Do the dead see the angels and the jinn?

Torment and Blessing in the Grave

Do the dead see the angels and the jinn?

Question:

We know that the angels can see humans but humans cannot see angels or jinn. What about the dead?.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

When a person dies, his time of reckoning has started, and Allaah knows best about the details of this situation. There is no way for us to know anything about the details of that except through sound texts and reports from Allaah or His Messenger. There is evidence that the dying person sees the Angel of Death and his helpers, and that when he dies he sees Munkar and Nakeer, and that they make him sit up and question him in the grave.

For more information see question no. 843 and 14610.

What we must do is to stop at what is indicated by the texts and believe in it. As for anything over and beyond that, we say that Allaah knows best about it.

With regard to the jinn, there is no evidence to suggest that the dead can see them. It seems that they are like humans and the dead cannot see them.

Whatever the case, the Muslim should strive to seek that which will benefit him, and refrain from delving deeply into matters that will not bring him any benefits in his religious affairs. He should spend his time pondering that which will strengthen his faith and prepare him for the terrors which come after death.

And Allaah knows best.

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Black Magic and Satanic Possession

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

Black Magic and Satanic Possession

Question:

My brother after returning from a trip starting acting very strange. He would say weird things and now doesn't talk to anyone at all. He has been sitting outside for 2 months now. He has even spit on our mother. At first we thought there was something psychologically wrong with him. However when we took him to a mental doctor he talks as if he is fine. We think he is either possessed by a Jinn or some magic was done to him.

How can you tell if someone is possessed or if magic was done to them?

How do you remove it? My mother is getting very sick over this.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah

People who have had experience with such situations have related that the following are among the signs of a person who is possessed by jinn (or Satan):

Strong repulsion when hearing Qur'aan or Aathaan (call for prayers).

Episodes of losing consciousness and/or epileptic attacks, especially when Qur'aan is recited for the possessed person.

Frequent nightmares during sleep.

Tendency to avoid people accompanied by out-of-the-norm behavior.

The jinn who possesses him might speak when Qur'aan is recited for the possessed person.

Madness, as stated in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "Those who devour usury will not stand except as stands one whom Satan by his touch hath driven to [epileptic] madness…"2:275

As for a person struck by magic he might experience the following:

Dislike of one's spouse, as indicated in the Qur'aan by the following verse (interpretation of the meaning): "And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife..."

(Al-Baqarah, 2:102).

Different attitude in the house from that which is outside the house. For example, a person will feel that he is missing his family when is outside the house but when he goes home, love changes quickly to extreme hatred.

Inability to have sexual intercourse with one's spouse.

Frequent miscarriage for pregnant women.

Sudden change in behavior without obvious reason.

Complete loss of appetite for food.

Thinking or imagining one has done something when in reality one has not.

Sudden obedience and/or love for a particular person.

It should be noted that if a person experiences some of the above symptoms this does not necessarily mean that he is either possessed by a jinn or struck by black magic. It might be due to physiological or psychological reasons.

As for curing this condition the following steps are recommended:

Putting one's trust in Allah with sincere belief that He is the only cure for everything.

Reading Qur'aan and known supplications expressing seeking refuge, the most important and effective of which is sura 113 and 114, Al-Falaq and Al-Naas, which were used to cure the Prophet himself. Surah 112, Al-Ikhlaas, is recommended along with them, as well as the opening chapter of the Qur'aan, Al-Fatihah. To cure black magic some have successfully used seven lotus-tree leaves. The leaves should be crushed, then mixed them with water enough for taking a bath. The following verses from the Qur'aan are then recited: verse Al-Kursi (2:255), surah Al-Kafiroon (109), surah 112, 113, 114; the verses which mention magic, which are: in surah Al-Baqarah (2:102), Al-A'raaf (3:117-119), Yunus (10:79-82), and Taha (20:65-69). The possessed person drinks some of the water, and the rest is used to give him a bath.

Removing the elements of magic as was done by the Prophet when he was struck by black magic by a Jewish man called Lubaid Ben Al-`Aasim.

Eating seven Aa'liya Al-Barniy dates (among the dates of Al-Madinah) first thing in the morning; if not possible, any dates will suffice, by the will of Allaah.

Cupping—removing excess blood.

Supplications.

And we ask Allaah to cure your brother and ease your hardship and his, as He is the One who cures and there is no one else who can cure.

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Expelling Shaytaan is done by reciting (Soorahs 113, 114 and 2)

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

Expelling Shaytaan is done by reciting (Soorahs 113, 114 and 2)

Question:

What is your view on the practice of burning a tray of coal that emits smoke, which is used to cover every nook and corner of the house, especially on Thursday nights? It is believed that this practice will rid the house of Jinns and Shaytaan. I have been told that the presence of smoke is one element where it is the food of Jinns. Is there a hadeeth on this practice?


Answer:

What you describe is a type of cheating or fraud, which the believer is not permitted to believe in or to do. I warn you against falling into the trap of Shaytan. You should read the last two soorahs of the Qur'aan and Soorat al-Baqarah in the house: this is the strongest protection against Shaytan; it will expel him from your house and protect you from his evil by the permission of Allaah.

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The world of the Jinn

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

The world of the Jinn

Question:

I have read in the Holy Qur'an what a jinn is, but I really don't understand what they really are. Can you please send me more information on them. Peace be unto you!


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

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).

Types of jinn

Allaah has created different types of jinn. Among them are some who can take on different forms, such as dogs and snakes; some who are like flying winds with wings; and some who can travel and rest. Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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).

The jinn and the sons of Aadam

Every individual among the sons of Aadam has a jinn who has been appointed to be his constant companion (qareen). Ibn Mas'ood said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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 Allaah?' He said, `Me too, but Allaah has helped me and he has submitted, so that he only helps me to do good.'" (Reported by Muslim, 2814). Al-Nawawi said in his commentary on Muslim (17/175): "`He has submitted' … he became a believing Muslim. This is the apparent meaning. Al-Qaadi said: Know that the ummah is agreed upon the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was protected from Shaytaan, physically and mentally, and with regard to his speech. 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."

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].

The food and drink of the jinn

The jinn eat and drink. Ibn Mas'ood said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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 Allaah has been mentioned that comes into your possession, as meat, and all the droppings as food for your animals.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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). According to another report: "A delegation of jinn from Naseebeen came to me, and what good jinn they are! They asked me for food and I prayed to Allaah for them, so that they would not pass by bones or droppings, but they would find food on them." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3571). The believing jinn may eat any bone on which the name of Allaah has been mentioned, because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not permit them to have anything on which Allaah's name has not been mentioned _ those are for the kuffaar among the jinn.

The beasts of the jinn

According to the hadeeth narrated by Ibn Mas'ood, that we have quoted above, the jinn asked the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for provision, and he said to them: "…and [you can have] all the droppings as food for your animals."

The dwelling-places of the jinn

The jinn live on this earth where we do. They are mostly to be found in ruins and unclean places like bathrooms, dunghills, garbage dumps and graveyards. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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 (may Allaah be pleased with him), who said: "When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered the toilet, he would say, `Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika min al-khubuthi wa'l-khabaa'ith (O Allaah, 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.

Some jinns are Muslims and some are kaafirs

Allaah 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]

The Muslims among the jinn are of different levels as regards righteousness and taqwa. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"[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]

The story of how the first jinn of this ummah became Muslim was narrated by `Abd-Allaah ibn `Abbaas, who said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went out with a group of his Companions heading for the marketplace of `Ukaaz. This was when the shayaateen were prevented from getting any news from heaven, and shooting stars had been sent against them. The shayaateen went back to their people, who said, `What is the matter with you?' They said, `We cannot get news from heaven, and shooting stars were sent against us.' Their people said, `Nothing is stopping you from hearing news from heaven except some new event that must have happened. Go and look in the east and the west of the earth, and see if you can find out what it is that is stopping you from hearing news from heaven.' Those who went out in the direction of Tihaamah came upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Nakhlah, when he was on his way to `Ukaaz, and found him leading his Companions in Fajr prayer. When they heard the Qur'aan, they listened to it and said, `By Allaah, this is what is stopping us from hearing news from heaven.' When they went back to their people, they said, `O our people, we have heard a wonderful Recital (the 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). [al-Jinn 72:2 _ interpretation of the meaning]. Then Allaah revealed to His Prophet peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the words (interpretation of the meaning): "Say (O Muhammad): `It has been revealed to me that a group of jinns listened (to this Qur'aan)…' [al-Jinn 72:1], and Allaah revealed to him what the jinn had said." (reported by al-Bukhaari, 731).

Their reckoning on the Day of Resurrection

The jinn will be called to account on the day of Resurrection. Mujaahid (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, concerning the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): "… but the jinns know well that they have indeed to appear (before Him) (i.e., they will be brought to account)" [al-Saffaat 37:158]: "They will be brought to judgement." Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Baab Dhikr al-Jinn wa Thawaabihim wa `Iqaabihim.

Protection from the harm of the jinn

Because the jinn can see us while we cannot see them, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught us many ways to protect ourselves from their harm, such as seeking refuge with Allaah from the accursed Shaytaan, reciting Soorat al-Falaq and Soorat al-Naas (the last two Soorahs of the Qur'aan), and reciting the words taught by Allaah in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "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]

Saying Bismillaah (in the Name of Allaah) before entering one's home, before eating or drinking, and before having intercourse will also keep the Shaytaan from entering the house or partaking with a person in his food, drink and sexual activity. Similarly, mentioning the name of Allaah before entering the toilet or taking off one's clothes will prevent the jinn from seeing a person's `awrah or harming him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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).

Strength of faith and religion in general will also prevent the jinn from harming a person, so much so that if they were to fight, the one who has faith would win. `Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "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 Allaah, 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, `Allaah! 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 _ interpretation of the meaning]. 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).

This is a brief summary about the jinn, and their nature and characteristics. Allaah is the Best of protectors and the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

For more information see `Aalam al-Jinn wa'l-Shayaateen by `Umar Sulaymaan al-Ashqar.

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Can sihr (witchcraft, magic) kill?

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

Can sihr (witchcraft, magic) kill?

