Do the jinn help humans in some ways?

What is the difference between a shaytaan (devil) and a jinn? Do the shayaateen
reproduce from males and females? Do the shayaateen interact with humans and serve
them in return for the human’s disobeying his Lord? Are there Muslim jinn who serve
the Muslims as they served Sulaymaan (peace be upon him)? If the shayaateen or jinn
are able to serve humans, then why do the Muslim jinn not help the Muslim humans in
their wars against the kuffaar, and tell them their secrets and support Islam? Why
do the kaafir jinn not help the kaafir humans in some way? Did any examples of such
things happen at the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him)? If there are any books about such matters, please tell me about them so that
I can be safe from the evil of the shayaateen. May Allaah keep me and you safe from
their evil.

Praise be to Allaah.

The shayaateen are from among the jinn; they are the rebellious ones and the most
evil among them, just as the devils among mankind are the rebellious ones and the
most evil among them. There are among the jinn, as is the case among mankind,
devils who are the rebellious ones and the most evil, kaafirs and evildoers. There
are also Muslims among them who are righteous and good. 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 Shaytaan is the father of the jinn according to many scholars. He is the one
who disobeyed his Lord and was too proud to prostrate to Adam, so Allaah expelled
him and banished him. Other scholars say that the Shaytaan was one of a group of
angels who were called al-jinn; he was too proud to prostrate, so Allaah expelled
him and banished him. He became the leader of every evildoer and wicked one, every
kaafir and wrongdoer. Every person has a shaytaan and an angel with him, as the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion (qareen) from
among the jinn and a constant companion from among the angels.” They said, “You
too, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “Me too, but Allaah has helped me against him
(the devil-companion) and he has become Muslim.”

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that the Shaytaan
inspires man to evil and calls man to evil. There are times when he has control
over man's heart and can find out, by Allaah’s decree, what a person intends to do
of good or evil. There are also times when the angel has control over a person’s
heart. He makes him incline towards good and calls him to good. These are things
that Allaah has enabled them to do, i.e., He has enabled the two companions, the
jinn-companion and the angel-companion, to do these things. Even the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had a shaytaan with him, his constant
companion (qareen) from among the jinn, as stated above, in the hadeeth which says
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion (qareen) from
among the jinn and a constant companion from among the angels.” They said, “You
too, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “Me too, but Allaah has helped me against him
(the devil-companion) and he has become Muslim.”
The point is that every man has with him a companion from among the angels and a
companion from among the shayateen. The believer suppresses his shaytaan by obeying
Allaah and adhering steadfastly to His religion, so he humiliates his shaytaan
until he becomes weak and unable to stop the believer doing good or make him fall
into evil, except what Allaah wills. The sinner, by his disobedience and evil
actions, gives his shaytaan the strength to make him do evil and encourageshim to
do evil, and discourage him from doing good. The believer has to fear Allaah and
strive against his shaytaan by obeying Allaah and His Messenger, and seeking refuge
with Allaah from the Shaytaan. And he should strive to help his angel by obeying
Allaah and His Messenger and heeding the commands of Allaah.

The Muslims help their brothers among the jinn to obey Allaah and His Messenger
just as they help their human brothers. Humans may help them in some matters
without realizing it. They may help them to obey Allaah and His Messenger by
teaching and reminding other humans, for the jinn may attend the lessons of humans
in the mosques and elsewhere and benefit from them. Humans may also hear some
things from the jinn which benefit them; they may wake them up to pray or draw
their attention to things which may benefit them or harm them. All of this happens
even though the jinn do not make themselves visible to humans. A jinn may make
himself visible to some people when pointing them towards something good or
something evil. This may happen, although it is rare. Usually they do not appear to
humans, although their voices may be heard on some occasions when they wake a
person for prayer or tell him of some things. In conclusion, the believing jinn
help the believers even though the believers may not realize it, and they love
everything good for them. Similarly, believing humans love everything good for
their believing brethren among the jinn, and they ask Allaah to give them
everything good. They may attend lessons, and they love to listen to the Qur’aan
and knowledge, as stated above. The believers among the jinn attend the lessons of
humans, at some times and in some lands, and they benefit from the lessons of
humans. All of this happens and is well known. This has been clearly stated by many
of the scholars whom the jinn contacted and asked about some issues; they told them
that they had attended their lessons. All of this is well-known, and Allaah is the
One Whose help we seek.

