The world of Jinn

I have only created jinn and

man that they may serve me.”

(Qur’aan surah 51: V 56)

They are a creation of Allah

They were created before

mankind• “And the jinn, We created aforetime from

the smokeless flame o fire.” [al-Hijr 15:27]

“And the jinn He created from, a

smokeless flame of fire.” (C 55: V

15)

Their essence of creation

They are accountable

• “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]

Types of Jinn

• Abu Tha‟labah al-Khushani said: “The

Messenger of Allah said: „The jinn are of three types: a types that has wings, and

they fly through the air; a type that looks

like snakes and dogs; and a type that

stops for a rest then resumes its journey.” (Reported by al-Tahhaawi in Mushkil al-Athaar, 4/95, and by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 22/214. Shaykh al-Albaani

said in al-Mishkaat (2/1206, no. 4148): al-Tahhaawi and Abu‟l-Shaykh reported it with a saheeh isnaad).

Jinn

Flying jinn

Snakes,dog

Stops for rest and

moves on.

• Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said: The Apostleof said: Some snakes 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.(Abu Daud)

Constant companion (qareen).

• Ibn Mas‟ood said: “The Messenger of

Allah said, „There is not one of you who does not have a jinn appointed to be his

constant companion.‟ They said, „And you

too, O Messenger of Allah ?‟ He said, „Me too, but Allah has helped me and he

has submitted, so that he only helps me to

do good.‟” (Reported by Muslim, 2814).

• This hadeeth contains a reference to the

warning against the fitnah (temptation,

trial) and whispers of the qareen (constant

companion from among the jinn). We

know that he is with us so we should

beware of him as much as possible.”

Jabir narrates that the Messenger of

Allah said, „Shaytan is present in all you do. He is even present when you eat.

When you drop a morsel, he takes it. One

should clean it off and eat it and not leave

it for shaytan. When you finish you should

lick your fingers. No-one knows in which

part of his food the blessing lies.‟ Muslim

and at-Tirmidi

Satan has two horns

•

In Sahih Muslim, it is recorded from Ibn

Umar that the Prophet said, “Do not seek to pray when the sun is rising

or when it is setting, verily it rises [and

sets] between the two horns of a devil..”

They cannot be seen by the

humans

“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]

Food and drink of Jinn• Ibn Mas‟ud said: “The Messenger of Allah said:

„Someone from among the jinn called me, and I went

with him and recited Qur‟aan for them.‟ He took us and

showed us the traces of where they had been and the

traces of their fires. They asked him for food and he said,

„You can have every bone on which the name of Allah

has been mentioned that comes into your possession, as

meat, and all the droppings as food for your animals.‟

The Prophet said, „So do not use [these things] for cleaning yourselves [after relieving oneself], for they are

the food and provision of your brothers.‟” (Reported by Muslim, 450).

Prophet Muhammad said: (When the person enters his home and mentions the name of Allah while entering as well as

before eating, the Devil says to its friends: You can't spend the

night here neither can you have dinner. But if he enters, and

does not mention the name of Allah when entering, and before

eating, the Devil says: "You have obtained where to sleep and

something to eat) narrated by Muslim.

They can eat and sleep with you

Prophet :“ When one of you eats, he should eat with his right hand. And when one of you drinks he should drink with his

right hand. Verily, Satan eats and drinks with his left hand”.

He eats with his left hand

The jinn live on this earth as we do. They are mostly to be

found in ruins and unclean places like bathrooms, dunghills,

garbage dumps and graveyards. Hence the Prophet taught us to take precautions when entering such places, by

reciting the adhkaar (prayers) prescribed by Islam. One of

these was reported by Anas ibn Maalik , who said: “When

the Messenger of Allah entered the toilet, he would say, „Allaahumma innee a‟oodhu bika min al-khubuthi wa‟l-

khabaa‟ith (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the evil

ones, male and female).‟” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 142; and Muslim, 375). Al-Khattaabi

explained that khubuth is the plural of khabeeth (evil or dirty – masculine form), and khabaa‟ith is the plural of

khabeethah (evil or dirty – feminine form), and that what is meant is male and female shayaateen.

