- Brief discussion on Jinn or Devil or Demon or Satan in Islam - How a believer can protect self from possession - How to do Rukiyah or exorcism in Islam

2.  Ruh
Surah Al-Isra, Verse 85 :: And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul.
Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of
knowledge except a little."
 Aql
This is the intellect & rationale
 Badan
Surah al-Araf, Verse 12 :: [Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I
commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire
and created him from clay."

3. Sahih Muslim Book 001, Number 0001:
One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before
us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel
on him. None amongst us recognized him.
At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs
and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify
that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you Performed by Badan
establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to
the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey.
He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth.
He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then
he would himself verify the truth.
He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith).
He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Performed by Intellect
Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine
Decree about good and evil.
He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth.
He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good Performed by Soul
deeds).
He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for
though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you.

4. Statement :: Tawheed of Belief
Statement of the Heart
Statement of the Tongue
Action :: Tawheed of Action
Heart
Emotion
Tongue
Read Quran
Dawah
Zikr
Limbs
Salah

5.  Obligatory
 Denying is considered Kufr by consensus of the
scholars.
o Sahih International: Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to
me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard
an amazing Qur’an. [ Surah al-Jin 72, Ayat 1 ]
 Linguistic Definition of Jinn
 Sahih International: O children of Adam, let not
Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from
Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show
them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and
his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed,
We have made the devils allies to those who do not
believe. [ Surah al-A’raf 7, Ayat 27 ]

6.  Technical Definition
 They are accountable beings with free will. Allah created
them from fire and they are invisible to humans. They have
special abilities, unlike those of humans.
o Muhsin Khan: And the jinn, We created aforetime from the
smokeless flame of fire. [ Surah al-Hijr 15, Ayat 27 ]
o Sahih International: And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame
of fire. [ Surah ar-Rahman 55, Ayat 15 ]
 Are Jinns Visible to Human ?
 Muhsin Khan: O Children of Adam! Let not Shaitan (Satan) deceive
you, as he got your parents [Adam and Hawwa (Eve)] out of
Paradise, stripping them of their raiments, to show them their private
parts. Verily, he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers from the jinns or his tribe) see
you from where you cannot see them. Verily, We made the Shayatin
(devils) Auliya' (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not. [ Surah
al-A’raf 7, Ayat 27 ]

7.  Sahih International: And I did not create the jinn and
mankind except to worship Me. [ Surah ad-Dhariyat 51, Ayat 56 ]
 Sahih International: "O company of jinn and
mankind, did there not come to you messengers from
among you, relating to you My verses and warning you
of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "We
bear witness against ourselves"; and the worldly life
had deluded them, and they will bear witness against
themselves that they were disbelievers. [ Surah al-An’am
6, Ayat 130 ]

8. He is Iblees, the Great Taaghoot, and the Enemy of
Mankind
He is one of the Jinn
 Surah al-Kahf 18, Ayat 50
o Muhsin Khan: And (remember) when We said to the angels;
"Prostrate to Adam." So they prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He was
one of the jinns; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then
take him (Iblis) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than
Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for
the Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc).
o Sahih International: And [mention] when We said to the angels,
"Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of
the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you
take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are
enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.

9. Is Iblees “the father” of all Jinn ?
 This is more so the opinion of the scholars but not defined /
mentioned / clarified by the Prophet (saw).
 Surah al-Kahf 18, Ayat 50
o Muhsin Khan: And (remember) when We said to the angels;
"Prostrate to Adam." So they prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He was
one of the jinns; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you
then take him (Iblis) and his offspring as protectors and helpers
rather than Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the
exchange for the Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc).
o Sahih International: And [mention] when We said to the
angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees.
He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then
will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while
they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an
exchange.

10. Sheikh Ibn Taymiah mentions that Iblees is the father of
all jinn.
He was given the shape of an angel due to his excellent
worship to Allah SWT. When he disbelieved he was
changed back to his original or worsened shape, no
more like an angel.
He has horns, and his face looks like an ugly fruit from
the bottom of the hellfire. Describing the tree in
hellfire, Allah SWT says
 Verily, it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-
fire, The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of
Shayatin (devils) [ Surah As-Saffat 37, Ayat 64-65 ]

11.  Struggling with ash-Shaytan and his allies is a manifestation of
completing one’s servitude to Allah
 Fearing sin
 A lesson
 A test
 A manifestation of Allah’s complete power
 Approaching the opposite
 Trial is a path to gratitude
 Many more acts of worship made possible
 The appearance of many of Allah’s signs and miracles
 Creation from fire is a sign in itself
 Manifestation of Allah’s Names & Attributes
 Demonstrating Allah’s Complete Control & Ownership
 Manifestation of Allah’s complete Wisdom
 Praising Allah for suppressing the Shaytan
 Showing His Patience & Mercy