Allaah has told us that the jinn listened to the Qur’aan from the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). At the end of Soorat al-Ahqaaf, He says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad) a group (three to ten persons)
of the jinn, (quietly) listening to the Qur’aan. When they stood in the presence
thereof, they said: ‘Listen in silence!’ And when it was finished, they returned to
their people, as warners.

They said: ‘O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book (this Qur’aan) sent down
after Moosa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it guides to the truth and to
the Straight Path (i.e. Islam)”

[al-Ahqaaf 46:29-30]

And Allaah revealed other aayahs in a separate soorah, where He says:

“Say (O Muhammad): “It has been revealed to me that a group (from three to ten in
number) of jinn listened (to this Qur’aan). They said: ‘Verily, we have heard a
wonderful Recitation (this Qur’aan)!” [al-Jinn 72:1]

Many books have been written on this matter. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy
on him) mentioned a great deal on this topic in his books. There is also a book by
one of the scholars entitled al-Marjaan fi Bayaan Ahkaam al-Jaan, by al-Shibli,
which is a useful book. There are other books written on this topic as well. You
can look for them and ask for them in any bookstore. You could also read the books
of Tafseer and learn from the commentary on Soorat al-Jinn and the other aayahs
from Soorat al-Ahqaaf and elsewhere which speak of the jinn. You can learn a lot
from what the mufassireen (may Allaah have mercy on them) said about the jinn, both
the good and the bad among them.

Kitaab Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah

‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 9, p.
373

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JIN AND THEIR TYPES : INTERESTING

1. Definition:

The word Jinn in `Arabic refers to something that is concealed and hidden.

It says in Lisaan al-`Arab: Janana means to cover or conceal. Everything that is

concealed from you is Junna `Anka (concealed from you). Jannahu al-layl means the
night covered him. The Jinn is so called because they are concealed and hidden from
view. Hence the fetus is called al-Janeenbecause it is concealed in his mother’s
womb.

2. The creation of Jinn (Iblees) preceded that of Man (Aadam):

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And indeed, We created man from dried (sounding) clay of altered
mud; while before him We had created Jinn from smokeless fire.}

[Surah al-Hijr (15): 26-27]

3. Purpose of their creation:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they
should worship Me (Alone).}

[Surah al-Dhaariyaat (51): 56]

4. All the Messengers and Prophets were sent to teach both the Humans and the Jinn:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {O you assembly of jinn and mankind! Did not there come to you
Messengers from amongst you, reciting to you My Verses and warning you of the
Meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves."
It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness
against themselves that they were disbelievers.}

[Surah al-An`aam (6): 130]

5. Iblees is a Jinn and not a “fallen angel”:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves
to Aadam." So they prostrated themselves except Iblees (Satan). He was one of the
jinn; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. 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 Zaalimûn (polytheists, and wrong doers, etc).}

[Surah al-Kahf (18): 50]

6. Jinn created from fire:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of
fire.}

[Surah al-Hijr (15): 27]

{And the jinn He created from a smokeless flame of fire.}

[Surah al-Rahmaan (55): 15]

DIFFERENT TYPES/CATEGORIES OF JINNS

1.a. Those who are good and are Muslims, will enter Paradise:
Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {Say (O Muhammad ‫)صلى الله عليه وسلم‬: "It has been revealed to me that
a group (from three to ten in number) of jinn listened (to this Qur'aan). They
said: 'Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur'aan)! 'It guides to
the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship)
anything with our Lord (Allaah).}

[Surah al-Jinn (72): 1-2]

{There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups
having different ways (religious sects).}

[Surah al-Jinn (72): 11]

b. Those who dwell in the house are called `Awaamir:

Narrated Ibn `Umar: That he heard the Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬delivering a sermon on
the pulpit saying,

"Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white lines on its
back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or mutilated tail) for they destroy
the sight of one's eyes and bring about abortion."

('Abdullaah bin 'Umar further added): Once while I was chasing a snake in order to
kill it, Abu Lubaba called me saying: "Don't kill it," I said. "Allaah's Apostle
‫صلى الله عليه وسلم‬ordered us to kill snakes."
He said, "But later on he prohibited the killing of snakes living in the houses."
(Az-Zuhri said. "Such snakes are called Al-`Awaamir.")

