not directly from Satan, but from his touch (mass) by way of harming whisperings,which, in turn, cause convulsions and subsequent madness (sara). He further likened the meaning of hisverse to another in regard to Prophet Ayyoob:

Remember when Our servant Ayyoob cried out to his Lord, Satan has afflicted (massanee, literally,touched) me with distress and suffering! Quraan 38:41


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And he added, The madness occurs with these whisperings because Allaah, Most High, created man witha weak disposition, the black bile (as-sawdaa)[36] being victorious over him, whereby he becomesfearful when the whispering occur. By not being courageous [enough to withstand the mental pressure]he goes mad, just as the cowardly are driven mad by vacant locations. Due to that, this form of madnessdoes not happen to noble humans who have attained perfection and those who are resolute and

intelligent, but it exists among those possessing weak temperament and mental imbalance.[37]

Logical Evidence

Fakhurddeen ar-Raazee quoted in his Qurnic exegesis the main arguments of the Mutazilee, al-Jubbaaee, which later became the standard line of logical reasoning used by those who rejected spiritpossession:

Satan can be said to have either a dense body or a fine body. If he has the former, he must be visible.For, if it were possible for him to have a dense form and be present and invisible, it would also bepossible for suns, peals of thunder, flashes of lightning and mountains to be in our presence without usseeing them; that would be greatly irrational. If he has a dense shape, then how would it be possible forhim to enter into the insides of a human body? If, on the other hand, he were fine-bodied like air, such a

being could not be solid or powerful and could not be able to possess a human or kill him.

If Satan were able to possess and kill [humans], it would also be possible for Stan to do acts similar tothe miracle of the Prophets. This would lead to the defamation of prophethood.

If he were able to do that (i.e. possess), why does he no possess all of the believers? Why does he notsend all of them into convulsions, considering the severity of his enmity towards the faithful? Why doeshe not steal their wealth, corrupt their affairs, expose their secrets and drive them all mad? All of that isobviously not taking place.

Those who claim that Satan can do these things may bring as evidence the report concerning the devilswho used to do hard labor during the era of Sulaymaan ibn Daawood (May peace be upon him). This isbased upon what Allaah told about them (i.e., the devils) making whatever he [i.e., Prophet Sulaymaan]wished of arches, statues, basins as large as reservoirs, and [cooking] cauldrons fixed in place.[38] If thisis brought as proof, the response is that Allaah, Most High, charged them with such tasks duringSulaymaans era and gave them the power to do those works as indications of a miracle for ProphetSulaymaan (peace be upon him).[39]

Among modern scholars following the symbolic approach of ar-Raazee and others towards the jinn, al-Ghazzaalee has presented an interpretation of the hadeeth of Safiyyah in which she quoted the Prophet() as saying, Verily, the devil flows in the bloodstream of Aadams descendants. He claims this is not theactual occupying of the human body, but refers to demonic whispering (waswasah).[40] Another recentMuslim scholar, Muhammad Rasheed Ridaa,[41] considered epilepsy (sara) and other mental illnesses tobe sicknesses of the nervous system. He claimed that these are caused in part by microbes, and due totheir invisibility he considered them to be a species of the entities known in Islaam as jinn.[42]

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Analysis of the Arguments

From the aforementioned arguments, it may be concluded that those who deny the possibility ofdiabolical possession rely on only two sources Qurnic texts and logic while those who affirm it relyon three Qurnic texts, texts from the Sunnah and logic. According to the correct methodology ofQurnic interpretation outlined by Ibn Katheer in the introduction of his exegesis of the Quraan,[43] theinterpretation of the Sunnah are essential for determining the correct understanding of the Qurnic text.Ibn Katheer wrote,

If it is asked what is the best method of interpretation, the reply is that the most correct method is thatof [interpretation of] the Quraan by the Quraan. This is because what has been generalized in one place

has been specified in another. If an explicit explanation is not found in another verse, then the answersare found in the Sunnah, for it explains and clarifies the Quraan. In fact, Imaam Muhammad ibn Idreesash-Shaafiee said, Whatever the Messenger of Allaah () ruled was based upon what he understood fromthe Quraan. The Almighty said:

