The Jinns are intelligent living beings who have been exposed to divine revelations containing both commands and prohibitions, and are thereby eligible for either reward or punishment in the next life. Since the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w was also sent to them, it is therefore obligatory for Muslims to treat them as they would treat another human being with regard to commanding the good and prohibiting the evil. The Jinn should be invited to submit to Allah just as Allah ordained that His Messenger s.a.w invite mankind to submit, and as the Prophet s.a.w invited them. Muslims should also admonish and treat the Jinn in the same way they would treat humans who break the laws of God. That is, they should repel the tyranny of the Jinn by employing the same methods which repel the tyranny of men.
The occasional possession of man by the Jinn may be due to sensual desires on the part of the Jinn, capricious whims, or even love, just as it may be among humans. Jinns and humans may also have intercourse with each other and beget children.[1]
This is a frequent occurence which is well known to many. Muslim legal scholars have discussed it and prohibited it. Most legists have opposed marriage with the Jinn. However, possession is most often a result of Jinns being angry because some wrong has been done to them and thus it is to them a punishment for those who wronged them. For example, when humans accidentally harm or hurt them by urinating on them, by pouring hot water on them, or by killing some of them, the Jinn think that they have been intentionally harmed. Though humans may not realize what they have done, the Jinns are by nature very ignorant, harsh and volatile in their behaviour, so they may have vengefully punish humans much more than they actually deserve. Demonic possessions sometimes also accurs as a result of horseplay, jest or plain evil on the part of the Jinn just as evil and mischief occurs among humans for similar reasons.
In the first case where posessions is due to lewdness on the part of the Jinn, even with the consent of the human partner, it is as forbidden by Allah as it is among humans.
Without the possessed human’s consent it becomes a grave case of atrocity and oppression. In such cases, the Jinn ahould be addressed and informed that their acts are either abominable and prohibited, or vile and tyrannical, so that evidence may be brought against them on the Day of Judgement and they be made aware that they have broken the laws of Allah and His Prophet whom He sent to both worlds; that of man and that of the Jinn.
In cases of the second order, wherein the human was unaware that he harmed a Jinn, the Jinn should be addressed and informed that the human’s act was unintentional and as such does not deserve a punishment. If it took place in the man’s house or possession, the Jinn should be informed that the house and property belong to the man and as such he is permitted to use them as he pleases in allowable ways. The Jinn should also be told that they do not have the right to inhabit human property without permission of the occupants. They only have the right to dwell in places not occupied by humans like abandoned buildings and open country. Consequently, the Jinn can most often be found in abandoned settlements, the open desert or open fields. They also occupy places of impurity like toilets, garbage – dumps, and graveyards. Mystic masters who perform satanic feats often retreat to such places where devils most often reside.
The deviant ascetics and heretics devoted prayer who experience illuminations and visions, usually retreat to locations frequented by the devils in which Salaah has been prohibited. They choose such places because the devils visit them there and communicate with them in the same way that they communicate with magicians and fortunetellers. The Jinn also enter idols, speak to those who worship the idols and fulfil some of their needs. They often help star-worshippers when they perform acts of worship which the Jinn consider suitable, like singing praises to idols representing the sun, moon and the planets, dressing the idols in luxurious garments, and burning incense in their presence etc. The devils may appear to these servants of theirs in forms which humans mistakenly identify as heavenly spirits and the devils may fulfil some of their requests by killing some of their enemies, making others sick, attracting someone whom they desire, or bringing them some wealth. However, the harm they receive from such service is often many many times greater than the benefit.
Many of those who utilize the Jinn in these ways claim that Prophet Sulaymaan used the Jinn in the same manner for the same purpose. More than one of the early scholars have mentioned that when Sulaymaan died, the devils wrote a book on magic filled with acts of disbelief and put them under his chair. When the books were discovered, the devils then claimed that Sulaymaan used to use the Jinn by these methods. As a result, some Christians and Jews have falsely discredited Prophet Sulaymaan. Others claimed that if magic were not permissible, Sulaymaan would not have practised it. Both groups went astray, one by debasing Prophet Sulaymaan and the other by practising magic. Consequently, Almighty Allah revealed the following verse:
“When a messenger from Allah came to them confirming what was revealed to them, a group of those given the scripture cast the book behind their backs as if they did not know about it. They followed what the devils claimed about Sulaymaan’s dominion. However, Sulaymaan did not disbelieve, but the devils did by teaching men magic and what was revealed to the two angels Haaroot and Maaroot in Babylon. Though neither of them taught anyone without first saying, ‘We are only a trial, so do not commit disbelief,’ they learned from them means to separate a man from his wife. But, they could not harm anyone with it except by Allah’s will. They learned what would harm themselves and not what would benefit them, though they knew that buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the next life. They sold their souls for an evil price if only they knew.” [Al Baqarah 2:101-102]
[[[ BiTeS: Other than medicine, the soul has a greater effect on the body than medicinal remedies. The Jinn most certainly do have an effect on humans according to the Prophet's s.a.w in the following authentic narration,
"Verily Satan flows in the blood stream of Adam's descendents."
