Al Qur’aan wa Sunnah

. . . By Sisters Fatima , Jamila & Sister Qamar.. . . By Sisters Fatima , Jamila & Sister Qamar.

" And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone)."

(Surah Adh-Dhariyat, 51:56)

Group Presentation

Who are the Jinn?Who are the Jinn?

• The jinns are part of the unseen worldThe jinns are part of the unseen world

• Even though we do not fully understand them, we Even though we do not fully understand them, we must still believe in themmust still believe in them

• The jinns were created to worship Allah, just like usThe jinns were created to worship Allah, just like us

• The jinns are created by fireThe jinns are created by fire

• The jinns were created before usThe jinns were created before us

• The jinns are the descendents of IblessThe jinns are the descendents of Ibless

And verily, We created mankind from sounding clay of altered smooth mud and the jinn We created from smokeless fire. (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:26-27)

All About The JinnAll About The Jinn

Two thousand years before (mankind) was created, there were Jinn on (the Earth), and they caused corruption on it and shed blood. Then Allah sent against them a troop of Angels who

beat them and cast them away to islands in the seas. So, when Allah said: I am placing (mankind) generations after generations on Earth, They (the Angels) said, Will You place therein one who will cause corruption and shed blood Just as those Jinn did? Then Allah said: I know

that which you do not know. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:30)

• They have powers us humans do not haveThey have powers us humans do not have

• They can materialise into ugly forms such as a snake, They can materialise into ugly forms such as a snake, a rat or an ugly mana rat or an ugly man

• They can take the form of dead peopleThey can take the form of dead people

• The jinns are scared of angel Jibra’eel (as)The jinns are scared of angel Jibra’eel (as)

The different types of The different types of JinnsJinns

Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani said,

“The Messenger of Allaah said: The jinn are of three types: a type that has wings, and they fly through the air; a type that looks like snakes and dogs; and a type that travels stops for

rest then resumes its journey.”

(Hadith reported by al-Tahhaawi and al-Tabaraani. Albaani reported it with a saheeh isnaad).

• The jinns life style is similar to ours The jinns life style is similar to ours

• They marry and have children just like usThey marry and have children just like us

• They eat bones and dung, they also drinkThey eat bones and dung, they also drink

• They live all over the world, usually in run down and They live all over the world, usually in run down and dirty placesdirty places

• The jinns will be held accountable for their actions just The jinns will be held accountable for their actions just like uslike us

• The jinns will have to stand before Allah on the day of The jinns will have to stand before Allah on the day of Judgement just like usJudgement just like us

Iblis was one of the jinn’s and he broke the command of his lord, do you take him and his offspring to be your friends, apart from me. (Surah Al-Kahf, 18:50)

The Jinns Life StyleThe Jinns Life Style

Even though the jinns and humans are in two separate worlds, they have the same purpose of life.

But the jinn’s know quite well that they have indeed to appear before his judgement seat. (Surah As-Saaffat, 37:158)

The effects The effects Jinns have on Jinns have on

MankindMankindEven though the jinns are part of the unseen world and we can not see them, they can still

however effect us in our every day lives.

On the authority of Ibn Mas`ud (may allah be pleased with him) who said, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:

"There is not any one of you except that he has been assigned his companion from among the jinn and his companion from among the

angels." They said, "Even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Even me, except that Allah has helped me against him and he has submitted, so

that I am unharmed and so he orders me to do nothing but good."

[Hadith reported by Muslim.]

Our Personal Jinn Our Personal Jinn Companion!Companion!

• From the age of puberty we all get assigned our own From the age of puberty we all get assigned our own personal jinn, whose mission in life is to tempt you to do personal jinn, whose mission in life is to tempt you to do evil till the day you dieevil till the day you die

• The Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) jinn became a believing The Prophet Muhammad’s (sa) jinn became a believing MuslimMuslim

• We can not give our personal jinn shahadahWe can not give our personal jinn shahadah

• We must fight the whispers of our personal jinn We must fight the whispers of our personal jinn

"Verily, We made the devils helpers and protectors for those who disbelieve"

(Surah Al-Araf, 7:27)

1. The Jinns are not our friends, 1. The Jinns are not our friends, they are our enemiesthey are our enemies

• Just like humans, among the jinns are good jinns and Just like humans, among the jinns are good jinns and evil jinnsevil jinns

• The evil jinns are referred to as the ‘Shaya’teen’ – The The evil jinns are referred to as the ‘Shaya’teen’ – The DevilsDevils

• The Shaya’teen do not believe in Allah, and live their The Shaya’teen do not believe in Allah, and live their lives spreading corruption on earthlives spreading corruption on earth

• The Shaya’teen are the allies of ShaytaanThe Shaya’teen are the allies of Shaytaan

• The allies of Shaytaan are the enemies of Allah, so The allies of Shaytaan are the enemies of Allah, so how can the evil jinns possibly be our friends???how can the evil jinns possibly be our friends???