Surely, We revealed the Book to you in truth that you may judge between people by whatAllaah has shown you. So do not plead for the treacherous. Quraan, 4:105

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which they differ Quraan, 16:64

Verily, We have revealed the Reminder (i.e. the Quraan) to you [O Muhammad] so that youmay explain to the people what has been revealed to them Quraan, 16:44

Due to this fact, the Messenger of Allaah () stated,

I have been given the Quraan and something similar to it along with it.[44]

He meant the Sunnah, because the Sunnah was revealed to him as the Quraan was revealed, exceptthat it was not recited as the Quraan was recited.[45]

If one applies the Sunnah to the interpretation of the Qurnic texts in question, then it can only beconcluded that spirit-possession of human beings by the jinn is not only possible, but real. Thus, it is notsurprising to find that the majority of the orthodox scholars support this view.

Refutation of the Evidence Against Possession

Qurnic Evidence

The clear meaning of the verse concerning Satans denial of authority over man (Quraan, 14:22) is inreference to his inability to force them to evil. He is only capable of making the evil way seem attractiveto man, while the actual act of evil is of mans own choosing. In this verse authority (sultaan) has beeninterpreted by some classical exegetes as meaning evidence. That is, Satan stated that he did not haveany authority (i.e. proof) for the false promises that he made those who followed him.[46]

Therefore, in this verse the devils denial of authority over man, whether physical or psychological, doesnot rule out the possibility of demonic possession.

It is not necessarily true that the Quraan only appears to confirm jinn-possession by using the familiarstyle, terms, and false pre-Islmic beliefs of the Arabs in order to assist them in their comprehension of apoint. In reference to the comparison of the fruit of Zaqqoom tree of Hell to the imaginary heads ofdevils, some exegetes and Arab lexicographers have pointed out that heads of devils (ruoos ash-shayaateen) was the name of a tree which grew in the region between Makkah and Yemen. Others usedthe term to describe a species of ugly created snakes which were called shayaateen.[47] Therefore, thecomparison of someone possessed would be with something known and real, just like many other similesin the Quraan. This was the position of those scholars, like Ibn Taymeeyah, ash-Shanqeetee and others,who held that whatever the Quraan used for comparison is real and true, because the Quraanemphatically describes itself as the book of truth, free from falsehood:

It is He who revealed to you the Book in truth, confirming previous [scripture], and it is Hewho revealed the Torah and the Gospel. Quraan 3:3

Those who reject the Message when it comes to them [are known]. And indeed, it is a Bookof exalted power. No falsehood can approach it from before it and behind it. It is sent downby the Most Wise, Most Praised. Quraan 41:41-42

Evidence from Hadeeth

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whispering is consistently described in the Quraan and Sunnah as taking place in the human heart orchest and not throughout the limbs of the body:

Who whispers into the chests of men. Quraan 114:5

Logical Evidence

In the first argument al-Jubbaaee sought to prove that jinn must have fine bodies, otherwise they wouldhave to be visible. He then claimed possession could only take place if jinn had dense bodies. He furtherconcluded that if jinn had dense bodies they could not enter human bodies because the human bodydoes not have enough room to hold a jinnee. Abdul-Jabbaars argument refutes this presentation usingthe same rules of logic. It may also be said that al-Jubbaaees argument assumes that man is capable ofunderstanding the laws which govern the unseen. This is not the case. For example, we are informedthat angels blow the human spirit into the embryo in the womb and that they sometimes fight along withthe believers, but only Allaah knows how these things take place. Likewise, this could be the case fordemonic possession. Also questionable is al-Jubbaaees point that if jinn were fine-bodied like air, theywould not have solidity or power necessary to possess humans or kill them. The ability to knock down ahuman is not limited to dense bodies. The force of a powerful gust of wind or a jolt of electricity, whichcan knock over a man, is more powerful than that produced by many dense bodies.