Dwellings of the Jinn

Dwellings of Jinn

•

Qatada related from 'Abdullah ibn Sarjas

who said, "The Messenger of Allah forbade urination into a hole." Said

Qatadah, "What is disliked about urinating

into a hole?" Said he, "It is the residence

of the jinn.“ Ahmad, an-Nasa'i, Dawud,

al-Hakim and al-Baihaqi Ibn Khuzaimah

and Ibn as-Sakin classified it as sahih]

Some jinns are Muslims and

some are kaafirs

• Allah tells us that some of the jinn said

(interpretation of the meaning):

• “ „And some of us are Muslims, and of us

some are al-qaasitoon (disbelievers –

those who have deviated from the Right

Path). And whosoever has embraced

Islam, then such have sought the Right

Path. And as for the qaasitoon, they shall

be firewood for Hell.‟” [al-Jinn 72:14-15]

They have different levels of

Taqwa• “[Some jinn said:] „There are among us

some that are righteous, and some the

contrary; we are groups, each having a

different way (religious sects, etc.)‟” [al-

Jinn 72:11]

PresenceJabir bin 'Abdullah narrates that the

Prophet 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 such time

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). Sahih Bukhari 4:533.

Walk

The Messenger of Allah said, None of you should walk with just one sandal.

Shaytan walks with one sandal.‟(Muslim,

Abu Da ud, at-Tirmidi and ibn Majah all

mention it.)

Throne

• The throne of iblis is in the sea. Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal relates that Jabir said that the Prophet said, „Iblis places his throne on the sea. Then he sends forth his armies. The nearest of them to him in rank is the greatest in sedition (corruption of a state).One of them comes and says, “ I did such-and-such.”He says, “You did not do anything.”Then another comes and says, “I did not leave him until I split him from his wife.” He brings him near-or clasps him-and says, “You did well.”

Children of Jinn

• On the authority of Qataada that the

Prophet said:“The jinn have children in the same way that the sons of Adam have

children, but theirs are more in number”(

ibn Abu Haatim and Abu al-Shaikh in al-

Udhma)

Jinns and fortune telling.

'Aa„ishah reported that when she

asked Allah's messenger about fortune-tellers, he replied that they were nothing.

She then mentioned that the fortune-tellers

sometimes told them things, which were

true. The Prophet said: "That is a bit of truth which the Jinn steals and cackles in

the ear of his friend; but he mixes along

with it a hundred lies." (al-Bukhari, Muslim)

They don‟t know the future

• Then when we decreed death for him

(Solomon), nothing informed them (jinns)

of his death except a little worm of the

earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing a way

at his stick, so when he fell down, the jinns

saw clearly that if they had known the

unseen, they would not have stayed in the

humiliating torment. Surah 34: 12-14

Missiles

Ibn 'Abbaas said, "When the Prophet and a group of his companions set out for the Ukaadh market, the devils were blocked from hearing information in the heavens. Meteors were let loose on them, so they returned to their people. When their people asked what happened, they told them. Some suggested that something must have happened, so they spread out over the earth seeking the cause. Some of them came across the Prophet and his companions while they were in Salaah and they heard the Qur'an. They said to themselves that this must have been what blocked them from listening. When they returned to their people they told them, 'Verily we have heard a marvellous Qur'an. It guides unto righteousness so we believed in it. And we will never make partners with our Lord.' Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi and

Ahmad)

Meteors

• Allah the Almighty says in the Holy Qur‟an

• “and indeed we have adorned the

nearest heaven with lamps, and We

have made such lamps (as) missiles to

drive away the Shayatin” (C 67: V 05)

The Occult.• Through their powers of flying and invisibility, the

Jinn are the chief component in occult activities.

Voodoo, Black magic, Poltergeists, Witchcraft

and Mediums can all be explained through the

world of the Jinn. Likewise, so can the illusions

and feats of magicians. Because the Jinn can

traverse huge distances over a matter of

seconds, their value to magicians is great. In

return for helping them in their magic, the Jinns

often ask for the magicians to sell their souls to

them and even to Iblis.

Can Jinn take different form?

• Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyah) said: The

jinn may appear in human and animal

form, so they may appear as snakes and

scorpions etc, or in the form of camels,

cattle, sheep, horses, mules and donkeys,

or in the form of birds, or in the form of

humans, as the Shaytaan came to

Quraysh in the form of Suraaqah ibn

Maalik ibn Ju‟sham when they wanted to

set out for Badr. Majmoo‟ al-Fataawa, 19/44.

Jinn taking human form

„Urwah ibn al-Zubayr said:

When Quraysh decided to march, mention was

made of what was between them and Bani Bakr

– i.e., war – and that almost made them change

their minds. Then Iblees appeared to them in the

form of Suraaqah ibn Ju‟sham al-Madlaji, who

was one of the nobles of Banu Kinaanah, and

said: “I will protect you against Kinaanah so that

Kinaanah will not be able to do you any harm.”

So they went ahead with their plan. This was also quoted by Ibn

Katheer in al-Bidaayah wa‟l-Nihaayah, 5/62.

Can Jinn possess humans?• “Those who eat Riba 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]

• The jinn can enter humans and possess

them, causing them to go insane, either

because the human has harmed them and

they want to take revenge on him, or

because they are toying with him, or for

some other purpose that they are

seeking.

