"I'm scared of jinn..."

**- Qatada -** · 11-26-2007

Question: Ever since I learned that the Jinn can possess people, I have been scared. I cannot sleep at night. They say that if you pray, you will not be scared. I pray, but I am very scared. What can I do?

Answered by Sheikh Khâlid Husayn

I have read your letter with deep concern and have felt the fears that you are suffering from.

You should know that the Jinn are a creation of Allah, but they are of a lesser grade than human beings. Sheikh Abû Bakr al-Jazâ’irî said: “Even the Muslim Jinn are lower in dignity and honor than human beings. Allah says: “We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred on them special favours, above a great part of Our Creation.” [Sûrah al-Isrâ’: 70]

Such honor was never mentioned for the Jinn in Qur’an or Sunnah. Hence, humans are more honorable than the Jinn. The Jinn know this fact and feel inferior in front of people. That is why when people seek refuge with them, it makes them they feel so proud and arrogant.

You should know that the Jinn fear humans, particularly people with strong faith in Allah. It was related that the Jinn were frightened of `Umar and Abû Hurayrah.

Ibn Abî al-Dunyâ related that Mujâhid said: “While I was praying one night, somebody from among the Jinn, resembling a boy, stood in front of me and when I tried to grab him he jumped over the wall and I heard the noise of his fall. Then he never approached me again.” Then he said: “They (the Jinn) fear you as you fear them. But they fear you more than you fear them. If someone is approached by one of the Jinn, he should not fear him. Otherwise, they will pounce on him. But, if he confronts them, they will flee.” [Wiqâyah al-Insân min al-Jinn wa al-Shaytân page 33]

You should not fear the Jinn. Allah says: “It is only the Satan that suggested to you the fear of his votaries: be ye not afraid of them, but fear me if ye have faith” [Sûrah Âl-`Imrân: 175]

In order to get rid of your fear of the Jinn, I advise you to employ the following procedures:

1. Seek help from Allah and frequently seek refuge with him from Satan and his helpers from among the Jinn.

2. Be steadfast in praying on time.

3. Always read the prescribed remembrances of the morning and the evening, the remembrance before sleeping, and the other well-known remembrances.

4. Read or at lest listen to Sûrah al-Baqarah in full at least once every three days.

5. Read Âyah al-Kursî daily and particularly before going to bed. This is sure protection from the Jinn.

6. You have to abide strictly by Islamic teachings by doing what is permitted and avoiding what is sinful.

7. Offer sincere supplications to Allah to remove from you such unfounded fears and to protect you from evil and provide you with all manner of good.

And Allah knows best.

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**krypton6** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by Hamada

brother krypton6 what are you talking about?? u are confusing youre self and others... islam is islam! the saying of the quran are till the end of time so are the saying of our beloved prophet muhammed! Magic is magic is exist if you agree or not... people get possessed if u want it or not... above are enough hadith to confirm that... and plus evil is caused by the jihn under the command of a human... i can confirm this by this aya.. '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(5) surah al Jihn.

"And when there came to them a Messenger from Allah confirming what was with them, a party of those who were given the scripture threw away the book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know. And they followed what the devils gave out falsely of magic of the reign of Solomon; for Solomon did not disbelieve but the devils disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angles) taught anyone (such things) until they had said: we are only for trial, so don't disbelieve. And from them (magicians) people learn that through which they would cause separation between a person and his spouse, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's leave; and they learn that which harms them rather than profits them. And indeed they knew that its practitioner would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their own selves if they but knew" (2:101-2).

read this ayah...

Salam 3alekum brother krypton6 this here is enough proof(read over the hadith given in this thread aswell).. its up to you to believe in the quran or not... if u choose not to please keep it to your self since you are causing confusing to the brothers/sisters here...
salam

Islam is Islam, but the society changes. Magic itself exists but the people who are evil enough to use magic are not many, infact they either do not exist in this age or are very rare. Regarding jins I do not believe that they can posses a human body, and the verse you gave me doe sin no way prove your point.

**------** · 01-16-2008

I'm not talking about what hapend 1400 years ago. 1400 years ago were different times with different people,

Islam hasn't changed. The sooner you accept that, the better. And just because magic was done by evil people before, you have no proof that people aren't evil today. They don't have to publicise magic when doing it.

**krypton6** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by AhLÄÄM

Islam hasn't changed. The sooner you accept that, the better. And just because magic was done by evil people before, you have no proof that people aren't evil today. They don't have to publicise magic when doing it.

I never claimed that Islam has ever changed, islam has not changed but our culture and society has greatly.

Being different or sick Today is often related to being evil, but the evil person that I considere for being evil is a lonely, smart individual who is not after the pleasur of life but instead only and purely after causing damage to god and making god angry, and I do not really believe that such human exists today.