12.  ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood narrated: The Messenger of Allaah (SAW)
said: “There is no one among you but a companion from among the
jinn has been assigned to him.” They said, “Even you, O Messenger of
Allaah?’ He said, “Even me, but Allaah helped me with him and he
became Muslim (or: and I am safe from him), so he only enjoins me to
do that which is good.” [ Muslim ]
 According to another report, “… There is assigned to him a companion
from among the jinn and a companion from among the angels.” [Saheeh
Muslim ]
 And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of
the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. this Quran and worship of Allah), We
appoint for him Shaitan (Satan devil) to be a Qarin (an intimate
companion) to him. [ Surah Az-Zukhruf 43, Ayat 36]
 Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever sees me in
a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me in
shape." Abu 'Abdullah said, "Ibn Sirin said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet
in his (real) shape.'" [ Saheeh al-Bukhari ]

13.  Sahih International: Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take
him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the
companions of the Blaze. [ Surah Fatir 35, Ayat 6 ]
 Sahih International: [Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You
have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of
Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."
[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be
the recompense of you – an ample recompense. And incite [to
senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and
assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner
in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does
not promise them except delusion. [ Surah al-Isra 17, Ayat 62 - 64 ]
 Sahih International: [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in
error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path. Then I will
come to them from before them and from behind them and on their
right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to
You]." [ Surah al-A'raf 7, Ayat 16 - 17 ]

14.  Husband & Wife
 Parents & Children
 Hoax :: Actions that are worthless and yet appears fantastic
 False promise
 Makes wrong look right
 Create interesting arguments
 Haram seen as Halal
 Sibling rivalry
 Anger
 Constant seeking of pleasure
 Prophet (saw) said that it will to the extent that we will forget
to cry
 Secrecy
 Suspicion
NOTE :: Shaytan nourishes the weakness in us to the point it overwhelms our common
sense.

15.  Jinn :: Good & Evil
 Sahih International: And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we
were [of] divided ways. [ Surah al-Jinn 72, Ayat 11 ]
 Sahih International: And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah], and among us are
the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim – those have sought out the right course. But as
for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.' [ Surah al-Jinn 72, Ayat 14 - 15 ]
 Life of the Jin
 Narrated: Abdullah bin Umar :: Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu
Bakr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you eat, eat with your right hand
and drink with your right hand. shaytan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."
[ Imam Malik's Muwatta ]
 Ibn Mas`ud reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: “There came to
me an inviter on behalf of the Jinn and I went along with him and recited to them the Qur’an.”
He (the narrator) said: The Prophet then went along with us and showed us their traces and
traces of their embers. The Jinn asked the Prophet about their provision and he said: “Every
bone on which the name of Allah is recited is your provision. The time it will fall in your hand
it would be covered with flesh, and (you can have) all the droppings as food for your animals.”
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah 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 (Jinn).” [ Muslim ]

16.  Jinn & Marriage
 Sahih International: In them are women limiting [their] glances,
untouched before them by man or jinnī – [ Surah ar-Rahman 55, Ayat 56 ]
 Sahih International: And [mention] when We said to the angels,
"Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was
of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will
you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while
they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an
exchange. [ Surah al-Kahf 18, Ayat 50 ]

17.  Jinn & Marriage
 Can Humans & Jinn Inter-Marry ?
o Contradictory Opinions
 Ibn Taymiyyah says that it is well know that men and Jinn can
intermarry and have children. Al-Imam as-Suyootee also
mentions many stories.
 Al-Imam Malik and other Muslim jurists accepted the possibility
of a human make marrying a female of the Jin, but rejected the
opposite. Other jurists rejected the possibility of either.
o Clear Proof
 Sahih International: And Allah has made for you from yourselves
mates and has made for you from your mates sons and
grandchildren and has provided for you from the good things.
Then in falsehood do they believe and in the favor of Allah they
disbelieve? [ Surah an-Nahl 16, Ayat 72 ]
 Sahih International: And of His signs is that He created for you
from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and
He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are
signs for a people who give thought. [ Surah ar-Rum 30, Ayat 21 ]

18.  Dwelling Places of Jinn
 Jinn share the earth with us
 Throne of Iblees is at sea
 They mostly live in impure places
 The Shayateen mostly gather in markets and trail of camels
 They spread at the time of sunset and often sit between
shade & light
 The Shayateen will not enter a house where the name of
Allah was mentioned upon entering.
 They run away from homes where Surah al-Baqarah is
recited, where Allah’s Name is often mentioned
 When they hear the adhan they run away
 In Ramadan, the Shayateen are chained