Question:

i would like information on majic (jadoo) what are the consequences and can people use it to kill people.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Yes, there is sihr that can kill. When discussing different forms of murder the scholars have mentioned that the person who kills another by means of a kind of sihr that usually kills should be executed (qisaas _ retaliation), because he has killed by means of something that usually kills. Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni (9/330): "The sixth kind: if he killed him by means of a kind of sihr that usually kills, then he has to be executed, because he has killed by means of something that usually kills, like killing by use of a knife. If he killed by means of something that does not usually kill or something that sometimes kills and sometimes does not, then he has to pay diyah (blood-money), but qisaas is not required, because he intended to do harm, and it is akin to beating someone with a stick (which may or may not kill)."

The ruling concerning the saahir (practitioner of sihr) in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (24/267) says that in the case where he killed a person by means of his sihr… the majority say that killing by means of sihr may be done deliberately, in which case qisaas is required. According to the Maalikis, evidence or a confession is required. According to the Shaafi'is, if the person whom the practitioner of sihr killed was his equal , then qisaas is required if the killing was deliberate, which may be proven by a confession on the part of the saahir, such as his saying "I killed him by means of my sihr", or "I killed him with this type of thing", supported by the testimony of two reliable witnesses who have practised sihr in the past but have now repented, who can confirm that this kind of sihr usually kills. If it is a type that does not usually kill, then the matter is more akin to manslaughter.

And Allaah knows best.

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Jinn entering human bodies

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

Jinn entering human bodies

Question:

In the last few days a controversy has arisen concerning the matter of jinn entering human bodies. Some say that this is rationally impossible, because of the difference in the essences from which they were created, as man was created from clay and the jinn from fire. It has also been said that the shayaateen (devils) have no power other than waswaas (insinuating whispers) and that Allaah has not given them any power over man. And it is said that the recorded tapes that are in circulation (recordings of jinn supposedly speaking through people) are no proof of anything. What is your response to all this?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. The fact that jinn can enter human bodies is proven in the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and by the consensus of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah, and by real-life events. No one disputes this apart from the Mu'tazilah who give priority to their own rational analysis over the evidence of the Qur'aan and Sunnah. We will mention a little about this below:

Allaah says (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. That is because they say: `Trading is only like Ribaa'…" [al-Baqarah 2:275]

Al-Qurtubi said in his Tafseer (part 3, p. 355): "This aayah is proof that those people are wrong who deny that epilepsy is caused by the jinn and claim that its causes are only physical, and that the Shaytaan does not enter people or cause madness."

Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer (part 1, p. 32), after mentioning the aayah quoted above: "They will not rise from their graves on the Day of Resurrection except like the way in which the epileptic rises during his seizure, when he is beaten by the Shaytaan. This is because they will rise in a very bad state. Ibn `Abbaas said: the one who consumes ribaa will rise on the Day of Resurrection crazy and choking."

According to a saheeh hadeeth narrated by al-Nasaa'i from Abu'l-Yusr, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray: "Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika min al-taraddi wa'l-haram wa'l-gharaq wa'l-harq, wa a'oodhu bika an yatakhabatani al-shaytaan `ind al-mawt ( O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from being thrown from a high place, old age, drowning and burning; and I seek refuge with You from being beaten by the Shaytaan at the time of death)." Commenting on this hadeeth in Al-Fayd (part 2, p.148), al-Manaawi said: "[The phrase] `and I seek refuge with You from being beaten by the Shaytaan at the time of death' means, lest he should wrestle with me and play with me, and damage my religious commitment or mental state (at the time of death) by means of his insinuating whispers which cause people to slip or lose their minds. The Shaytaan could take control of a person when he is about to depart this world, and misguide him or stop him from repenting…"

Ibn Taymiyah (Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 42/276) said: "The fact that jinn can enter human bodies is proven by the consensus of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. Allaah says (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. That is because they say: `Trading is only like Ribaa'…' [al-Baqarah 2:275]. And in as-Saheeh it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: `The Shaytaan flows through the son of Adam as the blood flows through his veins.'"

`Abd-Allaah ibn al-Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said; "I said to my father, `There are some people who say that the jinn do not enter the body of the epileptic.' He said: `O my son, they are lying; the jinn could speak through this person.'" Commenting on this, Ibn Qudaamah said: "What he said is well known, because a person may suffer an epileptic seizure and speak in a language that no one understands, and his body may be beaten with blows that would fell a camel, but the epileptic does not feel them at all, and he is also unaware of the words he is saying. The epileptic and others may be dragged about, or the carpet on which he is sitting may be pulled, and utensils may be moved about from place to place, and other things may happen. Anyone who witnesses such a thing will know for sure that the one who is speaking through the person and moving these things is not human." And he said, may Allaah have mercy on him: "There is no one among the imaams of the Muslims who denies that jinn may enter the body of the epileptic and others. Anyone who denies that and claims that Islam denies it is lying about Islam. There is nothing in the proofs of sharee'ah to show that it does not happen."

So the fact that jinn may enter human bodies is proven in the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and by the consensus of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah, some of whose comments we have quoted above.

As regards the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): "but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave" [al-Baqarah 2:102], this is undoubtedly a clear indication that the jinn cannot harm anyone through witchcraft or epilepsy or through any other kind of disturbance or misguidance, except with the permission of Allaah. As al-Hasan al-Basri said: "Whomever Allaah wills, He gives them power over him, and whomever He does not will, He does not give them power over him, and they cannot do anything to anyone except with the permission of Allaah." The Shaytaan (who is the disbelieving jinn) may gain power over the believers by making them sin and by making them neglect the remembrance and Tawheed of Allaah and sincerity in worshipping Him. But he has no power over the righteous slaves of Allaah, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Verily, My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism) — you have no authority over them. And All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian" [al-Israa' 17:65]

During the Jaahiliyyah the Arabs were well aware of this and mentioned it in their poetry. For example, the poet al-A'shaa likened his she-camel's energy to that of one who was touched by the jinn, and said that it was the jinn who was giving her her energy.

As regards the causes of epilepsy, Ibn Taymiyah explained (in Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 19/39) the causes. He said: "When the jinn touch a person with epilepsy, it may be because of desire or love, just as happens between one human and another… or it may _ as is usually the case _ be because of hatred and punishment, such as when a person has harmed them or they think that he has harmed them deliberately, either by urinating on them or pouring hot water on them or killing them, even if the person did that unknowingly. There are ignorant and wrongdoing ones among the jinn who may punish a person more than he deserves, or they may be playing with him and mistreating him, like foolish people among mankind."

And I say: the way to save oneself from this is to remember Allaah and speak His Name at the beginning of all things, as it was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to mention Allaah in many cases, such as when eating, drinking, mounting his riding-beast, taking off his clothes for any reason, having intercourse and so on…

As regards treatment (of one whose body has been entered by the jinn), Ibn Taymiyah said (Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 19/42): "When the jinn attack a person, they should be told of the rulings of Allaah and His Messenger, proof should be established against them, and they should be commanded to do what is good and told not to do what is evil, just as should be done in the case of people, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): `And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning)' [al-Israa' 17:15]." Then he said: "If the jinn does not leave after being addressed in this manner, then it is permissible to rebuke him, tell him off, threaten him and curse him, as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did with the Shaytaan when he came with a falling star to throw it in his face, and the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "I seek refuge with Allaah from you and I curse you with the curse of Allaah" _ three times. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari).We may also seek help against the jinn by remembering Allaah (dhikr) and reciting Qur'aan, especially Aayat al-Kursi. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever recites it will remain under the protection of Allaah and no shaytaan (devil) will be able to approach him until the morning." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari). And al-Mi'wadhatayn (the last two soorahs of the Qur'aan) may also be recited.

As for psychiatrists who do not treat the epileptic in the manner described, they cannot do him any good at all.

This issue may be discussed in much more detail, but what we have said here is sufficient for those who want to know a little about this matter, Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds.

Masaa'il wa rasaa'il, Muhammad Mahmoud al-Najdi, p. 23

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It is possible for witchcraft to come between a man and his wife?

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It is possible for witchcraft to come between a man and his wife?

Question:

I am asking whether it is true that some one makes what we call (Hojob) in Arabic to make other peole fail in their lifes.

I dont know if you understand what I mean or not. I will give you an example, I was told that some people dont like others, so what they do,they go to specialized people and ask them to do something by the help of the (Jin) or whatever and make the life of that person misery,like makes him fail in his life or ....... I dont know whether this is available truley or not .

please give me an answer


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

The correct view according to the majority of Ahl al-Sunnah is that witchcraft or magic is real and that it can have an effect _ if Allaah wills and decrees it _ on the body of the one against whom it is directed, and it could even kill him.

Imaam al-Quraafi said: "Witchcraft is real and the person against whom it is directed could die, or his mood and habits could be changed… This was also the view of al-Shaafa'i and Ibn Hanbal…"

(al-Furooq, 4/149)

The Mu'tazilah and Qadariyyah did not agree with this… but that is of no significance. Al-Quraafi and others mentioned that the Sahaabah agreed that it (witchcraft) is real, before there emerged anybody who denied this.

Among the evidence of Ahl al-Sunnah is:

The aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

"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." [al-Baqarah 2:102]

This aayah clearly indicates what is being asked about here, which is that witchcraft is real and that the practitioner of witchcraft can cause separation between a man and his wife and that he can cause harm to people by his witchcraft _ if that is decreed by the universal will of Allaah.

The aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

"And from the evil of the witchrafts when they blow in the knots" [al-Falaq 113:4]

`the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots' refers to witches or female practitioners of witchcraft who tie knots as part of their magic and blow on them. If witchcraft were not real, Allaah would not have commanded us to seek refuge from it.

Further proof is to be seen in the fact that witchcraft was directed against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by the Jew Labeed ibn al-A'sam. This is a saheeh hadeeth which was narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.

Further evidence is to be seen in the real-life experiences of many people, which cannot be overlooked.

Ibn al-Qayyim said: the witchcraft which causes people to be sick or to feel depressed, or which makes them love or hate, exists and is well known to all people. Many people have experienced what it can do to them." (al-Tafseer al-Qayyim, p. 571).

Ibn Qudaamah said: "It is well known among people that a man can be separated from his wife (by witchcraft) when he gets married, so that he is unable to have intercourse with her, but when the spell is lifted, then he is able to have intercourse with her. This is so commonly known that it cannot be denied. There are so many reports of witchcraft that it is inconceivable that so many people would agree on a lie."