The second argument claimed that if Satan and the jinn were able to possess humans it would enablethem to imitate the miracles of the prophets, which would be a defamation of prophethood. However, thedifference between miracles and satanic acts is great. The former are supernatural occurrences grantedto prophets in order to confirm their prophethood and the divine origin of their message, while the latterare illusions and tricks performed by the evil human cohorts of the devils. It should also be notes that thisargument is quite far-fetched, because possessed individuals do not exhibit any abilities even remotelyresembling the miracles of the prophets. Furthermore, through deception, magicians of the past andpresent have done tricks which have convinced the masses that they possess supernatural abilities.According to prophesy, the false-Christ (Maseeh ad-Dajjaal) apparently will have supernatural abilitieswhich will delude many.

In the third argument the question was raised: if jinn had these abilities, why do they not concentratetheir attacks on the true believers. Since the evil jinn are the avowed enemies of the God-fearing, theyshould exclusively possess the pious and ruin their social and material lives, however, those who seemmost frequently possessed are not from the true believers. The reason for this phenomenon may be dueto the protection which Allaah granted the believers against much of the jinns harm. True believersclosely follow the prophetic instructions for seeking refuge in Allaah and shielding themselves inrighteousness and piety throughout their daily lives:[48]

He has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. His authority isonly over those who take him as a patron and who join partners in Allaah. Quraan, 16:99-100

Can you not see that We have set the devils on the disbelievers, excitedly prodding them

[to sin and disbelief]. Quraan, 19:83

The fact is that the jinn fear those who are strong among the righteous, and therefore avoid them. Onone occasion the Prophet () said,

Surely, I can see the devils among the jinn and among mankind fleeing from Umar.[49]

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The Different Types

Book - "The World of the Jinn and Devils", p. 7Ibn Abdul Barr said, "The jinn, according to the scholars of the language, are of different types:

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If one is mentioning the jinn purely of themselves, the are called jinni.*2.

If one is mentioning the jinn that live among mankind, they are called aamar whose plural is amaar.


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If one is mentioning the ones that antagonize the young, they are called arwaah.4.

If one is mentioning the evil ones that antagonize humans they are called shaitan for the singular [and

shayateen for plural].5.

If they cause even more harm and become strong, they are called afreet."**

*Notice the similar sound between jinni and english's "genie". TV and other media have twisted theconcept of jinn; however, it is interesting to note its origin is from Islam. "I Dream of Jeannie" is a TVshow based around a Genie (jinni, plural of jinn). In this show, Jeannie, the genie, frequently was given arequest and the requestor never quite got what was requested as she was always creating unintentionalmischief. However we understand that the shaitan among the jinn antagonize humans, not that they arekind beings who accidentally mess up on occasion. Those who seek aid (such as asking for favors ormaking request) from the jinni will find deception and a twisted type of aid that doesn't really meet therequestor's original request, but that satisfies the shaytaanic jinn's desire for evil.

**An Ifrt (strong) from the jinns said: "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council).And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work." [The Noble Qur'an 27:39]

Narration - Reported by al-Tahhaawi in Mushkil al-Athaar, 4/95, and by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 22/214

Abu Thalabah al-Khushani said: The Messenger of Allaah May Allah's peace and blessings be on himsaid: The jinn are of three types: a types that has wings, and they fly through the air; a type that lookslike snakes and dogs; and a type that stops for a rest then resumes its journey. [Shaykh al-Albaani saidin al-Mishkaat (2/1206, no. 4148): al-Tahhaawi and Abul-Shaykh reported it with a saheeh isnaad]

The Origin of the Jinn

The jinn are NOT fallen angels. They were created from a smokeless flame of fire. The first recorded jinnto be disobedient is Iblis. Disbelieving, disobedient jinn and humans are known as shayateen (satans).

The Noble Qur'an - Ar-Rahmaan 55:15, 15

He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.

And the jinns did He create from a smokeless flame of fire.

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Hijr 15:26-42

26. And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.

27. And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire.

28. And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "I am going to create a man (Adam) fromsounding clay of altered black smooth mud.


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29. "So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I createdfor him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him."

30. So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.

31. Except Ibls (Satan), - he refused to be among the prostrators.

32. (Allh) said: "O Ibls (Satan)! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?"

33. [Ibls (Satan)] said: "I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created fromsounding clay of altered black smooth mud."

34. (Allh) said: "Then, get out from here, for verily, you are Rajm (an outcast or a cursed one)." [TafsrAt-Tabar]

35. "And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."

