JINN POSSESSION AND THEIR CAUSES

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prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). The evil of matters are the newly invented ones. Anything newly invented
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misguidance. And every misguidance leads to hell fire.

Jinn Possession and Their Causes
Before I proceed to discuss the nature of jinn possession in humans, we need to understand that it is not
easy for a jinn to harm a human physically or to appear to him, because in that instance the jinn is
exposing himself to punishment. To take a different form of animals, may also cause the jinn to be
treated like those animals.
Jinn possession is a reality and the evidence is from both the Qur'an and the Sunnah of our beloved
Prophet Muhammad ( s.a.a w). Allah the Almighty mentioned in the holy Qur'an,: ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ لَا يَقُومُونَ
إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ ٱلَّذِى يَتَخَبَّطُهُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ مِنَ ٱلْمَسِّ
Those who devour usury will not stand except as stand one whom the Evil one by his touch Hath driven
to madness. (Al- Baqara : 275). Scholars of tafseer, especially Ibn Katheer is of the view that the word
“mass" used in the verse is an indication of one being possessed by madness as a result of being touched
by the jinn. Allah knows best.
How do jinn enter humans?
It is an established fact that the jinns are from flames, and flames are like air. There are paths in the
body through which these jinns may pass to any part of their choice, hence they first build their place in
the brain and afterwards spread whatever sickness or attacks they want over the body or the part they
want to affect. This is just one of the many views of scholars. Allah knows best.
Jinn possession can be grouped into four:
1. مس كلي (whole body possession)
2. مس جزءي( part of the body, such as the limbs, eyes, head , brain etc)
3.مس دائم ( In this case the jinn possesses the body for a very long with/without the awareness of the
person)
4. مس طائف( In this situation the jinn is possessing group of humans or group of the jinns may be
possessing a single person). And this can be treated as mass possession. Allah the Almighty mentioned
in the Qur'an: (إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّقَوۡا۟ إِذَا مَسَّهُمۡ طَـٰۤىِٕفࣱ مِّنَ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنِ تَذَكَّرُوا۟ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبۡصِرُونَ)

[Al-A'raf : 201].Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them, bring Allah to
remembrance, when lo! they see (aright).

Reasons for Jinns over powering and possessing Humans
Shykh Al- Islam Ibn Taymiyah mentioned in Risaalat al- jinn (p: 27) regarding the possible causes of jinn
possession in Humans. And he said :
1) Jinn possession in humans can manifest in the form of lust, intense desires and love. Jinn may possess
a person out of admiration from the jinn to the human or from the human to the jinn. Jinn may fall in
love with the human and possess him just as it happens among or between humans. This indeed is an
act of disobedience to rule of Allah.
2) In other instances the jinn may possess the human because of zulm ( transgression). Possessing him
for no reason but just to punish the human. This may be due to hatred and jealous. And this sometimes
occur especially in four situations
a) During intense anger
b) during intense fear/ sorrow to an extent the person forget of Allah, and lose hope from the protection
of Allah.
c) deeper engagement in lustful acts, alcoholism, gambling, fornication, wasting time in useless acts etc.
These acts make the human to become less concious with Allah, through which the jinn may possess
him.
d) Complete negligence to the worship and service of Allah.
3) Human wronging the jinn unknowingly. A human attack the jinn without knowing, by falling on him,
throwing a stone at him, urinating on him, or pouring hot water on him, especially in toilets and
bathroom and even on the open spaces. In these instances the jinn may want to revenge.
4) Witches/ Wizards especially through the empowerment of sihr ( magic). Witches do manipulate the
jinns especially the evil ones to attack other humans out hatred and mischief. The witches would take
them as their helpers and ally. Allah mentioned this in the holy Qur'an:وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ
مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا ( Al- Jinn : 6).
True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they
increased them in folly.
The Jinns are then manipulated using magic to cause more harm and destruction among the human
kind.
Symptoms of Jinn possession
There are many sypmtoms of jinn possession, but scholars have grouped them into two: symptoms that
occur when one is awake and symptoms that show when the person is asleep. Let's list them!

When Awake:
1- Turning away from acts of worship and acts of obedience to Allah including remembrance of Allah.
2- Erratic behavior in one's words, deeds and movements.
3- Paralysis of limbs with no medical cause.
4- Seizures with no medical cause.
5- Being quick to get angry or weep and sometimes yelling for no apparent cause.
6- Sitting in the toilet or bathroom for a long time, and talking to oneself.
7- Constant headache on part of the head or even both parts of the head with no medical cause which is
not cured or eased by painkillers.
8- Irregular menstruation in women for no apparent cause.
9- Impotence and barringness with both spouse being able or capable.
10- Frequent isolation from people.

There are any others but the above are just few.
During Sleeping:
1- Frightening nightmares, which include seeing of various kinds of creatures such as ghosts or
apparitions, seeing oneself falling from a high place, seeing people in strange forms and snakes. A man
may see a woman who wants to have intercourse with her and vice versa constantly in his dreams or
may see someone threatening him.
2- Insomnia, anxiety and fear upon waking
3- Talking loudly in one's sleep, or moaning, groaning and crying. And many others. Allah knows best.