(al-Mughni, 8/151)

There are many ways of protecting oneself against witchcraft:

The best way is to fear Allaah, obey His commands, put one's trust in Him, seek refuge with Allaah, and start each morning by eating seven dates. All of these were narrated in saheeh ahaadeeth.

There are many ways of removing the effects of witchcraft, including:

Ruqyah [prayers, supplications], the best of which is supplications from the Qur'aan, then du'aa's narrated in saheeh haadeeth.

Finding the objects used for witchcraft purposes and doing something to neutralize them.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: the Sunnah for treating this sickness _ two kinds were transmitted from him:

One of them _ which is the best _ is to locate and neutralize the object, as it was reported in a saheeh hadeeth that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked his Lord about that, and He directed him to a well where he found a comb, some hairs that had fallen when he combed his hair ….…. When he removed these things from the well, he felt better, as if he had recovered from an illness. This is this is the best way of dealing with this problem, and is like removing something bad from the body by expelling it.

Cupping, induced vomiting and surgery.

Ibn al-Qayyim said _ continuing what he said in the words quoted above: "The second kind is by physically removing the place affected by the witchcraft, because witchcraft has an effect on human nature and the bodily humours, and can affect moods. If its effects are noted in any part if the body and it is possible to remove the bad material, this will be very beneficial." (Zaad al-Ma'aad, 4/124, 125).

And Allaah knows best.

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When is a practitioner of magic a kaafir (disbeliever)?

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When is a practitioner of magic a kaafir (disbeliever)?

Question:

Is every practitioner of magic or witchcraft a kaafir?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

The practitioner of magic is the person who uses the shayaateen (devils) and gets close to the jinn by doing the things they like _ such as sacrificing to them instead of to Allaah, calling upon them alongside Allaah, obeying them by disobeying Allaah by committing zinaa, drinking wine, eating haraam things, neglecting prayer, covering himself with najaasaat (impure things) and staying in dirty places _ until the shayaateen respond to what he asks them, with a gentle and kind approach, to do, such as harming the people against whom he uses his magic, causing division between a man and his wife, telling him some unseen things, and telling him about stolen items and where lost things are. Such a person is a mushrik and a kaafir, because he worships both Allaah and the Shaytaan, which is major shirk (al-shirk al-akbar). So he is a kaafir, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning);

"Sulaymaan did not disbelieve, but the Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic" [al-Baqarah 2:102]

"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).'" [al-Baqarah 2:102]

It was also commanded that the practitioner of magic should be executed, because of the hadeeth: "The hadd (prescribed punishment) for the practitioner of magic is a blow with the sword (i.e., execution)."

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1460; al-Daaraqutni, 3/114; al-Haakim, 4/360; al-Bayhaqi, 8/136; see al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 3/641, no. 1446)

On this basis, he is a kaafir even if he prays, fasts, reads Qur'aan and makes du'aa', because shirk cancels out all good deeds. And Allaah knows best.

Al-Lu'lu al-Makeen min Fataawa Ibn Jibreen, p. 11.

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Is there any connection between tracking skills and marriage to the jinn?

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Is there any connection between tracking skills and marriage to the jinn?

Question:

There are well-known sayings among the people about some tribes who have powers of observation and the ability to follow tracks and know who or what made them. It is said that some of their forefathers married some of the jinn, and this is how they gained this power. How true is this?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

This is not true, and I do not think that any half-human, half-jinn person could be born, because the jinn do not have bodies. They are spirits, even though they may appear in different forms. These people who are known for their tracking skills are people who are possess powers of observation, intelligence, knowledge, experience and skill. Allaah has created differences in tracks and footprints, just has He has created differences between people who may be tall or short, white or black, small or big _ so that among one hundred thousand people you will not find two who are the same in all respects. This is the reason why these people can distinguish between things, and they recognize tracks and can tell apart things that look similar. And Allaah knows best.

Al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa Ibn Jibreen, p. 15

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People claiming that they can make lots of money by using the jinn

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People claiming that they can make lots of money by using the jinn

Question:

There is a man who claims that he deals with the jinn, and that he is prepared to pay huge profits to anyone who deals with him. For example, if I give him one million, he will use mercury to deal with the jinn, and then he will give me a profit of approximately five million riyaals. What is your opinion of this man's claims? Is it true that the jinn can bring money to a person who _ as he claims _ uses them?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

In my opinion this is not permissible, because dealing with them usually only comes after getting close to them by means of things that they like. This is the action of the practitioner of witchcraft who gets close to the Shaytaan by doing things that he likes, which cancels out all his good deeds. When he mentioned that he uses mercury, this is deceit and taking people's money under false pretences, and it may come under the heading of gambling and stealing. The shayaateen work by illusions and magic, and it is known that they do not possess any kind of money or currency or goods. If they give anything of that sort to a person, either it is an illusion that is not real, or else it is something that has been stolen from other people. It is not right to deal with them at all.

In fact, many of these fraudsters who claim that they can make money are cheats and liars who deceive the people and destroy their wealth and efforts; it is no more than theft. The newspapers are full of stories like this. We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound.

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Can a man harm his beautiful wife with the "evil eye"?

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Can a man harm his beautiful wife with the "evil eye"?

Question:

I have a question about ayn. If a man were to say to his wife that she looks beautiful should he always say mashaa'Allaah, or is this excessive?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

the "evil eye" is real, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real, and if anything were to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil eye." (Narrated by Muslim, 2188, from the hadeeth of Ibn `Abbaas).

Al-Bukhaari (5048) and Muslim (2187) narrated the first part of this hadeeth from Abu Hurayrah.

Secondly:

the evil eye usually comes from people who are jealous or envious (hasad).

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

Everyone who gives the evil eye is jealous, but not everyone who is jealous gives the evil eye… then he said:

It begins when the person likes something, then his evil soul dwells on the matter, and by continually looking at the person who has the thing of which he feels jealous, he directs his venom towards him. A person may put the evil eye on himself, or he may put the evil eye on someone else without intending to, because it is is a part of his nature. This is the worst type of human being. Our companions and other fuqahaa' said: if someone is known for this, he should be detained by the imaam (leader), who should spend on him and provide for him until he dies. This idea is absolutely correct… (Zaad al-Ma'aad, 4/167).

In the hadeeth, it says, "A'oodhu bi kalimaat-Illaah it-taamah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli `aynin laammah (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from every devil and vermin and from every envious eye)." Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3191) from the hadeeth of Ibn `Abbaas.

The meaning of "vermin" (haammah) is lethally poisonous animals and insects.

The meaning of "envious" (laammah) is that which causes harm because of jealousy (hasad).

Thirdly:

Although it is correct that the evil eye comes from people who feel jealous (hasad), it may also come from a person who is not jealous but merely likes something, because of the hadeeth: "Whoever among you sees something in himself or in his possessions or in his brother that he likes, let him pray for blessing for it, because the evil eye is real." Narrated by Ibn al-Sunni in `Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah, p. 168; and by al-Haakim, 4/216. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Kalim al-Tayyib, 243.

This hadeeth explains that a person may harm himself or his wealth _ and no one feels jealous of himself _ but he may harm himself with the evil eye by admiring himself, so it is even more possible that he may harm his wife in the same way.

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

And a man may put the evil eye on himself. (Zaa'd al-Ma'aad, 4/167).

Fourthly:

a man may harm his wife with the evil eye by looking at her and noticing her beauty and admiring her, even if he does not actually say to her "You are beautiful." It is mustahabb for him to say, "Allaahumma baarik fihaa (O Allaah, bless her)."

It was reported from Abu Umaamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf that his father told him that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went out and they travelled with him towards Makkah until they reached Shi'b al-Khazzaar in al-Juhfah. Sahl ibn Hunayf washed himself, and he was a white man with a handsome body and skin. `Aamir ibn Rabee'ah, the brother of Bani `Udayy ibn Ka'b, looked at him when he was washing, and said, "I have never seen anything like this, not even the skin of a virgin in seclusion!" (this was a metaphor for the intense whiteness of his skin). Then Sahl suffered a seizure (an epileptic fit, in which he fell to the ground). He was brought to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and it was said, "O Messenger of Allaah, do you know what has happened to Sahl? By Allaah, he cannot raise his head and he will not wake up." He said, "Do you accuse anyone with regard to him?" They said, "`Aamir ibn Rabee'ah looked at him." So the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) called `Aamir and spoke angrily with him, saying, "Would any of you like to kill his brother? If you see something that you like, why do you not pray for blessing for it?" Then he said to him (`Aamir), "Do ghusl for him." So he washed his face, hands, elbows, the soles of his feet and inside his izaar (lower garment) from a vessel, then that water was poured over him (Sahl) _ a man poured it over his head and back from behind, tilting the vessel. This was done to him, then Sahl went on with the people and there was nothing wrong with him. (Al-Musnad, 3/486. Al-Haythami said: the men of Ahmad are the men of saheeh. Al-Majma', 5/107).

Fifthly:

When they like something, some people say "Ma sha' Allaah laa quwwata illa Billaah (That which Allaah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allaah)". They take as evidence for this an aayah in Soorat al-Kahf and a hadeeth.

The aayah in question is (interpretation of the meaning):

"It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: `That which Allaah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allaah!'" [al-Kahf 18:39]. But this is not evidence (daleel), because the subject of the aayah has nothing to do with hasad (envy); in fact, Allaah destroyed his garden because of his kufr and transgression.

The hadeeth in question was reported from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him), saying that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "Whoever sees something that he likes, and says, `Ma sha Allaah laa quwwata illa Billaah', the evil eye will not affect him." But this hadeeth is da'eef jiddan (very weak)!

Al-Haythami said: this was narrated by al-Bazzaar from the report of Abu Bakr al-Hudhali, who is da'eef jiddan (very weak). (Majma' al-Zawaa'id, 5/21).