36. [Ibls (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will beresurrected."

37. Allh said: "Then, verily, you are of those reprieved,

38. "Till the Day of the time appointed."

39. [Ibls (Satan)] said: "O my Lord! Because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error forthem (mankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.

40. "Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them."

41. (Allh) said: "This is the Way which will lead straight to Me."

42. "Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except those who follow you of the Ghwn(Mushrikn and those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers, etc.).

Solomon's Experience with the Jinn

Allah made all the jinn subservient to the Prophet Sulaimaan (Solomon), a gift from Allah, swt, that willnever be granted to another after him.

The Noble Qur'an - Saad 38:35-3935. He said: "My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any otherafter me: Verily, You are the Bestower."

36. So, We subjected to him the wind, it blew gently to his order whithersoever he willed,

37. And also the Shaytin (devils) from the jinns (including) every kind of builder and diver,

38. And also others bound in fetters.

39. [Saying of Allh to Sulaimn (Solomon)]: "This is Our gift, so spend you or withhold, no account willbe asked."


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The Noble Qur'an - Saba' 34:12-14

12. And to Solomon (We subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was amonth's (journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of the sun to sunset) was a month's(journey i.e. in one day he could travel two months' journey). And We caused a fount of (molten) brassto flow for him, and there were jinns that worked in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord, and

whosoever of them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to taste of the torment of theblazing Fire.

13. They worked for him what he desired, (making) high rooms, images, basins as large as reservoirs,and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places). "Work you, O family of Dwud (David), with thanks!" Butfew of My slaves are grateful.

14. Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaimn (Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinns) of hisdeath except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his stick, so when he felldown, the jinns saw clearly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have stayed in thehumiliating torment.

The Noble Qur'an - An-Naml 27:17-19

17. And there were gathered before Sulaimn (Solomon) his hosts of jinns and men, and birds, and theyall were set in battle order (marching forwards).

18. Till, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: "O ants! Enter your dwellings, lestSulaimn (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, while they perceive not."

19. So he [Sulaimn (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her speech[] and said: "My Lord! Inspire and bestowupon me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on meand on my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by YourMercy among Your righteous slaves."

Every human has a partner Jinn

Hadith - Sahih Muslim 6757, Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, similar narration 6759 by 'Aisha, r.a.Allah's Apostle May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said: There is none amongst you with whom isnot an attache from amongst the jinn (devil). They (the Companions) said: Allah's Apostle May Allah'speace and blessings be on him with you too? Thereupon he said: Yes, but Allah helps me against himand so I am safe from his hand and he does not command me but for good.

Distancing Oneself

Fiqh 4.124Anas reported that the Prophet May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said, "The barrier between theeyes of the Jinn and the nakedness of the Children of Adam is [created] when a Muslim discards agarment and says, 'In the name of Allah besides Whom there is no other god'." (Ibn As-Sinni)

Hadith - Ahmad, an-Nasa'i, Dawud, al-Hakim and al-BaihaqiQatadah related from 'Abdullah ibn Sarjas who said, "The Messenger of Allah forbade urination into ahole." Said Qatadah, "What is disliked about urinating into a hole?" Said he, "It is the residence of thejinn." [Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn as-Sakin classified it as sahih]


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More About the Jinn

Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:533, Narrated Jabi bin 'Abdullah May Allah be pleased with him

The Prophet May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water

skins, and close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns spread out at suchtime and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put out your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat)may drag away the wick of the candle and burn the dwellers of the house." Ata said, "The devils."(instead of the Jinns).

Hadith - Sunan of Abu Dawood, Narrated Abu Sa'id al-KhudriMuhammad ibn AbuYahya said that his father told that he and his companion went to AbuSa'id al-Khudrito pay a sick visit to him. He said: Then we came out from him and met a companion of ours whowanted to go to him. We went ahead and sat in the mosque. He then came back and told us that heheard AbuSa'id al-Khudri say: The Apostle of Allah May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said: Somesnakes are jinn; so when anyone sees one of them in his house, he should give it a warning three times.If it return (after that), he should kill it, for it is a devil.

