ASALAAMU ALAIKUM
Do jinns exist??
The Qur'aan and Sunnah
indicate that the jinn exist, and that there is a purpose for their existence
in this life, which is to worship Allaah Alone, with no partner or associate.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meanings):
"And I (Allaah)
created not the jinns and humans, except they should worship Me (Alone)."
[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56].
"O assembly of jinns
and mankind! Did there not come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting
unto you My Verses...?" [al-An'aam 6:130]
The world of the jinn is
an independent and separate world, with its own distinct nature and features
that are hidden from the world of humans. Jinns and humans have some things in
common, such as the possession of understanding and the choice between the way
of good and the way of evil. The word jinn comes from an Arabic root meaning
"hidden from sight". Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"...Verily he
[Shaytaan] and his qabeeluhu [his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe] see you
from where you cannot see them..." [al-A'raaf 7:27]
Allaah has told us in His
Book the essence from which the jinn were created. He says (interpretation of
the meaning):
*"And the jinn, We
created aforetime from the smokeless flame o fire." [al-Hijr 15:27]
"And the jinns did
He create from a smokeless flame of fire." [al-Rahmaan 55:15].
According to a hadeeth
narrated by 'Aa'ishah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from
fire, and Aadam was created from that which has been described to you."
(Reported by Muslim, 5314)
Let's talk about their
forms in sha Allah;
Their powers.
Allaah has given the jinn
powers that he has not given to humans. Allaah has told us about some of their
powers, such as the ability to move and travel quickly. An 'ifreet from among
the jinn guaranteed to the Prophet Sulaymaan (peace be upon him) that he would
bring the throne of the Queen of Yemen to Jerusalem in a moment faster than
that needed for a man to get up from where he was sitting. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"An 'ifreet (strong
one) from the jinns said: 'I will bring it [her throne] to you before you rise
from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for
such work.' One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: 'I will bring it
to you within the twinkling of an eye!' - then when Sulaymaan saw it placed
before him, he said, 'This is by the Grace of my Lord...'" [al-Naml
27:39-40]. Now the question that most of us ask is? ?
Can they harm us
Can jins harm humans??
With regard to the jinn
harming humans, this is proven to happen and it does happen. Protection against
that is attained by reciting Qur'aan and adhkaar (dhikr) prescribed in
sharee'ah. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
"Undoubtedly the
jinn can have a harmful effect on humans, and they could even kill them. They
may harm a person by throwing stones at him, or by trying to terrify him, and
other things that are proven in the Sunnah or indicated by real events. It was
reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave
permission to one of his Companions to go to his wife during one of the
military campaigns - I think it was the campaign of al-Khandaq - as he was a
young man who had recently got married. When he reached his house, he found his
wife standing at the door, and he objected to that. She said to him, 'Go
inside,' so he went inside and found a snake curled up on the bed. He had a
spear with him, so he stabbed it with the spear until it died, and at the same
instant as the snake died the man also died. It was not known which of them
died first, the snake or the man. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) heard of that, he forbade killing the harmless kinds of
snakes that are found in houses, apart from those which are maimed or are
streaked and malignant. This indicates that the jinn may attack humans, and
that they may harm them, as is known from real-life events. There are numerous
reports which indicate that a man may come to a deserted area, and a stone may
be thrown at him, but he does not see anybody, or he may hear voices or a
rustling sound like the rustling of trees, and other things that may make him
feel distressed and scared. A jinn may also enter the body of a human, either
because of love or with the intention of harming him, or for some other reason.
This is indicated in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): *Those who eat
Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except like the standing of a
person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan) leading him to insanity'[al-Baqarah 2:275]*
In such cases, the jinn
may speak from inside of that person and address the one who is reading verses
from the Qur'aan over him; the reciter may take a promise from the jinn never
to come back, and other things concerning which there are very many reports
which are widespread among the people.
*Umar (ra) narrates:
"One day, I was present near the idols. An idol-worshipper slaughtered a
calf, by way of making an offering for the idols. In the meanwhile, all of a
sudden, a voice came out of the belly of a big idol, in these words:* *"O
strange man! a useful thing is this that an eloquent person says: There is no
god but Allah."*
Umar (ra) stated that the
people ran away getting frightened of this call; but I stayed in order to know
the reality of this voice. Second time, also, the voice was heard. Thus, after
some period, it was heard about Muhammad (sallallahu alayhe wasallam) that he
is a Prophet and teaches that there is no god but Allah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari.
The voice came from a
Jinn inside the belly of the idol.
In sha Allah we move to
purpose of there creation.