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3299)]

An example:

Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree said: The Apostle of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “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.”

[Saheeh Muslim (4158), Sunan Abu Dawood (5258)]

c. Those who are evil are called Shaytaan (plural Shayaateen). The term
Shaytaan can also be applied to evil men too:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies – Shayaateen
(devils) among mankind and jinn…}

[Surah al-An`aam (6): 112]

Note: Jinns most oftenly are found in abandoned settlements and buildings, the open
dessert. They also occupy places of impurity like toilets, garbage – dumps, and
graveyards. Soofi (mystic) saints (Peer Babas) who perform satanic feast often
retreat to such places where devils most often reside.

d. Those who reside in the toilets are known as Khubuth:

Anas reported that when the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬entered the privy he
would say, "In the name of Allaah. O Allaah! I seek refuge in you from male
(khubuth) and female (khabaa’ith) noxious beings (devils)."

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (142) & Muslim (376)]

e. Those who disturb us in the prayer are called Khanzab:

Narrated `Uthmaan ibn Abul `Aas: `Uthman came to Allaah's Messenger ‫صلى الله عليه وسلم‬
and said: Allaah's Messenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and my
reciting of the Qur'an and he confounds me.

Thereupon Allaah's Messenger ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said:“That is (the doing of the Satan)
who is known as Khanzab, and when you perceive its effect, seek refuge with Allaah
from it and spit three times to your left.” I did that and Allaah dispelled that
from me.
 [Saheeh Muslim (4090), Musnad Ahmad (17548)]

f. The one who are more wicked than the Shaytaan is called Maarid:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And to guard against every rebellious devil (Shaytaan maarid).}

[Surah al-Saaffaat (37):7]

g. The most strong amongst them is called `Ifreet:

{(Sulaymaan) said (to his own men): "O Chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne
before they come to me in submission?" An 'Ifreet (strong one) from the jinn 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."

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 firmly before him he
said: "This is by the grace of my Lord! to test me whether I am grateful or
ungrateful! And if any is grateful truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own
soul; but if any is ungrateful truly my Lord is Free of All Needs Supreme in
Honor!}

[Surah al-Naml (27): 38-40]

Note: These types of Jinn can travel to far off places and come back within the
twinkling of an eye. They are also capable of lifting heavy weights. All the
magicians and Soofi (mystic) saints who claim to travel to far off places and come
back quickly; or those who were seen at two different places at the same time; use
the help of `Ifreet to fulfill their task.

h. Those who are builders or divers in the sea:

{So, We subjected to him the wind; it blew gently by his order whithersoever he
willed, and also the Shayaateen (devils) from the jinn (including) every kind of
builder and diver.}

[Surah Saad (38): 37]

Ibn Katheer (r.h) in his tafseer explained that : (And also the Shayatin, from
every kind of builder and diver,) means, among them were some whom he used to build
high rooms, images, basins as large as reservoirs, and cauldrons fixed (in their
places), and other difficult tasks which humans were unable to do. And there was
another group, who dived into the sea recovering pearls, jewels and other precious
things which cannot be found anywhere else.
i. Those who can fly.

Abu Tha`labah said that the Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “There are three types of
jinn: one that flies through the air, one that are snakes and dogs, and one which
stay in places and travel about”

[This was recorded by al-Tabaraani and al-Haakim and by al-Baihaqi in Al-Asmaa wa

as-Sifaat with a Saheeh Isnaad. Shaikh Muhammad Naasir al-Deen al-Albaani
authenticated it, Saheeh al-Jaami al-Sagheer # 3114]

j. Those who are present with us the moment we are born and they prick every new
born child

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: No child
is born but he is pricked by the satan and he begins to weep because of the
pricking of the satan except the son of Mary and his mother. Abu Huraira then said:
You may recite if you so like (the verse):" I seek Thy protection for her and her
offspring against satan the accursed" (iii. 36).

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of
transmitters (and the words are):" The newborn child is touched by the satan (when
he comes in the world) and he starts crying because of the touch of satan." In the
hadith transmitted on the authority of Shu'aib there is a slight variation of
wording.

(Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3286, 3431, 4548) and Saheeh Muslim (4370, 4371, 4813)
This is the reason why some scholars or commentators have said that we give the
adhaan in the ear of the new born child so as to shoo the Jinn away because it is
known from sahih ahadeeth that the shaitan runs away or farts (due to fear) upon
hearing the Adhaan.