Hadith - Al-Muwatta 54.33...The snake stirred on the end of the spear and the youth fell dead. No one knew which of them diedfirst, the snake or the youth. That was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah May Allah's peace andblessings be on him said, "There are jinn in Madina who have become muslim. When you see one ofthem, call out to it for three days. If it appears after that, then kill it, for it is a shaytan." "'

Hadith - Muwatta, 49.21...Shaytan does not open a locked door or untie a tied knot, or uncover a vessel.

Hadith - Tirmidhi #350Allah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said: Don't cleanse yourself with dung orwith bones for that is the food of your brothers from amongst the Jinn. [Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Nasa'iwith this exception that he did not make mention of: The Food of your brothers from amongst the jinn.]

The Noble Qur'an - Ar-Rahmaan 55:56Wherein both will be those (maidens) restraining their glances upon their husbands, whom no man orjinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual intercourse) before them.

Hadith - Abu Dawood 1046, Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib

Ali said on the pulpit in the mosque of Kufah: When Friday comes, the devils go to the markets with theirflags, and involve people in their needs and prevent them from the Friday prayer. ...

Allah will fill Hell with jinns and men all together

The Noble Qur'an - As-Saaffaat 37:158And they have invented a kinship between Him and the jinns, but the jinns know well that they haveindeed to appear (before Him) (i.e. they will be brought for accounts).

The Noble Qur'an - Huud 11:119Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy (the follower of truth - Islmic Monotheism) andfor that did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (i.e. His Saying): "Surely, I shallfill Hell with jinns and men all together."


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The Noble Qur'an - Al-An'aam 6:130, 131O you assembly of jinns and mankind! "Did not there come to you Messengers from amongst you,reciting unto you My Verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "Webear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bearwitness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong*doing (i.e.associating others in worship along with Allh) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers weresent).

The Noble Qur'an - Al-A'raaf 7:179And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith theyunderstand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not(the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones.

Fortune-tellers/Soothsayers

Hadith - Al-Bukhari 7.657, Narrated 'Aisha, r.a.

Some people asked Allah's Apostle (saaws) about the foretellers. He said. -They are nothing." They said,-O Allah's Apostle! Sometimes they tell us of a thing which turns out to be true." Allah's Apostle said, "AJinn snatches that true word and pours it into the ear of his friend (the foreteller) (as one puts somethinginto a bottle). The foreteller then mixes with that word one hundred lies."

Muslim Jinn

The Noble Qur'an - Az-Zaariyaat 51:56And I (Allh) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).

Hadith - Tirmidhi #861, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah, Tirmidhi reported and said: This is a gharib hadith.

Allah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him came out to his companions and recitedSurah ar-Rahman (55) from the beginning to the end, but they remained silent. Thereupon he said: Irecited this before the Jinn on the night of Jinn, and their response was better than that of yours. When Icame to these words: `Then which of the favours of your Lord do you deny?' They said: Our Lord, thereis nothing that we deny of Thy favour; to Thee is praise due.

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Jinn 72:1-14

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Say (O Muhammad May Allah's peace and blessings be on him): "It has been revealed to me that a group(from three to ten in number) of jinns listened (to this Qur'n). They said: 'Verily! We have heard awonderful Recital (this Qur'n)!2.

'It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anythingwith our Lord (Allh).3.


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'And exalted be the Majesty of our Lord, He has taken neither a wife, nor a son (or offspring or children).4.

'And that the foolish among us [i.e. Ibls (Satan) or the polytheists amongst the jinns] used to utteragainst Allh that which was wrong and not right.5.

'And verily, we thought that men and jinns would not utter a lie against Allh.6.

'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, butthey (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.7.

'And they thought as you thought, that Allh will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinns).8.

'And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.9.

'And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find aflaming fire watching him in ambush.10.

'And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them aRight Path.11.

'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups each having adifferent way (religious sect, etc.).12.

'And we think that we cannot escape (from the punishment of) Allh in the earth, nor can we escape(from the punishment) by flight.13.

'And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Qur'n), we believed therein (Islmic Monotheism), andwhosoever believes in his Lord shall have no fear, either of a decrease in the reward of his good deeds oran increase in punishment for his sins.14.