Death & after death

There is no doubt that the jinn do inevitably die after all they fall into what

Allah says,

„All that dwells upon the earth perishes, yet still abides the face of your Lord, majestic splendid. So which of your Lord‟s bounties will you two (jinn and men) deny?‟(C 55: V 26-28)

Death

Prophet used to say: "I seek refuge (with you) by your 'Izzat' (Might), None

has the right to be worshipped but You

Who does not die while Jinn and

human beings die". (al- Bukhari)

Reward & Punishment

But surely, We shall cause those who

disbelieve to taste a severe punishment,

and certainly, We shall requite (repay)

them the worst of what they used to do.

This is the recompense of the enemies of

Allah: the Fire. There in will be for them

the eternal home, a deserving for that they

used to deny Our ayah (signs, revelations,

etc.) (C 41: V 27-28)

How to protect yourselves from evil

Jinn

The Messenger said: “No person seeks refuge with

anything like the Mu`awwidhatayn

(soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas)”.

[an-Nasaa‟i]

Reciting at-Ta‟awwudh

• Seeking refuge with ALLAH from Shaytan.

ALLAH the Most High said, “And if there

comes to you from Satan an evil

suggestion, then seek refuge in ALLAH.

Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”

[41:36]

Recting special ayah for

protectionReciting the words taught by Allah in the

Qur‟an “Say: „My Lord! I seek refuge with

You from the whisperings (suggestions) of

the shayaateen (devils). And I seek refuge

with You, my Lord, lest they may attend

(or come near) me.‟” [al-Mu‟minoon 23:97-

98]

Reciting Bismillah

• Prophet said, “To put a barrier that will prevent the jinn from seeing the „awrah of

the sons of Aadam, let any one of you say

„Bismillaah‟ when entering the toilet.”

(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 551; Saheeh al-

Jaami‟, 3611).

Recitation of surah al-Baqarah.

• The Messenger , said, “The house in which al-Baqarah is recited is not

approached by Shaytan.” [Muslim]

Reciting last 2 verses of

Baqarah• It was narrated from al-Nu‟maan ibn

Basheer that the Prophet said: “Allah inscribed a book two thousand years

before He created the heavens and the

earth, from which the last two aayahs of

Surat al-Baqarah were revealed. If they

are recited for three nights, no shaytaan

(devil)will remain in the house). • (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2882. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‟, 1799).

Kalimatut-tawheed 100 times

• Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Messenger of Allah

said: “Whoever says “Laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu‟l-mulk wa lahu‟l-hamd wa huwa

„ala kulli shay‟in qadeer” one hundred times in the day,

will have a reward equivalent to that of freeing ten

slaves, one hundred hasanahs (good deeds) will be

recorded for him, and one hundred sayi‟ahs (bad deeds)

will be erased from his record, and it will be protection for

him from the Shaytaan for that day, until evening comes.

No one could achieve any better than him except the

one who does more than he did.” (narrated by al-Bukhaari, 31119; Muslim, 2691

Aayatul Kursiy

• “A man from among the Companions of Muhammad met a man from among the jinn. They wrestled, and the human knocked down

the jinn. The human said to him, „You look small and skinny to me,

and your forearms look like the front paws of a dog. Do all the jinn

look like this, or only you?‟ He said, „No, by Allah, among them I am

strong, but let us wrestle again, and if you defeat me I will teach you

something that will do you good.‟ The human said, „Fine.‟ He said,

„Recite, „Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the

Ever-living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists…‟

[Aayat al-Kursi – al-Baqarah 2:255. The human said, „Fine.‟ He said,

„You will never recite this in your house but the Shaytaan will come

out of it like a donkey breaking wind, and he will never come back in

until the next morning.‟” (Reported by al-Daarimi, 3247).

The Prophet said: Shaytan does not open a locked door

or untie a tied knot, or uncover

a vessel.(muwatta Imam

Maalik)

Lock the doors and cover the

utensils

Abundance of Dhikr

• Remembering Allah often (dhikr)

• It was narrated from al-Haarith al-Ash‟ari that the

Prophet said: “Allah commanded Yahyaa ibn Zakariyah (peace be upon him) five things to follow and

to enjoin upon the Children of Israel… and he

commanded them to remember Allah, and the likeness

of that is a man who was being pursued by the enemy,

until he reached a strong fortress in which he found

protection; similarly a man cannot find protection from

the Shaytaan except by remembering Allah…” • (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2863; he said it is hasan saheeh. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in

Saheeh al-Jaami‟, 1724

Listening to Aadhaan

• Abu Hurayrah narrating that the

Messenger of Allah said: “When the Shaytaan hears the call to prayer, he runs

away fast.”‟”(Narrated by Muslim, 389).