And Allaah knows best. Islam

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A person who tells people who are present about private and secret matters

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A person who tells people who are present about private and secret matters

Question:

One of the liars claims to know the Unseen. He recites Qur'aan over people who suffer from epilepsy and tells them to use papers on which he has written as incense, and he gives them amulets to wear. If a person who comes to him for treatment is a wine-drinker, he tells him that he drank wine the day before and that the rest of the wine is to be found in such and such a place, and says that he will not treat him for epilepsy until he gives up drinking wine. Then the person admits it. Please give us a fatwaa (ruling) on this matter. Is it permissible to sit and eat with this person and to greet him with salaam and pray behind him _ as he sometimes leads the people in prayer? We have tried to advise him but he did not accept our advice, and says that he is doing the right thing. Please give us a fatwaa, may Allaah reward you.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. Undoubtedly this person is a fortune-teller who uses the shayaateen and gets close to them by doing things that they like so that they will tell him some concealed things. He may be offering sacrifices to them, calling them by name, obeying them by disobeying Allaah and eating haraam or impure things, etc. Of course this is kufr and shirk. He must be asked to repent, and if he repents, all well and good _ otherwise he must be executed. It is not permissible to pray behind him or to greet him with salaam until and unless he repents. And Allaah knows best.

al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa Ibn Jibreen, p. 20

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A person claims to know where stolen items are

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A person claims to know where stolen items are

Question:

One of the liars claims to know about thieves after they have stolen without anybody knowing, and he does that through means with which not many people are familiar. For example, he calls for a dish of water, and a child who has not yet reached puberty, who was breastfed by his mother for two full years, and who has never been scared by a dog. Then he starts to recite something from the Qur'aan, and some unintelligible words, then he asks the child, "Do you see anything in the water that is in the dish?" The child then describes the thief in detail and where he hid the stolen goods. What is the Islamic ruling on this? Is it permissible to pray behind this man and to keep in touch with him in good times and in bad _ knowing that we have tried to advise him, but he did not accept the advice and he says that he is following the truth.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Undoubtedly this man is a practitioner of witchcraft or magic, and this is the work of the shayaateen (devils), because this is beyond the capabilities of human beings. No one knows the unseen except Allaah, and revelation comes only to the Messengers _ and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the Seal of the Prophets and there is no Prophet after him. No doubt the Shaytaan appears to fortune-tellers and describes the thieves to them, and tells them where stolen goods are, whether this is seen in this dish of water or in some other way. It is not permissible to ask these people anything or to believe them. "Whoever comes to a fortune-teller and believes him has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him". (Saheeh _ narrated by Ahmad, 2/408; Abu Dawood, 3904; al-Tirmidhi, 135; Ibn Maajah, 639; al-Haakim, 1/8). On this basis it is not permissible to appoint him to lead you in prayer, or to pray behind him, or to keep in touch with him in good times and in bad, or to give him anything even if he is in need, until and unless he repents.

And Allaah knows best.

From al-Lu'lu' al-Makeen min Fataawaa Ibn Jibreen, p. 19

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Is it possible to talk to the jinn and use them?

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Is it possible to talk to the jinn and use them?

Question:

I spoke with this guy who´s know to have some powers to talk with Jinn I guess muslim ones), and he told me some stuff about me.those people use words , phrases from Quran to control Jinn. What you think about those people ? And is it ok to speek with them. and those people ( Ahl el-Ketab ) who are they? frankly, I read books, they mention how to make ( TAWEEZ), and how to control Jinn, and see angles, and these books use Quran´s words I like to know more about this... I live away from my family for some years, I faced many problems, And Allah helped me to solve them... I have some ( stupid ) love problem, I need to talk with someone who can really tell me about it.. and how to solve it..


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. It is possible to talk to the jinn, but finding about unseen matters and what is in people's hearts is haraam. Usually those who use words and phrases of the Qur'aan in order to gain control over the jinn use ways that are not Islamic. Using the jinn is a power that was given only to Sulaymaan (peace be upon him). Hence when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to tie up a jinn whom he had overcome during his prayer, he remembered the du'aa' of Sulayman and did not do that.

So you should try to advise these people and if they respond, all well and good; otherwise the safest thing to do is to leave them alone and not speak to them.

Ahl al-Kitaab (the People of the Book) are the Jews and Christians.

It is OK to speak with the jinn if this happens without you seeking it, and in fact it is mustahabb to call them to the religion of Allaah and to adhere to His sharee'ah, just as you call people. It is not advisable to read books or to recite Qur'aan for this purpose, because the Qur'aan was not revealed for such things; it was revealed to be a light and a guide in the life of the Muslim, so that the Muslim can follow it, obeying its commandments and avoiding that which it forbids.

With regard to the angels, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and other prophets saw them, and some of the awliyaa' (close friends of Allaah) spoke with them, as it was reported from `Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the angels used to greet him with salaam until he started to use branding (cauterization for medical purposes), then they stopped. When he stopped using branding, they started to greet him again. And Allaah knows best.

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Is Iblees a jinn or an angel?

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Is Iblees a jinn or an angel?

Question:

I was just wondering if Iblis was actually a jinn or an angel. This particular issue recently sparked my curiosity when it was presented to me by a person I know. If he is an angel, then how is it he disobeyed Allah, when Angels have no will of their own and follow only Allah's command. If he is really a jinn, then it would better explain his disobedience as then he actually had the choice to obey or disobey Allah. I would appreciate a response, even if it is a brief one.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. Ibless _ may Allaah curse him _ is one of the jinn. He was not an angel for a single day, not even for an instant. The angels were created noble; they never disobey Allaah when He commands them to do something and they do what they are commanded. This is clearly stated in the Qur'aanic texts which indicate that Iblees is one of the jinn and not one of the angels. These texts include the following:

1. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves unto Adam." 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 Zaalimoon (polytheists, and wrongdoers, etc)." [al-Kahf 18:50]

2. Allaah stated that He created the jinn from fire, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire" [al-Hijr 15:27]

"And the jinn He created from a smokeless flame of fire" [al-Rahmaan 55:15]

And it was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth that `Aa'ishah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from smokeless fire and Adam was created from that which has been described to you." (Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, no. 2996; also narrated by Ahmad, no. 24668; by al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan al-Kubra, no. 18207 and by Ibn Hibbaan, no. 6155).

One of the attributes of the angels is that they were created from light, and the jinn were created from fire. It was mentioned in the Qur'aan that Iblees _ may Allaah curse him _ was created from fire. This is what Iblees himself said when Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, asked him the reason for his refusal to prostrate to Adam when Allaah commanded him to do so. He _ may Allaah curse him _ said:

" `I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay'" [al-A'raaf 7:12; Saad 38:76 _ interpretation of the meaning]. This indicates that he was one of the jinn.

3. Allaah has described the angels in His Book, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allâh, but do that which they are commanded"

[al-Tahreem 66:6]

"And they say: `The Most Gracious (Allaah) has begotten a son (or children).' Glory to Him! They [whom they call children of Allaah i.e. the angels, `Eesaa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), `Uzair (Ezra)], are but honoured slaves. They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command"

[al-Anbiyaa' 21:26-27]

"And to Allaah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, of the moving (living) creatures and the angels, and they are not proud [i.e. they worship their Lord (Allâh) with humility]. They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded"

[al-Nahl 16:49-50]

So it is not possbile for the angels to disobey their Lord, because they are protected from sin and they are naturally inclined to obey Allaah.

4. The fact that Iblees is not one of the angels means that he is not compelled to obey Allaah. He has freedom of will just as we humans do. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning);

"Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful" [al-Insaan 76:3]

There are also Muslims and kaafirs among the jinn. It says in Soorat al-Jinn (interpretation of the meaning):

"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)! It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anything with our Lord (Allaah).'" [al-Jinn 72;1-2]

In the same soorah, it states that the jinn said:

"`And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Qur'aan), we believed therein (Islamic Monotheism), and whosoever believes in his Lord shall have no fear, either of a decrease in the reward of his good deeds or an increase in the punishment for his sins. And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to Allaah, after listening to this Qur'aan), and of us some are AlQaasitoon (disbelievers those who have deviated from the Right Path)'…"

[al-Jinn 72:13-14]

Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer:

Al-Hasan al-Basri said: Iblees was not one of the angels, not even for a single moment. He is the father of the jinn, just as Adam (peace be upon him) is the father of mankind. This was narrated by al-Tabari with a saheeh isnaad (part 3/89).

Some of the scholars said that Iblees was one of the angels, that he was the peacock of the angels, that he was the one among the angels who strove the hardest in worship… and other reports, most of which come from the Israa'eeliyyaat (stories and reports from Jewish sources), and some of which contradict the clear texts of the Qur'aan.

Ibn Katheer said, explaining this:

A lot of these reports were transmitted from the Salaf, and most of them come from the Israa'eeliyyaat, which may be been transmitted in order to be examined [i.e., as opposed to being accepted as is]. Allaah knows best about the veracity or otherwise of many of them. Some of them are definitely to be rejected, because they go against the truth which we hold in our hands. In the Qur'aan we have sufficient so that we have no need of previous reports, because hardly any of them are free of distortions, with things added or taken away. Many things have been fabricated in them, for they did not have people who had memorized things precisely by heart (huffaaz) who could eliminate the distortions created by extremists and fabricators, unlike this ummah which has its imaams, scholars, masters, pious and righteous people, brilliant critics and men of excellent memory who recorded the hadeeths and classified them, stating whether they were saheeh (sound), hasan (good), da'eef (weak), mawdoo' (fabricated), matrook (to be ignored). They identified the fabricators and liars, and those about whom nothing was known, and other kinds of men (i.e., narrators). All of this afforded protection to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), the Seal of the Messengers and the Leader of Mankind, so that nothing would be attributed to him falsely and nothing would be transmitted from him that he did not say or do. May Allaah be pleased with them and make them pleased [by rewarding them], and make the Paradise of al-Firdaws their eternal abode. (Tafseer al-Qur'aan il-`Azeem, 3/90).

And Allaah knows best.

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Spiritual paths

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Spiritual paths

Question:

Could you please let me know the status of tariqah - spiritual Paths- in Islam.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. If what is meant is summoning the spirits of jinn or others, this is not permitted, because it can only be achieved by means of shirk. If what is meant is nourishing the soul by believing in Allaah, His Messengers, His angels, His Books, the Last Day and in the divine decree, both good and bad, then this is what Islam requires of every Muslim and asks him to nourish this belief. And Allaah knows best.