'And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to Allh, after listening to this Qur'n), and of us someare Al-Qsitn (disbelievers those who have deviated from the Right Path)'. And whosoever hasembraced Islm (i.e. has become a Muslim by submitting to Allh), then such have sought the Right

Path."

Shaytaan

The shaytaan (satan) can be human or jinn...

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And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies - Shaytin (devils) among mankind and jinns,inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If your Lord had sowilled, they would not have done it, so leave them alone with their fabrications.

Know your enemy...

The Noble Qur'an - Faatir 35:6Surely, Shaitn (Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizb(followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.

The Noble Qur'an - Az-Zukhruf 43:62And let not Shaitn (Satan) hinder you (from the right religion, i.e. Islmic Monotheism), Verily, he(Satan) to you is a plain enemy.

Shaitaan tells you to fear people instead of Allah, swt...

The Noble Qur'an - Az-Zukhruf 43:62

It is only Shaitn (Satan) that suggests to you the fear of his Auliy' [supporters and friends (polytheists,disbelievers in the Oneness of Allh and in His Messenger, Muhammad May Allah's peace and blessingsbe on him)], so fear them not, but fear Me, if you are (true) believers.

The jinn's power is to Whisper/Deceive

The Noble Qur'an - An-Naas 114

1. Say: "I seek refuge with (Allh) the Lord of mankind,

2. "The King of mankind,

3. "The Ilh (God) of mankind,

4. "From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from hiswhispering in one's heart after one remembers Allh),

5. "Who whispers in the breasts of mankind,

6. "Of jinns and men."

The Noble Qur'an - Al-An'aam 6:128And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinns! Many didyou mislead of men," ...

The Noble Qur'an - Al-'Anaam 6:112And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies - Shaytin (devils) among mankind and jinns,inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception)....

The Noble Qur'an - An-Nahl 16:99-100Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allh).

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(Allh) [i.e. those who are Mushrikn - polytheists - see Verse 6:121].

The Noble Qur'an - Ibrahiim 14:22And Shaitn (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allh promised you a promise oftruth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you,so you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help

me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allh (by obeying me in the life ofthe world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zlimn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)."

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Israa' 17:61-65And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate unto Adam." They prostrated except Ibls(Satan). He said: "Shall I prostrate to one whom You created from clay?"

[Ibls (Satan)] said: "See? This one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep mealive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) allbut a few!"

(Allh) said: "Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely! Hell will be the recompense of you (all) anample recompense.

"And Istafziz [literally means: befool them gradually] those whom you can among them with your voice(i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allh's disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalryand your infantry, mutually share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money byillegal ways usury, etc., or by committing illegal sexual intercourse, etc.), and make promises to them."But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

"Verily! My slaves (i.e the true believers of Islmic Monotheism), you have no authority over them. AndAll-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian."

Supplication for one afflicted by whisperings in prayer or recitation...

Hadith - Sahih Muslim 5463, Narrated Uthman ibn Abul'As, r.a.Uthman came to Allah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him and said: Allah'sMessenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and my reciting of the Qur'an and heconfounds me. Thereupon Allah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on himsaid: That is (thedoing of the Satan) who is known as Khinzab, and when you perceive its effect, seek refuge with Allahfrom it and spit* three times to your left. I did that and Allah dispelled that from me.

* this is a dry spit in the air

Seeking refuge IN the Jinn

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Jinn 72: 6-7

6. 'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, butthey (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.

7. 'And they thought as you thought, that Allh will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinns).

The Noble Qur'an - Ibrahiim 14:22And Shaitn (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allh promised you a promise oftruth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you,


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so you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you helpme. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allh (by obeying me in the life ofthe world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zlimn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)."

The Noble Qur'an - Al-An'aam 6:100-102

100. Yet, they join the jinns as partners in worship with Allh, though He has created them (the jinns),and they attribute falsely without knowledge sons and daughters to Him. Be He Glorified and Exaltedabove (all) that they attribute to Him.

101. He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have children when He has no wife?He created all things and He is the All-Knower of everything.

102. Such is Allh, your Lord! L ilha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), theCreator of all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakl (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian,etc.) over all things.