For in the blood is the ether known to doctors as the "animal soul" which is emitted by the heart and which moves throughout the body giving it life.
**The medical fields of psychotherapy, psychiatry and psychology all testify to the importance of the soul in relationship to medicines which treat only in the body. ]]]
ExorCiSm…
The fundamental principle on the basis of which this subject should be understood is that it may be permissible, recommended, or even compulsory to defend or aid one who is possessed, because helping the oppressed is a duty according to one’s ability.
Allah’s Messenger s.a.w said,
“Help your brother whether he is the oppresor or the oppressed.” Anas asked,”Oh Messenger of Allah! I would help him if he is oppressed, but how can i help him when he is the oppressor?” He replied, “By preventing him from oppression you are helping him.”
Help should be justly rendered according to the method prescribed by Allah and His Messenger. For example, Islamically based prayers, words and phrases should only be used in the way they were used by the Prophet s.a.w and his companions. When commanding the Jinn to righteousness and prohibiting it from evil, it should be done in the same way that man is ordered and forbidden. Whatever is allowable in the case of humans is also allowable in the case of Jinns. For example, repelling Jinns might require scolding, threatening and even evoking God’s curse.
In narration from Abu ad-Darda in Sahih Muslim he said, Allah’s Messenger s.a.w stood up (in prayer) and we heard him say, ‘I seek refuge in Allah from you.’ Then he said thrice,’I curse you by Allah’s curse’ and he reached out his hands as if he was catching something. When he finished praying, we asked him,’Oh messenger of Allah! We heard you say something in your Salaah which we have never heard you say before and we saw you stretched your arm out.’ He said,’Verily, Allah’s enemy, Iblees brought a fiery torch and tried to thrust it in my face, so i said three times,’I seek refuge in Allah from you.’ Then i said thrice,’I curse you by Allah’s perfect curse.’ But he did not back off, so i caught a hold of him, and – by Allah – if it were not our brother Sulaymaan’s prayer, he would have been tied up for the children of Madinah to play with.
*In Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet s.a.w said, ‘Verily the devil appeared before me and launched an attack on me in order to break my Salaah, but Allah gave me mastery over him and i choked him. I intended to tie him to a post until the morning so you could see him, but i remembered my brother Sulaymaan’s prayer,’My Lord forgive me and grant me sovereignity not allowed to anyone after me.’
[[[ BiTeS: The Black Dog is a Devil among dogs and Jinn take its form often, as well as that of Black cats, because Black rallies satanic forces more readily than any other colour and it contains the power of heat. ]]]
***Info: If the possessing demon is an ‘Ifreet’ among Jinns and the exorcist is weak, it could harm him. Consequently, he should shield himself by the recitaion of prayers seeking refuge in Allah, the Mu’awwadhataan, the Ayatul Qursi; by making Salaah and supplications and other similar things which streghthen faith and put aside sins by which the evil Jinn may gain control over him. Such a person is a soldier of Allah (Mujahid fi Sabilillah) and exorcism is among the greatest form of Jihad, so he should beware not to help his enemy to overcome him by his own sins. If the circumstances is beyond his ability, “Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity”, so he should not exposed himself to tribulations by taking on what he is unable to handle.
Among the greatest weapons which may be used to exorcise the Jinn is Ayatul Qursi, as confirmed in Sahih al-Bukhari.
Besides that, the countless many who have experience in this field unanimously confirm the incredible effectiveness of this verse in warding off devils and breaking their spells. If this verse is sincerely recited over them, it will drive away the devils and neutralize their illusions. It will also disrupt the Satanic visions and devil-aided super natural feats performed by humans.
more coming….
-Ibn Taymeeyah’s ESSAY ON THE JINN.