**truemuslim** · 01-16-2008

o lol btw hamada that link u gave me is hilarius if u think of it in a diff way... its a sleepin guy...who is having a nightmare lol and other ppl are watching him trying to hold there laughter...lol me... and another guy is reading quraan...the only guy who knows what he doing..lol

**chacha_jalebi** · 01-16-2008

in magic jinns are involved and some of them can overtake mandems thats what i believe, some people say no and some say yesh,

in Surah Al-Anaam V128 it says

"And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinns! Many did you mislead of men,"

so how else could jinns mislead men?

and they are used in magic

Hadith - Al-Bukhari 7.657, Narrated 'Aisha (ra)
Some people asked Allah's Apostle (saaws) about the foretellers. He said. -They are nothing." They said, -O Allah's Apostle! Sometimes they tell us of a thing which turns out to be true." Allah's Apostle said, "A Jinn snatches that true word and pours it into the ear of his friend (the foreteller) (as one puts something into a bottle). The foreteller then mixes with that word one hundred lies."

thats why the hadiths about how the angels hit the jinns with shootin stars when they go up to the heavens and try to hear whats goin on, they go and tell the magic doin weirdos

point proven

1-0 to mee

**truemuslim** · 01-16-2008

i hope u aint talkin to me... r u? ... cuz i never said anything against jinn... or regretting it/....oh well...allah alim

**chacha_jalebi** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by truemuslim

i hope u aint talkin to me

wohh is that a threat loqq

anyway naa me wasnt talking to you sister

so dont ya worryy

**truemuslim** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by chacha_jalebi

wohh is that a threat loqq

anyway naa me wasnt talking to you sister

so dont ya worryy

no its not a threat now u talk to me like that again and i will mess u up..lol jk now thats a threat... i was askin.lol.. and good.

**Mikayeel** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by truemuslim

o lol btw hamada that link u gave me is hilarius if u think of it in a diff way... its a sleepin guy...who is having a nightmare lol and other ppl are watching him trying to hold there laughter...lol me... and another guy is reading quraan...the only guy who knows what he doing..lol

salam 3alekum... loool hahah, am glad u see the funny side of it

kay: i wish i could see it that amusing

**truemuslim** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by Hamada

salam 3alekum... loool hahah, am glad u see the funny side of it

kay: i wish i could see it that amusing

lol i turn anything funny.lol..i laugh too much dunt i..hehe..its a guy sitting...making his leg move all wierd..and his body..and people lookin at him..and a dude reading quraan... and the wierd guy is asleep...looks like it... so how do u NOT find that funny? lol i was laughing wen it juss started .lol watch it again and u llaugh.lol

**chacha_jalebi** · 01-16-2008

cough cough, im not a mod in this section

but still a mod

lets try not to go off topic

**truemuslim** · 01-16-2008

Originally Posted by chacha_jalebi

cough cough, im not a mod in this section

but still a mod

lets try not to go off topic

kay: lol u a mod..what section u in?

makes it wierd having too much mods... its all...

lol jk... not reallly..

anyway back on topic... JINN

**Mikayeel** · 01-16-2008

salaam, ye i think this can be closed down now,, it ended up being a debate between Muslims sadly

and we got the point of not being scared of jihns

salaam 3alekum wa rahmat allah wa barakatahu

**al Amaanah** · 01-16-2008

if ure scared of a jinn, just remember (I do) that its something that Allah has created, why should u be scared of a creature? (even though it can be scary)

**chacha_jalebi** · 01-17-2008

dont be scared of jinns!! be scared of robbers there more likely to attack

**chacha_jalebi** · 01-17-2008

dont be scared of jinns!! be scared of robbers there more likely to attack

**truemuslim** · 01-17-2008

i gotta question.... if they say that humans are more greater than jinn, then how come we cant see or posess them but they can do anything to us? doesnt that make THEM more powerful?

**Mikayeel** · 01-17-2008

we are more powerufull and we are a greater creation than they are, and they are fully aware of this.. there is a barrier between them and us! we cant see them in their actuall form because they look to bizarre for us to be able to handle it( thats how we are created, a human will freak out:P if he sees one) and they on the other hand can see us normally.... thats ALLAHS wisdom..

so dont go tryin posses a jihn now oke

salam

**truemuslim** · 01-17-2008

Originally Posted by Hamada

we are more powerufull and we are a greater creation than they are, and they are fully aware of this.. there is a barrier between them and us! we cant see them in their actuall form because they look to bizarre for us to be able to handle it( thats how we are created, a human will freak out:P if he sees one) and they on the other hand can see us normally.... thats ALLAHS wisdom..

so dont go tryin posses a jihn now oke

salam

bold: LOL i never said i would...lol..

continued...so we are only more 'powerful' than them by the look? that dont make them worse than them at all...

and im sure they arent that ugly...u kno? prolly juss like those dementors on harry potter...lol