'And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, but they (the

jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.’ (Surah Al-Jinn, 72:6-7)

2. Seeking refuge IN the jinns 2. Seeking refuge IN the jinns = Shirk Al Akbar= Shirk Al Akbar

• Communicating, calling out, praying, supplicating, Communicating, calling out, praying, supplicating, seeking help and assistance from the jinns is seeking help and assistance from the jinns is associating partners with Allahassociating partners with Allah

• All acts of worship are exclusively for Allah aloneAll acts of worship are exclusively for Allah alone

'...will you take him (Iblees) and his children as protectors besides me? And they are enemies to you!..'

(Surah Al-Kahf, 18: 50)

The jinns will never help or protect us. They will only bring destruction to us,

and lead us to the hellfire.

The evils of Fortune The evils of Fortune TellingTelling

• Fortune telling is done through the assistance of JinnsFortune telling is done through the assistance of Jinns

• The Shaya’teen go up to the lowest heaven and The Shaya’teen go up to the lowest heaven and eavesdrop on the angels conversation about future eavesdrop on the angels conversation about future events that they heard from Allah.events that they heard from Allah.

•Thus, they only get some of the information, they Thus, they only get some of the information, they return back to the fortune teller and mixes the return back to the fortune teller and mixes the information with liesinformation with lies

• The personal jinns are also involved in fortune tellingThe personal jinns are also involved in fortune telling

“And We have guarded it (the heavens) from every accursed devil, except one who is able to snatch a hearing and he is pursued by a brightly burning flame" (Surah Al-Hijr, 15:18)

Our Prophet Muhammad (sa) said: "They (the Jinns) would pass the information back down until it reaches the lips of a magician or fortune-teller. Sometimes a meteor

would overtake them before they could pass it on. If they passed it on before being struck, they would add to it a hundred lies" [Hadith reported by Bukhari]

Oh fortune telling is not a Oh fortune telling is not a big deal . . .big deal . . .

Our Prophet Muhammad (sa) said:

"Whosoever approaches a fortune-teller and believes in

what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to

Muhammed"

[Hadith reported by Ahmed]

• The jinns have absolute no knowledge of the futureThe jinns have absolute no knowledge of the future

• The jinns are full of lies and deceit and will always be up to The jinns are full of lies and deceit and will always be up to mischiefmischief

Prophet Sulayman (alayhi Prophet Sulayman (alayhi salaam)salaam)

“They followed what the Shayaateen (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaymaan. Sulaymaan did not disbelieve,

but the Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic”(Surah Baqarah 2:102)

“Then when we decreed death for him (Sulaymaan), nothing informed them (the jinns) of his death except a little worm of the

earth, which kept slowly chewing away 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 Saba, 34:12-14).

How we can How we can protectprotect

ourselves from ourselves from the Jinnsthe Jinns

“Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His Mercy and for that did He create them. And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled saying: Surly, I shall fill Hell with Jinns and men all together”.

(Surah Hud, 11:119)

"Whoever withdraws himself from the remembrance of [Allah] Most Gracious, We assign to him a Shaytaan, to be his

comrade." (Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:36)

Remembering AllahRemembering Allah

• Simply seeking refuge in Allah from the jinn is a Simply seeking refuge in Allah from the jinn is a means of protection for usmeans of protection for us

"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" (Surah Fussilat, 41:36)

Say: Laillaha illalla, Say: Laillaha illalla, Subhanallah, Alhamdulilla, Subhanallah, Alhamdulilla,

Allahu Akbar, “Aoothubillahi Allahu Akbar, “Aoothubillahi minashitani rajeem”minashitani rajeem”

Reciting Ayaats of the QuraanReciting Ayaats of the Quraan

• Reading surah Nas, Falaq and IkhlasReading surah Nas, Falaq and Ikhlas

• Reading surah Al-Baqarah / its last 2 versesReading surah Al-Baqarah / its last 2 verses

• Reading Ayatul Kursi Reading Ayatul Kursi

• One cannot truly believe in Allah until they seek One cannot truly believe in Allah until they seek knowledge of Himknowledge of Him

• Busying once self in doing good deeds

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.'" (Surah Al-Mumenoon, 23:97-98)

Seeking Knowledge of Islaam Seeking Knowledge of Islaam “[Satan] has no authority over those who believe and place trust in

their Lord." (Surah An-Nahl, 16: 99)

The AthaanThe Athaan• Playing the athaan in our homesPlaying the athaan in our homes

• Saying bismillah before eating / entering our homes Saying bismillah before eating / entering our homes etc.etc.

“When the Shaytaan hears the call to prayer, he runs away fast.”’

(Hadith reported by Muslim). 

The Messenger of Allah (sa) said “Whoever of you desires the heart of the Garden should cling to the community. Shaytan is with the solitary person and

further off from a couple.” (Hadith reported by At – Tirmidh)

Mentioning the name of Allah, Mentioning the name of Allah, making Duamaking Dua

Jazaak Allahu Jazaak Allahu khairkhair

“And Shaitân will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allâh promised you a promise of truth. 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 Allâh (by obeying me in

the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)."

(Surah Ibrahim, 14:22)

May Allah have mercy on us all and grant us into his Jannah. Ameen