To know the proofs permitting the giving of adhaan in the ear of a new born please
click on this link and see Hadith no. 88 : http://the-
finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/10/125-weak-and-fabricated-hadeeth.html

k. Those who accompany us always until we die (qareen)

A type of the earthbound jinn is called ‘qareen’ (companion). One of these

accompanies each human being from his birth until his death. This jinn encourages a
man’s lower desires and constantly tries to divert him from righteousness.

Narrated Abdullaah ibn Mas'ud: Allaah's Apostle ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “Every one of
you has been assigned a companion from the Jinn.” They (the Companions) said:
Allaah's Apostle ‫صلى الله عليه وسلم‬with you too? Thereupon he said: “Yes, but Allaah
helps me against him and so I am safe from his hand and he does not command me but
for good.”

[Saheeh Muslim (5093)]

This is further verified by : “His companion (shaitaan named/called qareen) will
say: ‘Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression, (in disbelief, oppression, and
evil deeds), but he was himself in error far astray.’

[Qaaf 50:27-29]

Ibn Katheer said: “His companion (qareen) will say’ – Ibn ‘Abbaas (may allaah be
pleased with him), Mujaahid, Qataadah and others said: this refers to the devil who
is appointed to accompany him. ‘Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression’
means, he will disown that person on the Day of Judgement, and will say, ‘Our Lord!
I did not push him to transgression’ meaning, I did not lead him astray.

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If anyone of you is praying, he should not
let anyone pass in front of him; if that person insists then he should fight him
for there is a QAREEN (shaitaan) with him.”

[Narrated by Muslim, 506]

l. Those who change their forms rapidly (called as ghool or gheelan in plural)

The jinn that appear in horrible, rapidly changing forms in the presence of human
beings are called ‘ghool’ (plural gheelan).

The Prophet said, ‘If the gheelan appear and transform themselves beforeyou, call
the athaan’
 [Al Musnad Ahmad , 142777, Musnad al bazar hadith 1247 and ibn a'adi in "al kamil"
5/1760]

Note : the sanad of the above references (except Al Muslim) have some weakness
because it is not known who hasan al basri (r.h) actually heard this narration from
, i.e from Jabir or from Sa'ad. Nevertheless, the matan (content) of athaan
scaring away the Jinn is proven saheeh and thus one can use this as a defense or
attack tactic when required.

m. Those who affect our dreams and subconscious state of mind

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Dreams are of three
types: a dream from Allaah, a dream which causes distress and which comes from the
Shaytaan, and a dream which comes from what a person thinks about when he is awake,
and he sees it when he is asleep.”

(al-Bukhaari, 6499; Muslim, 4200)

Abu Qutaadah said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Good dreams come from Allaah, and (bad) dreams come from Shaytaan. Whoever sees
something that he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times and seek refuge
with Allaah from the Shaytaan, for it will not harm him.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6594, and Muslim, 5862). The “spitting” referred to here
is a soft, dry spitting with no saliva ejected.
n. Those who harm and possess (capture/control) us

Jinss can harm us in many ways. I have compiled a document to elaborate this. See :
https://www.facebook.com/notes/dar-basim/yes-the-jinns-can-possess-and-harm-
humans/407757799289552

Two such examples are :

It was narrated from 'Aishah that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh who was married to' Abdur-
Rahman bin 'Awf suffered from Istihadah (non-mentrual vaginal bleeding) and did not
become pure. Her situation was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he
said:

'That is not menstruation, rather it is a kick (from the shaitaan) in the womb, so
let her work out the length of the menses that she used to have, and stop praying
(for that period of tie), then after that period of time), then after that let her
perform Ghusl for every prayer.

'[Sunan Abu Dawood Book 1, Hadith 211 Saheeh, Also in al-Tirmidhi (128), Ahmed
27544 and Ibn e Majah 627]

Narrated Yu`laa bin Murrah: …and a woman approached the Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬and
said: This son of mine has traces of insanity for the past seven years, and it
overtakes him twice every day.
 The Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “Bring him close to me.” So he was brought him to
him. The Prophet‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬spat into his mouth and said: “Come out, enemy of
Allaah, I am the Messenger of Allaah.”

The Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬then said to her: “When we come back, inform us of what
happens.” When the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬returned, she entertained him
and she had two rams, some yoghurt and butter.

The Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said to me: “Take (one of these) ram.” So I chose
whichever I wished. Then she said: By the One who has honored you! We have not seen
anything (wrong) with him (the boy) since you left us.

[al-Haakim in his Mustadrak (4163) and said the chain of narration is “Saheeh” and
al-Dhahabee agreed with him. Imaam Ahamd also reported it with a different chain in
his Musnad (4/170, 171, 172).

Al-Mudhiree said in “al-Targheeb” (3/158), its chain is “Jayyid” (good). Shaikh

al-Albaanee said in “al-Saheehah” (485): “Overall, the Hadeeth, with all these
supporting chains, is “Jayyid” (good), and Allaah knows best.”]

7. They live and die too:

{(Iblees) said: "Allow me respite till the Day they are raised up (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection)." (Allaah) said: "You are of those respited.}

[Surah al-A`raaf (7): 14-15]

{Iblees (Satan) said: "My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are
resurrected.}

[Surah Saad (38): 79]

Iblees asked for respite (delay in death/punishment) which is an indication that he
too would have died had Allaah not given him respite. This respite is only for
Iblees alone, other than him all the other Jinn are subjected to die.

Narrated Abdullaah bin Umar: Once the Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬led us in the 'Isha'
prayer during the last days of his life and after finishing it (the prayer) (with
Taslim) he said: "Do you realize (the importance of) this night?" Nobody present on
the surface of the earth tonight will be living after the completion of one hundred
years from this night."

(Bukhaaree & Muslim)

8. They live in communities, have offspring, have animals, and eat food too:

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That once he was in the company of the Prophet ‫صلى الله عليه وسلم‬
carrying a water pot for his ablution and for cleaning his private parts. While he
was following him carrying it (i.e. the pot), the Prophet said, "Who is this?" He
said, "I am Abu Hurairah."

The Prophet said,"Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts, and do not
bring any bones or animal dung." Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I brought some
stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by his side and went
away. When he finished, I walked with him and asked,

"What about the bone and the animal dung?" He said, "They are of the food of Jinns.
The delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me--and how nice those Jinns
were--and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allaah for them
that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food on them."

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3860)]

Narrated `Abdullaah ibn Mas`ood: Allaah's Messenger ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “Don't
cleanse yourself with dung or with bones for that is the food of your brothers from
amongst the Jinn.”

[Tirmidhi (3258) and authenticated by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Dawud reported from `Aamir who said: I asked Alqamah if Ibn Mas`ood were present
with the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬on the night of the Jinn (the night when
the Holy Prophet met them).

He (Ibn Mas'ud) said: No, but we were in the company of the Messenger of Allaah ‫صلى‬
‫ الله عليه وسلم‬one night and we missed him. We searched for him in the valleys and the
hills and said: He has either been taken away (by Jinn) or has been secretly
killed. He (the narrator) said: We spent the worst night that people could ever
spend. When it was dawn we saw him coming from the side of Hira'.

He (the narrator) reported: We said: Messenger of Allaah, we missed you and

searched for you, but we could not find you and we spent the worst night that
people could ever spend.

He (the Holy Prophet) said: “There came to me petitioner on behalf of the Jinn and
I went with him and recited the Qur'an to them.” He (the narrator) said: He then
went with him and showed us their tracks and the traces of their embers (at their
camp).
They (the Jinn) asked him (the Holy Prophet) about their provision and he said:
“Every bone on which the name of Allaah is recited is your provision. The time it
falls in your hand it shall be covered with flesh, and the dung of (the camels) is
fodder for your animals.” The Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “Don't
perform istinja with these (things) for these are the food of your brothers
(Jinn).”

[Saheeh Muslim (450)]

9. Jinn cannot be seen by Humans in their original form:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {O Children of Aadam! Let not Shaitaan (Satan) deceive you, as he
got your parents [Aadam and Hawwaa'] out of Paradise, stripping them of their
raiments, to show them their private parts. Verily, he and his soldiers (from the
jinn) see you from where you cannot see them. Verily, We made the Shayaateen
(devils) Auliyaa' (protectors and helpers) for those who are disbelievers.}

[Surah Al`Araaf (7): 27]

The only ones who were allowed to see the Jinns in their original form were the
Prophets and Messengers ‫عليهم السالم‬.
10. Jinns can be seen in other forms:

Jinn can take the form of humans, snakes or black dogs as is mentioned in the
following Ahaadeeth…

Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allaah's Apostle ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬deputized me to keep Sadaqa
(al-Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff (of
the Sadaqa) (stealthily).