Shaykh `Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr

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Is Iblees (Satan) still alive?

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Is Iblees still alive?

Question:

If Jinns live and die, would that mean Iblis died or is still alive?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

It is the way of Allaah in His creation of man to test him and try him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"that Allaah might test what is in your breasts; and to purify that which was in your hearts (sins), and Allaah is AllKnower of what is in (your) breasts"

[Aal `Imraan 3:154]

One of the things with which Allaah tests us is Iblees (may Allaah curse him). Allaah has made him one of those who are given respite, blocking the way of good and commanding evil, forbidding what is good and enjoining what is evil. There are those who believe him; many people among the sons of Adam follow him; he is misled and he misleads others. Iblees vowed to do that, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And (remember) when We said to the angels: `Prostrate yourselves unto Adam.' They prostrated themselves except Iblees (Satan). He said: `Shall I prostrate myself to one whom You created from clay?'

[Iblees (Satan)] said: `See this one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely, seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!'

(Allaah) said: `Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely, Hell will be the recompense of you (all) an ample recompense.

And befool them gradually those whom you can among them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allaah's disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalry and your infantry, share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by illegal ways usury, or by committing illegal sexual intercourse), and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

Verily, My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism) — you have no authority over them. And AllSufficient is your Lord as a Guardian.'" [al-Israa' 17:60-65]

"And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and then gave you shape (the noble shape of a human being); then We told the angels, `Prostrate yourselves to Adam', and they prostrated themselves, except Iblees (Satan), he refused to be of those who prostrated themselves.

(Allaah) said: `What prevented you (O Iblees) that you did not prostrate yourself, when I commanded you?' Iblees said: `I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay.'

(Allaah) said: `(O Iblees) get down from this (Paradise), it is not for you to be arrogant here. Get out, for you are of those humiliated and disgraced.'

(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.'

(Iblees) said: `Because You have sent me astray, surely, I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your straight path.

Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be dutiful to You).'

(Allaah) said (to Iblees): `Get out from this (Paradise), disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) will follow you, then surely, I will fill Hell with you all.'"

[al-A'raaf 7:11-18]

From the apparent meaning of these aayaat and others, it is clear that Allaah has delayed the death of Iblees (may Allaah curse him) until an appointed time. Allaah has postponed his death until a day that is known to Him, which no one else knows. Iblees asked Allaah to give him respite, as Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning):

"[Iblees (Satan)] said: `My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are resurrected.'

(Allaah) said: `Verily, you are of those allowed respite

Till the Day of the time appointed.'" [Saad 38:79-81]

The scholars differed concerning the phrase "Till the Day of the time appointed":

· Some said that this means the Day of Resurrection, at the second blast of the Trumpet.

· Some said that it means the decreed lifespan of Iblees.

Most of the scholars said that what is meant by "the Day of the time appointed" is the day when all creatures will die, at the time of the first blast of the Trumpet, not the second blast. They said: because after the Resurrection _ at the second blast of the Trumpet _ there will be no more death. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allaah wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and behold they will be standing, looking on (waiting)"

[al-Zumar 39:68]

Al-Baydaawi said in his Tafseer:

"Till the Day of the time appointed" means, the time appointed for you with Allaah, or when all people will die, which is at the first blast of the Trumpet, according to the majority.

(Tafseer al-Baydaawi, 3/370)

Al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his tafseer of this aayah:

Ibn `Abbaas said: What He meant by this is the first blast of the Trumpet, i.e., when all creatures will die. Or it was said, the appointed time, the knowledge of which Allaah has kept to Himself and which Iblees does not know. So Iblees will die and then be resurrected. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish"

[al-Rahmaan 55:26]

(Tafseer al-Qurtubi,10/27)

Al-Tabari narrated in his Tafseer from al-Suddi:

"[Iblees (Satan)] said: `My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are resurrected.'

(Allaah) said: `Verily, you are of those allowed respite

Till the Day of the time appointed.'"

[Saad 38:79-81 _ interpretation of the meaning]

He did not give him respite until the Day of Resurrection, but rather until the day of the time appointed, which is the day when the first blast of the Trumpet will be given and everyone who is in the heavens and on earth will swoon and then die. (8/132)

Imaam al-Shawkaani said in his tafseer of this aayah:

Till the Day of the time appointed.'"

[Saad 38:79-81 _ interpretation of the meaning]

The day which Allaah has decreed for the death of all creatures, which is when the last blast of the Trumpet will be sounded, or it was said the first blast. It was said that Iblees asked to be given a respite until the Day of Resurrection so that he might avoid death, because if he were given respite until the Day of Resurrection, he would not die before the resurrection; when the resurrection came, he would thus have avoided death. But Allaah responded in a manner that denied him his desire and thwarted his aims, which was by giving him respite until the day of the time appointed, which is known only to Allaah, and no one else knows it.

(Fath al-Qadeer, 4/446)

This indicates that Iblees (may Allaah curse him) is still alive and that he is still spreading mischief on earth and misguiding people away from the path of Allaah. But he is not immortal and will not live until the Day of Resurrection, rather there is an appointed time when he will die _ and Allaah knows best when that appointed time will be. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Everyone shall taste death"

[Aal `Imraan 3:185]

"Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.

And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever"

[al-Rahmaan 55:26-27]

There are also reports which indicate that Iblees (may Allaah curse him) was alive at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):

· Iblees appeared on the day of Badr in the form of Suraaqah ibn Maalik. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And (remember) when Shaytaan (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said, `No one of mankind can overcome you this day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, I am your neighbour (for each and every help).' But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said `Verily, I have nothing to do with you. Verily, I see what you see not. Verily, I fear Allaah for Allaah is Severe in punishment'"

[al-Anfaal 8:48]

Ibn Katheer said in his tafseer of this aayah:

He (may Allaah curse him) made attractive to them the reason why they came and what they wanted to do. He raised their hopes that they would not be overwhelmed by anybody on that day, and calmed their fears that their homes might be attacked by their enemies Banu Bakr. He said, "and verily, I am your neighbour (for each and every help)" _ because he appeared in the form of Suraaqah ibn Maalik ibn Ja'sham, the leader of Banu Mudlij and the leader of that region. All of that came from him, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"He (the Shaytaan) makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaytaan's promises are nothing but deceptions." [al-Nisaa' 4:120]

Ibn Juraij said: Ibn `Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said concerning this aayah: When the day of Badr came, Iblees marched with his flags and his troops alongside the mushrikeen, and gave the mushrikeen the notion that no one would defeat them and that he was their neighbour. But when the (enemies) met in battle, and the Shaytaan saw the angelic reinforcements (on the Muslims' side), he ran away, i.e., he turned on his heels and fled, saying, Verily, I see what you see not… (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/318)

· He also (may Allaah curse him) appeared on the day of Uhud. It was reported in a saheeh hadeeth that `Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: On the day of Uhud, the mushrikeen were defeated. Then Iblees shouted out, `O slaves of Allaah! Beware the ones behind you!' So the front ranks attacked the ones behind. Hudhayfah looked and saw his father al-Yamaan. He cried out, `O slaves of Allaah, my father, my father!' By Allaah, they did not stop until they killed him [al-Yamaan]. Hudhayfah said, `May Allaah forgive you.' `Urwah [one of the narrators] said: By Allaah, because of this, Hudhayfah remained in a good state until he met Allaah [i.e., died]. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 3047)

· It was narrated in the saheeh ahaadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw Iblees. It was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth that Abu'l-Dardaa' (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood up, and we heard him say: "I seek refuge in Allaah from you." Then he said: "I curse you with the curse of Allaah" three times, and he spread out his hand as if reaching for something. When the prayer was over, we said, "O Messenger of Allaah, we heard you saying something in the prayer that we have never heard you say before, and we saw you stretching out your hand." He said, "The enemy of Allaah Iblees came with a flame of fire to throw in my face, and I said, `I seek refuge with Allaah from you' three times. Then I said, `I curse you with the complete curse of Allaah' three times, but he did not retreat. Then I wanted to seize him. By Allaah, were it not for the prayer of our brother Sulaymaan, he would have been tied up this morning and the children of the people of Madeenah would have played with him." (Narrated by Muslim, no. 843; al-Nasaa'i, no. 1200)

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed Subh (Fajr) prayer and he [Abu Sa'eed] was behind him. He recited and got confused in his recitation. When the prayer was over, he said, `If only you could have seen me and Iblees. I grabbed him and kept on trying to strangle him until I felt the coldness of his saliva on these two fingers, the thumb and the one next to it. Were it not for the prayer of my brother Sulaymaan, he would have been tied to one of the pillars of the mosque this morning, and the children of Madeenah would have played with him. Whoever among you can prevent him from coming between him and the qiblah, let him do that." (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 11354).

· It was narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: "The throne of Iblees is on the sea and he sends out his troops to spread mischief (fitnah) among the people. The greatest of them in his sight is the one who causes the most fitnah." (Narrated by Muslim, 5031; Ahmad, no. 1427)

So Iblees (may the curse of Allaah be upon him) is still alive, and he will die on the Day of the time appointed, until which Allaah has given him a respite, which according to the most correct scholarly view is the Day of the first blast on the Trumpet. And Allaah knows best.

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Is it permissible to use witchcraft to achieve a good purpose?

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Is it permissible to use witchcraft to achieve a good purpose?

Question:

is it permissable to use witchcraft or black magic for good purposes or stuff like using to convince your parent about something?like marriage to someone?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Witchcraft or magic is knowledge that comes from the shayateen and is something that they do. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"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 [al-Baqarah 2:102]

"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" [al-Baqarah 2:102]

"and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain" [Ta-Ha 20:69]

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Avoid the seven sins which doom a person to Hell." They asked, "What are they?" He said, "Associating anything in worship with Allaah (shirk); witchcraft;…"

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "He is not one of us who practices witchcraft or has it done for him."

On this basis, it is not permissible to use witchcraft for any purpose whatsoever. Witchcraft or magic is falsehood, and all kinds of falsehood are kufr and evildoing. Sin cannot be a means of achieving something good. Beneficial things have to be sought through the prescribed means which involve no sin and whose consequences are safe. Allaah has given His slaves sufficient means in the things that He has permitted them, so they have no need for the things that He has forbidden. To Him be praise and thanks for His blessings.