The Noble Qur'an - Al-An'aam 6:128And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinns! Many did

you mislead of men," and their Auliy' (friends and helpers, etc.) amongst men will say: "Our Lord! Webenefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint forus." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling*place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allh may will.Certainly your Lord is All*Wise, All*Knowing."

Seeking Refuge FROM the Evil Jinn

Say " 'audhu billah" (I seek refuge in Allah) and other dhikr (remembrance of Allah, swt) when the evilwhisper of Shaitaan comes upon you, such as

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when becoming angry,*

having confusing or disobedient thoughts,*

when approached by arrogants who dispute the Truth of the ayats of Allah, swt,*

when about to recite Qur'an,*

or when in any situation that Quran and Sunnah teaches you is a result of the shaitaan.

The Noble Qur'an - Fussilat 41:36And if an evil whisper from Shaitn (Satan) tries to turn you away (O Muhammad SAW) (from doinggood, etc.), then seek refuge in Allh. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

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Hearer, All-Knower.

Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqn (the pious - see V.2:2), when an evil thought comes to them fromShaitn (Satan), they remember (Allh), and (indeed) they then see (aright).

The Noble Qur'an - Ghaafir 40:56

Verily, those who dispute about the Ayt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) ofAllh, without any authority having come to them, there is nothing else in their breasts except pride [toaccept you (Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger of Allh and to obey you]. They will never have it (i.e.Prophethood which Allh has bestowed upon you). So seek refuge in Allh (O Muhammad SAW from thearrogants). Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.

The Noble Qur'an - An-Nahl 16:98So when you want to recite the Qur'n, seek refuge with Allh from Shaitn (Satan), the outcast (thecursed one).

Hadith - Al-Muwatta 51.10Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "When the Messenger of Allah May Allah'speace and blessings be on him was taken on the Night Journey, he saw an evil jinn seeking him with a

torch of fire. Whenever the Messenger of Allah May Allah's peace and blessings be on him turned, he sawhim. Jibril said to him, 'Shall I teach you some words to say? When you say them, his torch will be putout and will fall from him.' The Messenger of Allah May Allah's peace and blessings be on himsaid, 'Yes,indeed.' Jibril said, 'Say, 'I seek refuge with the Noble Face of Allah and with the complete words of Allahwhich neither the good person nor the corrupt can exceed, from the evil of what descends from the skyand the evil of what ascends in it, and from the evil of what is created in the earth and the evil of whatcomes out of it, and from the trials of the night and day, and from the visitations of the night and day,except for one that knocks with good, O Merciful!" "'

Audhu bi wajhi'llahi' l-karim wa bi kalimati'llahi't-tammati. Allati la yujawazu hunna barra wa la fajir, minsharri ma yanzil min as-sama, wa sharri ma yaruju fiha, wa sham ma dhara' fi'l-ard, wa sharri mayakhruju minha, wa min fitani'l-layli wa'n-nahar, wa min tawariqi'l-layli wa'n-nahar illa tariqan yatruqbikhayr ya Rahman!

Say Bismillah and then the du'a below before entering the toilet area...

Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 358, Narrated Ali ibn Abu TalibAllah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said: The screen between the eyes of Jinnand the private parts of the sons of Adam as one of them enters the privy is that he should say: In thename of Allah. [This hadith has been transmitted by Tirmidhi and he said: It is a gharib hadith and itsisnad is not sound.]

[Bismillahi] Allahumma inna 'audhu bika minal khubthi wal khabaa'ith.

[By the Name of Allah]. Oh Allah, I seek protection in You from unclean spirits, male and female. [AbuDawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]

The ayat "Al-Kursi" (2:255) is well-known as a means for repelling mischievious jinn...

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Baqara 2:255Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever, Living, the One Who


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sustains and protects all that exists. neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever isin the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with HisPermission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to themin the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. HisKursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them.And He is the Most High, the Most Great (Ayat-ul-Kursi).

Hadith - Tirmidhi #2173, Narrated Jubayr ibn Nufayr [Darimi transmitted it in mursal form].Allah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said, "Allah finished Surat al-Baqarah withtwo verses which I have been given from His treasure which is under the Throne; so learn them andteach them to your womenfolk, for they are a blessing, a means of a approach (to Allah) and asupplication."