I took hold of him and said, "By Allaah, I will take you to Allaah's Apostle." He
said, "I am needy and have many dependents, and I am in great need." I released
him, and in the morning Allaah's Apostle asked me, "What did your prisoner do
yesterday?" I said,

"O Allaah's Apostle! The person complained of being needy and of having many
dependents, so, I pitied him and let him go." Allaah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he
told you a lie and he will be coming again."

I believed that he would show up again as Allaah's Apostle had told me that he
would return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and) started
stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, "I will
definitely take you to Allaah's Apostle.

He said, "Leave me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will
not come back again." I pitied him and let him go. In the morning Allaah's Apostle
asked me, "What did your prisoner do?" I replied,

"O Allaah's Apostle! He complained of his great need and of too many dependents,
so I took pity on him and set him free." Allaah's Apostle said, "Verily, he told
you a lie and he will return."

I waited for him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and) started
stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, "I will surely
take you to Allaah's Apostle as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet
you break your promise and come." He said, "(Forgive me and) I will teach you some
words with which Allaah will benefit you." I asked, "What are they?"
He replied, "Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi-- 'Allaahu la ilaha illa
huwa-l-Haiy-ul Qaiyum...' till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allaah
will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no satan will come near you
till morning." So, I released him. In the morning, Allaah's Apostle asked, "What
did your prisoner do yesterday?"

I replied, "He claimed that he would teach me some words by which Allaah will
benefit me, so I let him go." Allaah's Apostle asked, "What are they?" I replied,
"He said to me, 'Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi from the beginning to
the end --'Allaahu la ilaha illa huwa-lHaiy-ul-Qaiyum...'

He further said to me, '(If you do so), Allaah will appoint a guard for you who
will stay with you, and no satan will come near you till morning.' (Abu Huraira or
another sub-narrator) added that they (the companions) were very keen to do good
deeds.

The Prophet said,"He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar. Do
you know whom you were talking to, these three nights, O Abu Huraira?" Abu Huraira
said, "No." He said, "It was Satan."

[Bukhaaree (2311)]

Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree said: The Apostle of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “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.”

[Saheeh Muslim (4158), Sunan Abu Dawood (5258)]

Malik related to me from Safiyy, the mawla of Ibn Aflah that Abu's-Saib, the mawla
of Hisham ibn Zuhra said, "I went to Abu Saeed: al-Khudri and found him praying. I
sat to wait for him until he finished the prayer. I heard a movement under a bed in
his room, and it was a snake.

I stood up to kill it, and Abu Said gestured to me to sit. When he was finished he
pointed to a room in the house and said, 'Do you see this room?' I said, 'Yes.' He
said, 'There was a young boy in it who had just got married.

He went out with the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى اله عليه وسلم‬to al-Khandaq, (the ditch
which the Muslims dug in the 5th year of the Hijra to defend Madina against the
Quraysh and their allies). When he was there, the youth came and asked his
permission, saying, "Messenger of Allaah.

Give me permission to return to my family." The Messenger of Allaah ‫صلى الله عليه وسلم‬
gave him permission and said, "Take your weapons with you, for I fear the Banu
Quraydha tribe. They may harm you."The youth went to his family and found his wife
standing between the two doors. He lifted his spear to stab her as jealousy had
been aroused in him.

She said, "Don't be hasty until you go in and see what is in your house." He
entered and found a snake coiled up on his bed. He transfixed it with his spear and
then went out with it and pitched it into the house. The snake stirred on the end
of the spear and the youth fell dead. No one knew which of them died first, the
snake or the youth.

That was mentioned to the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬and he said, "There are
jinn in Madina who have become Muslim. When you see one of them, call out to it for
three days. If it appears after that, then kill it, for it is a shaytan."

[Muwatta Imam Malik] and Saheeh Muslim (4157)]

Narrated Abu Dharr: The Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said: “When any one of
you stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of the
saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a thing) equal to the
back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by (passing of an) ass, woman, and
black dog.”

I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which distinguishes it
from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O son of my brother, I asked the
Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬as you are asking me, and he said: “The black dog
is a devil.”