Shaykh `Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak

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Belief that sudden death is because of magic/witchcraft

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Belief that sudden death is because of magic/witchcraft

Question:

i am an american lady married to an arab man and in his town, people seem to believe that when someone dies, especially if they suddenly got sick and passed away, it is because some evil "sahar" or magician placed a spell on that person in order to make every-one believe that he/she died, and then this magician takes the "dead" person and imprisons him/her to become a slave. what is the ruling in islam concerning such beliefs? has this been heard of before? could it really happen? as a foreigner and convert to islam, i don't know what to believe in this aspect and i am real confused. please clear this up for me. thank you


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

What is mentioned in the question is completely wrong. The person who dies suddenly is just like anyone else who dies, for whatever reason: his soul leaves his body, and the soul is a matter of the unseen which is known only to Allaah. Some groups of innovators (followers of bid'ah) believe that when a person dies, his soul moves to another body. This is known as tanaasukh (transmigration of souls), and this belief is something which is known to be essentially false according to the religion of Islam.

Shaykh `Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayri.

This is appalling kufr and falsehood, and is one of the results of denying the torment of the grave. We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound.

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Ruling on sick person visualizing the one who put the evil eye on him

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Ruling on sick person visualizing the one who put the evil eye on him

Question:

How correct is it for a sick person to visualize the one who put the eye on him as a result of Qur'aan being recited over him, or the raaqi asking his qareen (jinn companion) to show the sick person who put the eye on him?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

For the sick person to visualize the one who put the eye on him as a result of Qur'aan being recited over him, or the qaari' (reciter) telling him to do so, is a devilish action and is not permitted, because it is seeking the help of the shayaateen (devils). The jinn is the one who makes him visualize the person who afflicted him with the evil eye, and this is haraam, because it is seeking the help of the shayaateen, and because it creates enmity among people and causes fear and terror to be spread among people. It comes under the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

"And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin and transgression" [al-Jinn 72:6]

And Allaah knows best.

[Translator's note: Raaqi means one who does ruqyah i.e., reciting Qur'aan and du'aa's over the sick for the purpose of seeking healing]

Al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah li'l-Buhooth al-`Ilmiyyah wa'l-Iftaa'

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Ruling on learning magic and removing spells from a person affected by magic

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Ruling on learning magic and removing spells from a person affected by magic

Question:

Is it permissible to learn how to remove spells from a person affected by magic?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. If that is by doing something permissible, such as reciting du'aa's that are prescribed or permitted in Islam, or by using a ruqyah that is prescribed in Islam, there is nothing wrong with that. But if a person learns magic in order to counteract magic, or for any other purposes, then that is not permitted and in fact is something which nullifies a person's Islam, because it is not possible to learn it without falling into shirk. That happens by worshipping the shayaateen (devils), by offering sacrifices to them and making vows to them, and other kinds of worship, and offering sacrifices to them and seeking to draw close to them with things that they love, until they serve a person and do what he wants. This is the mutual benefit which Allaah refers to in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

"And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): `O you assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of men,' and their Awliyaa' (friends and helpers) amongst men will say: `Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us.' He will say: `The Fire be your dwelling place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allaah may will. Certainly your Lord is AllWise, AllKnowing.'" [al-An'aam 6:128]

Majmoo'ah Fataawa wa Maqaalaat li'l-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, p. 118

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How to deal with sihr (magic/witchcraft)

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

How to deal with sihr (magic/witchcraft)

Question:

What is the way to deal with sihr (magic/witchcraft)?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Whoever is affected by sihr should not treat it with sihr, because evil cannot be removed by evil, and kufr cannot be removed by kufr. Evil is removed by good. Hence when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about al-nushrah (treating sihr with sihr), he said: "This is the work of the Shaytaan." Nushrah means removing sihr from a person who has been affected by it by using more sihr. But if it is treated by means of the Qur'aan and permissible medicines or good ruqyahs, there is nothing wrong with that, but treating it with sihr is not permitted, as previously stated, because sihr means worshipping the shayaateen (devils). The saahir (magician, practitioner of witchcraft) does sihr or learns sihr only after worshipping and serving the shayaateen, and drawing close to them by means of the things that they like. After that, they teach him the means of sihr. But, praise be to Allaah, there is no reason why the person who has been affected by sihr should not be treated by means of reciting Qur'aan and the prayers for refuge with Allaah that are prescribed in sharee'ah, and permissible medicines, just as patients with all kinds of sicknesses are treated by doctors. The patient does not necessarily recover, because not every sick person does recover. A sick patient might be treated and then recover if his appointed time (of death) has not yet arrived, or he may not recover and may die from this sickness, even though he may be been seen by the most skilled physicians and knowledgeable doctors. When the appointed time of death comes, no medicine or treatment will be of any avail, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And Allaah grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes" [al-Munaafiqoon 63:11]

Medical treatment is of benefit when the appointed time has not yet come, and Allaah decrees that His slave should be healed. The same applies in the case of one who has been affected by sihr; Allaah may decree that he should recover, or He may not decree that, as a test and a trial, or for other reasons which are known to Allaah. Among those reasons may be the fact that the one who is treating him does not have the right treatment for this problem. It was narrated in a saheeh report that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "For every disease there is a medicine, and if that medicine is applied to the disease, he will recover by Allaah's Leave." And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah has not sent down any disease but He has also sent down the cure; the one who knows it knows it and the one who does not know it does not know it."

Among the treatments prescribed in sharee'ah is the treatment of sihr with recitation of the Qur'aan. The greatest soorah in the Qur'aan, which is al-Faatihah, should be recited over the person who has been affected by sihr. This should be repeated several times. If it is recited by a believing, righteous reader who knows that everything is subject to the will and decree of Allaah, that Allaah is in control of all things, that when He says to a thing `Be!' it is, if the reciting is based on faith, taqwa and sincerity, and is repeated several times, then the sihr may be removed and the person may recover by Allaah's Leave. Some of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) passed by some Bedouins whose shaykh, i.e., their leader, had been bitten. They had done everything they could but he had not gotten better. They said to one of the Sahaabah, "Is there any raaqi (one who performs ruqyah) among you?" They said, "Yes." So one of them recited Soorat al-Faatihah over him, and he immediately got up full of energy as if nothing had happened; Allaah healed him of the ill-effects of that snakebite. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is nothing wrong with ruqyah so long as it does not involve shirk." He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) performed ruqyah and had it performed for him. There is a lot of good in ruqyah, and a great deal of benefit. Al-Faatihah, Aayat al-Kursiy, "Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad", al-Mi'wadhatayn and other aayahs may be recited over the person who has been affected by sihr, as well as good du'aa's narrated in the ahaadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), such as the du'aa' he said when he performed ruqyah for a sick person and said, "Allaahumma Rabb al-naas, adhhib il-ba's, washfi anta al-Shaafi laa shifaa'a illa shifaa'uka shifaa'an laa yughaadir saqaman (O Allaah, Lord of mankind, remove the harm and heal him, for You are the Healer and there is no healing except Your healing, with a healing which does not leave any disease behind)." This may be repeated three times or more. And it was also narrated from him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that Jibreel (peace be upon him) performed ruqyah for him and said three times: "Bismillaah arqeeka min kulli shay'in yu'dheeka, wa min sharri kulli nafsin aw `aynin haasid Allaah yashfeek, bismillaah arqeek (In the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you, from every thing that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye may Allaah heal you, in the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you)." This is a great ruqyah which was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is prescribed to perform ruqyah for the one who has been bitten or stung, and the one who has been affected by sihr, and the one who is sick. There is nothing wrong with performing ruqyah for one who is sick or has been affected by sihr or bitten or stung, by reciting good du'aa's, even if they were not transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), so long as they do not contain anything that is haraam, because of the general meaning of the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "There is nothing wrong with ruqyah so long as it does not involve shirk."

Allaah may heal the sick person and the person affected by sihr, and others, without any ruqyah and without any action on the part of other people, because He is Able to do all things, and He is Wise in all that He does. Allaah says in His Holy Book:

"Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, `Be!' and it is!"[Yaa-Seen 36:82]

To Him be praise and thanks for all that He wills and decrees, for He is wise in all that He does.

The sick person may not be healed if his appointed time has come and it is decreed that he should die from this disease. Among the things that may be used in ruqyah are the verses which speak of sihr, which may be recited into water. These are the verses about sihr in Soorat al-A'raaf, where Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"And We revealed to Moosa (saying): `Throw your stick,' and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehood which they showed.

Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.

So they were defeated there and returned disgraced

[al-A'raaf 7:117-119]

And in Soorat Yoonus (interpretation of the meaning):

"And Pharaoh said: `Bring me every well-versed sorcerer.'

And when the sorcerers came, Moosa said to them: `Cast down what you want to cast!'

Then when they had cast down, Moosa said: `What you have brought is sorcery, Allaah will surely make it of no effect. Verily, Allaah does not set right the work of AlMufsidoon.

And Allaah will establish and make apparent the truth by His Words, however much the Mujrimoon may hate (it).'" [Yoonus 10:79-82]

And in Soorat Ta-Ha (interpretation of the meaning):

"They said: `O Moosa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?'

Moosa said: `Nay, throw you (first)!' Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.

So Moosa conceived fear in himself.

We (Allaah) said: `Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand.

And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain.'"

[Ta-Ha 20:65-69]

These aayahs are among the things by which Allaah causes the ruqyah against sihr to be beneficial. If the qaari' (reader) recites these verses into water, and also reads Soorat al-Faatiha, Aayat al-Kursiy, "Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad", and al-Mi'wadhatayn into the water, then pours it over the person who he thinks has been affected by sihr or is being prevented by magic from having intercourse with his wife, then he will be healed by Allaah's Leave. If seven lotus leaves are ground up and added to the water as well, this is appropriate, as was mentioned by Shaykh `Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Hasan (may Allaah have mercy on him) in Fath al-Majeed, quoting from some of the scholars in the chapter entitled Ma jaa'a fi'l-Nushrah. It is mustahabb to recite the three soorahs, namely Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad, Qul A'oodhu bi Rabb il Falaq and Qul A'oodhu bi Rabb il-Naas. The point is that these and similar treatments which are used to treat this problem of sihr, may also be used to treat the one who is prevented by magic from having intercourse with his wife. This has been tried a great deal and Allaah caused it to yield results. A person may be treated with al-Faatihah alone and be healed, or with Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad and al-Mi'wadhatayn on their own, and be healed. It is very important that the person performing this treatment and the person who is being treated should both have sincere faith and trust in Allaah; they should know that He is control of all things and that when He wills a thing it happens, and when He does not will a thing it does not happen. The matter is in His hand, whatever He wills happens and whatever He does not will does not happen. When both the reader and the one who is read over have faith and are sincere towards Allaah, the sickness will disappear quickly by Allaah's Leave, and both physical and spiritual medicine will be beneficial. We ask Allaah to help us all to please Him, for He is All-Hearing and is ever Near.

Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-`Allaamah `Abd al-`Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), p. 70

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Jinn dwelling in humans

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Jinn dwelling in humans

Question:

Can a jinn enter the body of a human?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Imaam Shaykh al-Islam said in his Fataawa after some introductory comments:

… For this reason, a group of the Mu'tazilah, such as al-Jabbaa'i, Abu Bakr al-Raazi and others, denied that the jinn enter the body of the epileptic, although they do not deny the existence of the jinn, because that is not as clearly mentioned in the reports narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as their existence is mentioned. They were mistaken in this matter. Hence al-Ash'ari mentioned in Maqaalaat Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah that they [Ahl al-Sunnah] believe that the jinn may enter the body of the epileptic, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

`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]

`Abd-Allaah ibn al-Imaam Ahmad said: I told my father that some people claim that the jinn do not enter the body of a human. He said, O my son, they are lying, for a jinn may speak with the tongue of a person who is lying on his sick-bed. (Majmoo' Fataawa Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, 19/12). He also said (may Allaah have mercy on him), in vol. 24 of his Fataawa (p. 276, 277):

"The existence of the jinn is proven by the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and by the consensus of the salaf and scholars of this ummah. Similarly, the fact that the jinn can enter human bodies is also proven by the consensus of the imaams of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

`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]

In al-Saheeh it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: `The Shaytaan flows through the son of Adam as his blood flows…

There is no one among the imaams of the Muslims who denies that the jinn enter the body of the epileptic. Whoever denies that and claims that Islam denies that is telling lies about the sharee'ah, for there is no evidence in sharee'ah to say that this is not the case…"

From Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh `Abd al-`Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), p. 60

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Sihr and its types

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Sihr and its types

Question:

Is sihr (magic, witchcraft) real? Does it have any effect? What are its types?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah. Praise be to Allaah and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah, and his family and companions and those who follow his guidance.

Sihr is a serious crime and is one of the kinds of kufr. It is one of things with which people have been tested, in the past and currently, among the nations of the past, during the Jaahiliyyah and in this ummah. The more ignorance increases, the less there is knowledge and awareness of faith, the less attention the authorities pay to this matter _ the more the practitioners of sihr and trickery increase and spread in the land, to take the people's wealth and confuse them and do other things. When knowledge prevails and faith increases, and the Islamic authorities are powerful, the number of these evil people shrinks and they move from one land to another, seeking a place where their falsehood will be accepted and they will be able to engage in their trickery and corruption.

The Qur'aan and Sunnah have described the kinds of sihr and the rulings on these matters.

Sihr is so called because its means are hidden or secret, and because the practitioners of sihr deal with things in secret which enable them to perform illusions to confuse the people and deceive their eyes, and to cause them harm or steal their money, etc., in a secretive manner so that in most cases nobody realizes what is happening. Hence the last part of the night is called sahar, because at the end of the night people are unaware and they do not move about much. And the lungs are also called sahr, because they are hidden inside the body.

According to sharee'ah, the meaning of sihr is what the magicians do to delude and confuse people, so that the one who is watching thinks that it is real when in fact it is not. As Allaah said concerning the magicians of Pharaoh (interpretation of the meaning):

"They said: `O Moosa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?'

Moosa said: `Nay, throw you (first)!' Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.

So Moosa conceived fear in himself.

We (Allaah) said: `Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand.

And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain.'"

[Ta-Ha 20:65-69]

Sihr may involve things that the magician does when tying knots on which he blows, as is referred to in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning):

"And from the evil of those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots"[al-Falaq 113:4]

And it may involve other things which they manage to do through the shayaateen (devils), so they do things that may affect a man's reason or make him sick; they may cause division between a man and his wife, resulting in her looking ugly to him, or by making her hate her husband or be put off by him. This is blatant kufr as the Qur'aan states. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"They followed what the Shayaateen (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaymaan (Solomon). Sulaymaan did not disbelieve, but the Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic"

[al-Baqarah 2:102]

Allaah informs us that they (the shayaateen) committed kufr by teaching men magic. Then He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"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).'"[al-Baqarah 2:102]

Then Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"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"[al-Baqarah 2:102]

i.e., this magic and any harm that results from it is subject to the prior decree and will of Allaah, for our Lord cannot be overwhelmed and nothing can happen in His Dominion against His Will. Nothing happens in this world or in the hereafter except by His prior decree and His great wisdom, as He wills. So some people may be tested by sihr, and others may be tested by sickness, or by being killed…etc. Allaah is All-Wise in all that He wills and decrees, and in all that He prescribes for His slaves. Hence Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave"

[al-Baqarah 2:102]

i.e., by His universal (kawni) will and decree, not by His legislative (shar'i) will [i.e., He wills that it should happen but He does not enjoin it and He is not pleased by such actions]. For sharee'ah does not allow such things, indeed it forbids them, but by His universal leave He already knows and has already decreed that So and so will do sihr, and that So and so will be affected by sihr, just as He already knows and has already decreed that So and so will be killed, or afflicted with a certain sickness, or will die in a certain land, and will receive such and such provision, or will be rich or poor. All of that happens by the will and decree of Allaah, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation as written in the Book of Decrees AlLawh AlMahfooz)[al-Qamar 54:49]

"No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (AlLawh AlMahfooz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allaah"

[al-Hadeed 57:22]

The evils that come at the hands of the magicians or others do not happen because our Lord is ignorant, for He knows all things and nothing at all is hidden from Him, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Verily, Allaah is the All-Knower of everything"[al-Anfaal 8:75]

"that you may know that Allaah has power over all things, and that Allâh surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge"[al-Talaaq 65:12]

So Allaah knows all things, and nothing happens in His Dominion that He does not will, but He has perfect wisdom and good aims in whatever He decrees should happen to people of honour or humiliation, losing or gaining power, sickness or health, magic and other things.

Everything that happens to people happens by the will of Allaah and in accordance with His prior decree. These magicians may perform their illusions, as stated in the aayah quoted above (interpretation of the meaning):

"They said: `O Moosa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?'

Moosa said: `Nay, throw you (first)!' Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast. [Ta-Ha 20:65-66]

It appeared to the onlooker as if these sticks and ropes were snakes, moving fast in the valley. They were only sticks and ropes, but the magicians, through what they had learned, made what they demonstrated before the people look different in their eyes to what it really was.

Allaah says (interpretation if the meaning):

"by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast"

[Ta-Ha 20:66]

And in Soorat al-A'raaf Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"He [Moosa] said: `Throw you (first).' So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic"

[al-A'raaf 7:116]

But in fact their sticks and ropes did not change; it was the people's sight which changed because of the sihr, so they thought they were snakes, because of the illusion brought about by the magicians. Some people call this taqmeer, which is when the magician does things to make a person not sense reality as it really is, so his eyes do not see what is really there and things may be taken from his shop or his home without him realizing it, i.e., he does not know what is really happening. So he may see a rock as a chicken or as an egg, and so on, because reality has been changed in his eyes because of the confusion wrought by the magician, and because his eyes have been bewitched. There are things that the magicians do with certain substances to make people's eyes not see what is really happening. This is the kind of magic which Allaah describes as "great" [i.e. serious, powerful] in Soorat al-A'raaf (interpretation of the meaning):

"… So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic"

[al-A'raaf 7:116]

From Majmoo' Fataawaa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-`Allaamah `Abd al-`Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), p. 65

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Is it possible for the jinn to kidnap a human being?

Belief in the Jinn, witchcraft and the evil eye

Is it possible for the jinn to kidnap a human being?

Question:

I have heard many stories about the jinn kidnapping human beings. I read a story which said that a man of the Ansaar (may Allaah be pleased with him) went out to pray `Ishaa' and the jinn took him prisoner and he was lost for years. Is this possible _ I mean that the jinn could kidnap a human being?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

With regard to the question of possibility, it is possible, but it is very rare. Shaykh `Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) answered this question as follows:

That is possible. It is well known that Sa'd ibn `Ubaadah was killed by the jinn when he urinated in a hole in which was their dwelling place, and they said, "We have killed the leader of Khazraj Sa'd ibn `Ubaadah; we struck him with an arrow and we did not miss his heart."

At the time of `Umar, a man was kidnapped by the jinn and stayed with them for four years, then he came back and told the people that some mushrik jinn had kidnapped him, and he stayed with them as a prisoner, then some Muslim jinn launched a campaign against them and defeated them, and brought him back to his family. This was mentioned in Manaar al-Sabeel and elsewhere.

(See Manaar al-Sabeel, 2/88. The story of the kidnapped man was reported by al-Bayhaqi (7/445-446) and its isnaad was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwaa', 6/150, no. 1709).Manaar al-Sabeel, 2/88. The story of the kidnapped man was reported by al-Bayhaqi (7/445-446) and its isnaad was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwaa', 6/150, no. 1709

Shaykh `Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen

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Ways of treating sihr

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Ways of treating sihr

Question:

What is the treatment for someone who has been affected by sihr (magic or witchcraft, including spells aimed at causing hatred or love)? How can the believer save himself from this or avoid being harmed by it? Are there any du'aa's or dhikrs from the Qur'aan or Sunnah for these things?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

There are different kinds of treatment:

1 _ He can look at what the saahir (person who practices sihr) has done. For example, if he has put some of his hair in a place, or in a comb, or somewhere else, if it is discovered that he has put it in such-and-such a place, it should be removed and burnt or destroyed. This will cancel out what has been done and will foil the intentions of the saahir.