Ibn Taimiya, Majmu, vol. 19, p. 55"The numerous people who have experienced these events all confirm the amazing effectiveness of thisverse in warding off jinn and breaking their spells. It [editor's note: ayat al-Kursi] has a great effect inrepelling devils from humans, from the possessed and from those picked out by jinn, such aswrongdoers, people with bad tempers, those who follow their desires and lusts, musicians and those whobecome ecstatic through whistling and clapping. If these verses are read over them with sincerity to

Allah, the jinn will leave. It will put an end to the mirages created by the jinn. It will also disclose thefalseness of those, the brothers of the jinn, who perform miraculous acts. The jinn inspire their devoteeswith some knowledge that the ignorant think are miracles that Allah grants His pious servants. In fact,they are simply Shaytaan's acts of deception over his devotees, of those whom have earned Allah's wrathand those who have gone astray."

Hadith - Tirmidhi #2145, Narrated An-Nu'man ibn BashirAllah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him said, "Two thousand years before creatingthe heavens and the Earth, Allah inscribed a book of which He sent down two verses with which Heconcluded surat al-Baqarah. The Devil will not come near a house in which they are recited three nights."[Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.]

Make du'a (supplication) such as the following:

The Noble Qur'an - Al-Baqarah 2:286Allh burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, andhe is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error,our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians);our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant usForgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maul (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and give usvictory over the disbelieving people."

Recite Surahs Al-Falaq (Chapter 113) and An-Nas (Chapter 114)..

Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 1019, Narrated Abu Sa'id al-KhudriThe Prophet May Allah's peace and blessings be on him used to seek protection against the Jinn and theevil eye till surahs al-Falaq and an-Nas were revealed. After they were revealed he stuck to them anddiscarded everything beside them. [Transmitted by Tirmidhi]

Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 4563, Narrated Abu Sa'id al-KhudriAllah's Messenger May Allah's peace and blessings be on him used to seek refuge in Allah from jinn andthe evil eye in men till the Mu'awwidhatan came down, after which he made use of them and abandoned


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everything else. [Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition]

Action Items for the Muttaqun:

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Recite the complete surah of al-Baqarah in your house.*

Learn ayat-Al-Kursi and recite it frequently.*

Learn the du'a in Qur'an 2:286.*

Do not urinate in a hole.*

Say Bismillah when changing clothes.

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Seek refuge in Allah, swt, when approached by the evil whispers of Shaitaan.*

Leave alone the shaitaan with their fabrications.*

Do not fear the jinn, only Allah, swt. Know that jinn can be Muslim or shaitaan and are male or female.Know that the shaitaan can come to you as human or jinn.

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Asalamualaikum, brother abu_musab461.

I have a question.If I am in a place and I feel or detect a jinn in this place, can I say Asalamualaikum or say some words tothe jinn ?. I.e say "I will not disturb you, so, dont disturb me".

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If it your own home, make adhaan with the intention to expell the jinn, because it is not allowed for anyjinn to be in your home.

But if you are out side and maybe walking through a place where jinns might be, it is sufficient to readayat al kursi to your self or in a whisper to protect your self.

They will not come near you or harm you or bother you, because they can see you are trying to protectyour self from them- so you are not intending to harm them.

It was narrated from Sahl ibn Abi Salih that he said: My father sent me to Banu Harithah and there was aslave of ours or a friend of ourswith me. Someone called him by name from behind a wall, and the

one who was with me looked over the wall but did not see anything. I told my father about that and hesaid: "If I had realized that this would happen to you I would not have sent you. But if you hear a voice,give the call to prayer, for I heard Abu Hurayrah narrating that the Messenger of Allah (Peace andBlessing upon Him) said:

"If the call to prayer is given, the Shaytan runs away." Sahih Muslim, Kitab Al-Salah, Bab Fadl Al-Adhanwa Hurub Al-Shaytan, 1/290-291.

But do not try to communicate with them.

Anyway, you can't see or hear jinns in thier orginial invisible form, only when they take forms of things.

Allah Knows Best.

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