[Saheeh Muslim (512)]

11. Jinn do not see the angels nor do they know the unseen:

{And to Sulaimaan (We subjected) the wind, its morning (stride from sunrise till
midnoon) was a month'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) brass to flow for him, and there were jinn 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 the blazing
Fire. They worked for him as he desired, (making) high rooms, images, basins as
large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places).
 "Work you, O family of Daawûd, with thanks!" But few of My slaves are grateful.
Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaimaan], nothing informed them (jinn) of his
death except a little worm (termite) of the earth which kept (slowly) gnawing away
at his stick. So when he fell down, the jinn saw clearly that if they had known the
Unseen, they would not have stayed in the humiliating torment.}

[Surah al-Sabaa’ (34): 12-14]

12. Most active at night:

Narrated Jaabir bin `Abdullaah: The Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said, "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."

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3316, 5623) and Saheeh Muslim (2015)]

13. The Jinn teach magic and sorcery:

{And they followed what the Shayaateen (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in
the lifetime of Sulaimaan (Solomon). Sulaimaan did not disbelieve, but the
Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down
at Babylon to the two angels, Haaroot and Maaroot, but neither of these two
(angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are for trial, so
disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)."

And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between
man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave.

And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew
that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad
indeed was that for which they sold their own selves, if they but knew.}

[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 102]

14. The Jinn help the magicians and fortunetellers, and how they steal the news
from the Heavens:

Allaah ‫ تعالى‬says: {And indeed, We have put the big stars in the heaven and We
beautified it for the beholders. And We have guarded it (near heaven) from every
outcast Shaitaan (devil). Except him (devil) who steals the hearing then he is
pursued by a clear flaming fire (comet).}

[Surah al-Hijr (15): 16-18]

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬said, "When Allaah has ordained
some affair in the Heaven, the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His
statement, which sounds like a chain dragged over a rock.

('Ali and other sub-narrators said, 'The sound reaches them.') Until when fear is
banished from their (angels) hearts, they (angels) say, {What was it that your Lord
said?' They say, 'The truth; And He is the Most High, the Most Great.} (34.23)

Then those who gain a hearing by stealing (i.e. devils) will hear Allaah's
Statement: 'Those who gain a hearing by stealing, (stand one over the other like
this).'

(Sufyaan, to illustrate this, spread the fingers of his right hand and placed them
one over the other horizontally.) A flame may overtake and burn the eavesdropper
before conveying the news to the one below him; or it may not overtake him till he
has conveyed it to the one below him, who in his turn, conveys it to the one below
him, and so on till they convey the news to the earth.

(Or probably Sufyaan said, 'Till the news reaches the earth.') Then the news is
inspired to a sorcerer who would add a hundred lies to it. His prophecy will prove
true (as far as the heavenly news is concerned).

The people will say, 'Didn't he tell us that on such-and-such a day, such-and-such
a thing will happen? We have found that is true because of the true news heard from
heaven.'"

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (4800, 7481) and Saheeh Muslim (2232)]

Narrated `Aaishah: Some people asked the Prophet ‫ صلى الله عليه وسلم‬regarding the
soothsayers. He said,"They are nothing." They said, "O Allaah's Apostle! Some of
their talks come true."
The Prophet said,"That word which happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away
by stealth (from the Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the
foreteller) with a sound like the cackling of a hen. The soothsayers then mix with
that word, one hundred lies."

[Bukhaaree (6213, 7561) and Saheeh Muslim (2231)]

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.....................[Know where Jinn resides]...............

Sheikh al-Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"The jinn are found mostly in deserts, old ruins, and places of impurity like
bathrooms, toilets, graveyards, and places where wicked sheikhs associate with
Shayateen and then gather to practise their satanic ritual."

[Ibn Taymiyyah's "Majmu' al-Fatwah": (19/40-41).]

I feel "wicked sheikhs" are ...todays mostly "sufi sheikhs" who reside in places
like Mazar (tomb) of their Saint and they try to fool the common people from magic
they perform with the help of these Jinn (Shayateen) who reside their as the Saheeh
hadiths says that some Satan try to steal the information from heaven and Angels
hit them with Stars.

And therefore you will find that people with false Aqeedah rush to these places
when they want some magic to be done on others for any reasons or some other
Satanic ritual to be done amongst them the worst is causing of separation of
Husband and wife.

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