2 _The saahir should be forced to undo what he has done, if his identity is known. It should be said to him, "Either you undo what you have done, or you will be executed." After he has undone it, he should still be executed by the authorities, because the saahir should be killed without being asked to repent, according to the correct view. This is what was done by `Umar, and it was narrated that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The punishment of the saahir is to strike him with the sword (i.e., execute him)." When Hafsah Umm al-Mu'mineen (may Allaah be pleased with her) found out that a slave woman of hers was dealing with sihr, she killed her.

3 _ Reciting Qur'aan, for it has a great effect in removing (the effects of) sihr. Aayat al-Kursiy, the aayahs of sihr from Soorat al-A'raaf, Soorat Yoonus and Soorat Ta-Ha, Soorat al-Kaafiroon, Soorat al-Ikhlaas and al-Mi'wadhatayn should be recited over the person who has been affected by sihr, or into a vessel. Du'aa' should be made for healing and good health; in particular the du'aa' which has been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):

"Allaahumma Rabb al-Naas, adhhib al-ba's wa'shfi, anta al-Shaafiy, laa shifaa'a illa shifaa'uka, shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqaman (O Allaah, Lord of mankind, remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness)."

One may also recite the words used by Jibreel when he treated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with ruqyah:

"Bismillaah urqeek, min kulli shay'in yu'dheek, wa min sharri kulli nafsin aw `aynin haasidin Allaah yushfeek, bismillaah urqeek (In the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye may Allaah heal you, in the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah for you)."

This should be repeated three times, as should the recitation of "Qul Huwa Allaah Ahad" and al-Mi'wadhatayn.

He may also recite the above into water, some of which should be drunk by the person who has been affected by sihr, and he should wash with the rest, one or more times as needed. This will remove the sihr by Allaah's Leave. This was mentioned by the scholars (may Allaah have mercy on them), and by Shaykh `Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Hasan (may Allaah have mercy on him) in Fath al-Majeed Sharh Kitaab al-Tawheed, in (the chapter entitled) Baab Ma jaa'a fi'l-Nushrah, and by others.

4 _ He can take seven green lotus leaves, grind them up, and put them into water, then recite into it the aayahs and soorahs mentioned above, and the du'aa's. Then he can drink some and wash with the rest. This is also useful for treating a man who is being kept from having intercourse with his wife. Seven green lotus leaves should be placed in water, the verses referred to above should be recited into it, then he should drink from it and wash with it. This is beneficial, by Allaah's leave.

The verses which should be recited into the water and the lotus leaves for those who have been affected by sihr and the one who is being prevented from having intercourse with his wife because of sihr are as follows:

1- Soorat al-Faatihah

2- Aayat al-Kursiy from Soorat al-Baqarah, which is as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

"Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursiy extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great" (al-Baqarah 2:255)

3- The verses from Soorat al-A'raaf, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

"[Pharaoh] said: `If you have come with a sign, show it forth, if you are one of those who tell the truth.'

Then [Moosa] threw his stick and behold! it was a serpent, manifest!

And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white (with radiance) for the beholders.

The chiefs of the people of Pharaoh said: `This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer;

He wants to get you out of your land, so what do you advise?'

They said: `Put him and his brother off (for a time), and send callers to the cities to collect —

That they bring to you all well-versed sorcerers.'

And so the sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: `Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors.'

He said: `Yes, and moreover you will (in that case) be of the nearest (to me).'

They said: `O Moosa! Either you throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?'

He [Moosa] said: `Throw you (first).' So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic.

And We revealed to Moosa (saying): `Throw your stick,' and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehood which they showed.

Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.

So they were defeated there and returned disgraced.

And the sorcerers fell down prostrate.

They said: `We believe in the Lord of the `Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

The Lord of Moosa and Haaroon (Aaron).'" [al-A'raaf 7:106-122]

4- The verses from Soorat Yoonus, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

"And Pharaoh said: `Bring me every well-versed sorcerer.'

And when the sorcerers came, Moosa said to them: `Cast down what you want to cast!'

Then when they had cast down, Moosa said: `What you have brought is sorcery, Allaah will surely make it of no effect. Verily, Allaah does not set right the work of AlMufsidoon.

And Allaah will establish and make apparent the truth by His Words, however much the Mujrimoon may hate (it).'" (Yoonus 10:79-82)

5- The verses from Soorat Ta-Ha, which are as follows (interpretation of the meaning):

"They said: `O Moosa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?'

[Moosa] said: `Nay, throw you (first)!' Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.

So Moosa conceived fear in himself.

We (Allaah) said: `Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand.

And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain'" [Ta-Ha 20:65-69]

6- Soorat al-Kaafiroon

7- Soorat al-Ikhlaas and al-Mi'wadhatayn (i.e., Soorat al-Falaq and Soorat al-Naas) _ to be recited three times.

8- Reciting some of the du'aa's prescribed in sharee'ah, such as:

"Allaahumma Rabb al-Naas, adhhib al-ba's wa'shfi, anta al-Shaafiy, laa shifaa'a illa shifaa'uka, shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqaman (O Allaah, Lord of mankind, remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness)."

This is good, and it may also be accompanied by the du'aa':

"Allaahumma Rabb al-Naas, adhhib al-ba's wa'shfi, anta al-Shaafiy, laa shifaa'a illa shifaa'uka, shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqaman (O Allaah, Lord of mankind, remove the evil and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, which does not leave any sickness)."

If the above verses etc. are recited directly over the person who has been affected by sihr, then the reciter blows on his head and chest, these are also among the means of healing, by Allaah's Leave, as stated above.

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. 8, p. 144

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The effect of sihr on the marital relationship

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The effect of sihr on the marital relationship

Question:

Can sihr (magic, witchcraft) have an affect on the marital relationship?


Answer:

The saahir (person who practises sihr) does things by which he affects people with sihr. Sometimes this is by illusion or making things appear to be something else, as Allaah said concerning the sorcerers of Pharaoh (interpretation of the meaning):

"and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast" [Ta-Ha 20:66]

They do actions that change how things look in people's eyes, so that they see things other than they really are, as Allaah says in Soorat al-A'raaf (interpretation of the meaning):

"So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic" [al-A'raaf 7:116]

So they do things to bewitch people's eyes, so that they see a rope as a snake or a stick as a moving snake, when it is not a snake at all but only a stick or a rope.

They may also bewitch people in other ways, so that a man becomes hateful to his wife, or vice versa. They may do this by bewitching their eyes, or by giving them evil potions which they get from the shayaateen, or by tying knots on which they blow and pray to the shayaateen instead of to Allaah, and seek their help in harming people. So a man may imagine that his wife is not the wife he knows, and she may appear ugly or hateful to him, or a wife may imagine that her husband is not the husband that she knows, and she sees him as something ugly and terrifying, because of what these criminals have done. So their sihr may be of two types, one of which involves illusions and tricking the eyes, so that they do not see things as they really are.

The other kind includes that which is called al-sarf and al-`atf (spells aimed at creating hatred or love), which is done by tying knots and blowing on them, and using potions which they make by inspiration of the shayaateen. This second kind may make a man love or hate his wife, or a woman love or hate her husband. It may also affect a person's relationship with people other than his or her spouse. Hence Allaah has commanded us to seek refuge with Him from the evil of those who blow onto knots, and to seek refuge with Him from every evil.

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. 8, p. 80

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Ruling on one who thinks that sihr is OK so long as it does not cause any problems

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Ruling on one who thinks that sihr is OK so long as it does not cause any problems

Question:

What do you think about a man who used ruqyah, but he did not think that it helped him, so he turned from that to sihr (magic, witchcraft), and he says, I think that it is OK so long as it does not cause any problems?


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Sihr is evil and is kufr. If a sick person is not cured by reading (Qur'aan and du'aa's), then we should note that medicine does not guarantee a cure either, because not every treatment produces the desired result. Allaah may delay the healing for a long time, or the person may die from this sickness. It is not a condition of treatment that the person should be healed. If a person is treated by reading Qur'aan and does not recover, that is not an excuse for turning to sihr, because we are commanded to take the permissible means prescribed in sharee'ah, and we are forbidden to use haraam means. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "O slaves of Allaah, seek treatment but do not seek treatment with that which has been forbidden to you." And it was narrated that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah does not make your healing in that which He has forbidden to you."

All things are in the hand of Allaah, may He be glorified. He is the One Who heals whomsoever He wills, and He decrees sickness and death for whomsoever He wills, as He says (interpretation of the meanings):

"And if Allaah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things" [al-An'aam 6:17]

"And if Allaah touches you with harm, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He wills. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful [Yoonus 10:107]

So the Muslim must be patient and seek reward with Allaah. He must limit himself to the means that Allaah has permitted, and beware of that which Allaah has forbidden, whilst also believing that the decree of Allaah is beneficial and that His command cannot be put back, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meanings):

"Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, `Be!' and it is! [Yaa-Seen 36:82]

"And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allaah wills the Lord of the `Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists) [al-Takweer 81:29]

And there are many similar aayaat.

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. 8, p. 112.

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Tying a string over which verses of Qur'aan have been recited

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Tying a string over which verses of Qur'aan have been recited

Question:

Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an over a piece of string, etc, and tie that over a child's wrist to protect him from the evil eye or other diseases?

Alternatively, is it permissible to place Qur'anic Ayat in a small metal capsule and tie it over the wrist of Muslims to serve as protection from the evil eye or mishaps.
People in my community do both of this very frequently. They get the local masjid imam to provide the service. I do not want to do this for my child unless there is a sound basis for it in the Shari'ah.

Please help me find out the truth.


Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible to tie this string or any other kind of amulets. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever hangs up an amulet, may Allaah not fulfil his need."

And he said: "Whoever hangs up anything will be abandoned to its care," and, "Whoever hangs up an amulet has committed shirk."

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded us to tear away these things, as stated in the hadeeth narrated from `Imraan ibn Husayn, which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a man on whose hand was a bracelet of brass. He said, "What is this bracelet?" He said, "It is to prevent weakness." He said, "Take it off, for it will only make you more weak." This was narrated by Ibn Maajah.

Shaykh Waleed al-Firyaan

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Do the jinn help humans in some ways?

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Do the jinn help humans in some ways?

Question:

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.


Answer:

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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