Just as Adam had descendents,
so Iblees had descendents too, as Allaah says of Iblees (interpretation of the
meaning):
"Will you then take
him (Iblees) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while
they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the Zaalimoon
(polytheists, and wrongdoers, etc)"
[al-Kahf 18:50]
Allaah created the jinn
and mankind to worship Him. Whoever obeys Him will enter Paradise and whoever
disobeys Him will enter Hell:
"And I (Allaah)
created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone). I
seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My
creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My
creatures).
Verily, Allaah is the All
Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong"
[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56 -
interpretation]
All of the jinn, like
mankind, are accountable. Among them there are believers and kaafirs, those who
obey Allaah and those who disobey Him, as Allaah tells us that they said:
"'There are among us
some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups having different
ways (religious sects)'"
[al-Jinn 72:11 -
interpretation of the meaning]
The jinn will be
rewarded or punished in the Hereafter just like mankind.
Allaah tells us that they
said: "'And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to Allaah, after
listening to this Qur'aan), and of us some are Al?Qaasitoon (disbelievers those
who have deviated from the Right Path)'. And whosoever has embraced Islam (i.e.
has become a Muslim by submitting to Allaah), then such have sought the Right
Path.'
And as for the Qaasitoon
(disbelievers who deviated from the Right Path), they shall be firewood for
Hell"
[al-Jinn 72:14-15 -
The jinn and mankind will
all be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection before the Lord of the
Worlds. None of them will be able to postpone that or flee from it.
"O assembly of jinn
and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the
earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except
with authority (from Allaah)!"
[al-Rahmaan 55:33 -
interpretation of the meaning]
Whoever among the jinn or
mankind tries to flee from the Reckoning will never be able to do so, as Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"There will be sent
against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not
be able to defend yourselves
[al-Rahmaan 55:35]
The friends of the Most
Merciful (Allaah), among the jinn and mankind, co-operate in righteousness and
piety, and the friends of the Shaytaan, among the jinn and mankind, co-operate
in sin and transgression. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And so We have
appointed for every Prophet enemies - Shayaateen (devils) among mankind and
jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of
deception). If your Lord had so willed, they would not have done it; so leave
them alone with their fabrications"
[al-An'aam 6:112]
The jinn are with us on
this earth, but by the mercy of Allaah they see us and we do not see them, as
Allaah says of Iblees and his tribe (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, he and
Qabeeluhu (his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot
see them"
[al-A'raaf 7:27]
*Whoever can see you when
you cannot see him, and he is your enemy, is more dangerous. So you must always
beware of him and protect yourself from the devils among the jinn and mankind.*
From Usool al-Deen
al-Islami, by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem al-Tuwayjri.
In sha Allah we will end
on how to protect our self from jinns.
The protection which will
prevent the evil of the jinn is for a person to recite that which is narrated
in the Sunnah as being effective in providing protection, such as Aayat
al-Kurisy, for if a person recites Aayat al-Kursiy at night, he will continue
to have protection from Allaah, and no shaytaan will come near him until
morning. And Allaah is the Protector.'"
*(Majmoo' Fataawa
al-Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 1/287-288)*
The Sunnah mentions
adhkhaar (dhikr) by means of which one may gain protection from the shayaateen
(devils). These include:
Seeking refuge with
Allaah from the jinn:
Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And if an evil
whisper from Shaytaan (Satan) tries to turn you away (O Muhammad) (from doing
good), then seek refuge in Allaah. Verily, He is the All Hearer, the All
Knower"[Fussilat 41:36]
"And if an evil
whisper comes to you from Shaytaan (Satan), then seek refuge with Allaah.
Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower"
[al-A'raaf 7:200]
Reciting al-Mi'wadhatayn
(the last two Soorahs of the Qur'aan, al-Falaq and al-Naas).
It was narrated that Abu
Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to seek refuge with
Allaah from the jinn and from the evil eye until the Mi'wadhatayn were
revealed, and when they were revealed he started to recite them and not
anything else."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,
2058; he said it is hasan ghareeb. Also narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 5494; Ibn
Maajah, 3511. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani (may Allaah have
mercy on him) in Saheeh al-Jaami', 4905). *Reciting Qur'aan offers protection
against the Shaytaan
Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And when you
(Muhammad) recite the Qur'aan, We put between you and those who believe not in
the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen their hearts, so they hear or
understand it not)[al-Israa' 17:45]
In sha Allah we will end
here.
What ever we said that
is of goodness is from Allah and whatever we posted that's of mistakes is from
my weak self n shaitan. We ask Allah to protect US from shaitan and make us of
those who will constantly remember Him.
ASSALAMUALAIKUM
Warahmatullah wabarakatuhu
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