19.  Jinns Die
 Sahih International: Everyone upon the earth will perish, [ Surah ar-Rahman 55,
Ayat 26 ]
 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: The Prophet used to say, “I seek refuge (with YOU) by
Your ‘Izzat, None has the right to be worshipped but You Who does not die
while the jinns and the human beings die.” [ Bukhari ]
 Food of Jinn
 Sahih International: And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among
them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers
and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise
them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion. [ Surah al-Isra 17, Ayat
64 ]
 It is recorded from Ibn Masud that a messenger from the jinn came to the
Prophet (SAW) and he went with them. The Prophet (SAW) read to them
some verses. The Prophet (SAW) showed the people the remains of their
embers. They asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about their
provisions and he told them, .Every bone on which the name of Allah has
been mentioned will have meat on it for you. And the dung are fodder for
your animals.. [ Saheeh al-Muslim ]

20.  Weakness of Jinn
 No power over Righteous Muslim
o Sahih International: Indeed, over My [believing] servants there is for you no
authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs. [ Surah al-Isra 17, Ayat 65
]
o Sahih International: And he had over them no authority except [it was
decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from
who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian. [ Surah Saba'
34, Ayat 21 ]
 Limited Power
o Sahih International: And the devils have not brought the revelation down. It
is not allowable for them, nor would they be able. Indeed they, from [its]
hearing, are removed. [ Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26, Ayat 210 - 212 ]
o Sahih International: Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to
produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like of it, even if
they were to each other assistants." [ Surah al-Isra 17, Ayat 88 ]
o Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard the Prophet saying, "Whoever sees me in a
dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me in shape."
Abu 'Abdullah said, "Ibn Sirin said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet in his (real)
shape.'" [ Saheeh al-Bukhari ]

21.  Weakness of Jinn
 Limited to this Universe
o Sahih International: So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny ?
We will attend to you, O prominent beings. So which of the favors of your
Lord would you deny ? O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to
pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not
pass except by authority [from Allah]. So which of the favors of your Lord
would you deny ? There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and
you will not defend yourselves. [ Surah ar-Rahman 55, Ayat 33 - 35 ]
o Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah: The Prophet said, “Cover your utensils and tie
your water skins, and close your doors and keep your children close to you at
night, as the jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you
go to bed, put out your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat) may drag
away the wick of the candle and burn the dwellers of the house.” Ata
said, “The devils.” (instead of the jinns). [ Bukhari ]
o Hadith - Muwatta, 49.21 :: ...Shaytan does not open a locked door or untie a
tied knot, or uncover a vessel.

22.  Whispers
 Bukhari and Muslim report that once when the Prophet was in seclusion
(I'tikaf) in the mosque, his wife Safiyyah went to see him. When she left, the Prophet
accompanied her to his house. On the way he met two Companions from Ansar who were
passing by. They sped up their pace when they saw him. He called them and said, "This is my
wife Safiyyah bint Huyai. They said, "Subhan Allah! O Messenger of Allah, why are you saying
this?" The Prophet said, "Satan flows inside man like blood. I feared, may be he put bad
thoughts about me in your minds.“
 Speed
 Sahih International: A powerful one from among the jinn said, “I will bring it to you
before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this *task+ strong and trustworthy.” Said
one who had knowledge from the Scripture, “I will bring it to you before your glance returns
to you.” And when *Solomon+ saw it placed before him, he said, “This is from the favor of my
Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful – his
gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful – then indeed, my Lord
is Free of need and Generous.” [ Surah an-Naml 27, Ayat 39 - 40 ]
 Sahih International: And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled
with powerful guards and burning flames. And we used to sit therein in positions for
hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him. [ Surah al-Jinn
72, Ayat 8 - 9 ]

23.  Transformation
 They cannot transform in front of us
 Jinn can transform into the shape of humans and animals, especially those which are black
o Abu Tha’labah al-Khushani said: “The Messenger of Allaah 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.” [ Shaykh al-Albaani said in al-Mishkaat
(2/1206, no. 4148): al-Tahhaawi and Abu’l-Shaykh reported it with a saheeh isnaad ]
 Jinn often enter houses in the shape of snakes.
o Three types of snakes that the jinn won’t take form are rattle snake, cobra, and a bald snake.
 Prophet (saw) made an exception regarding the bald snake with two spots above its
eyes. This type of snake should be killed immediately. [ Bukhari ]
o A Muslim should follow the following etiquettes ::
 Do not rush to kill a snake that is found in your home
 Command the snake to leave the house
 After three, it can be killed
 Hadith - Sunan of Abu Dawood, Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri :: Muhammad ibn
AbuYahya said that his father told that he and his companion went to AbuSa'id al-
Khudri to pay a sick visit to him. He said: Then we came out from him and met a
companion of ours who wanted to go to him. We went ahead and sat in the
mosque. He then came back and told us that he heard AbuSa'id al-Khudri say: The
Apostle of Allah said: Some snakes are jinn; so when anyone sees one of them in
his house, he should give it a warning three times. If it return (after that), he
should kill it, for it is a devil.

24.  Can Jinn possess Humans ?
 Ibn Taymiyyah said , “ The entering of Jinn into the body of humans is a well-
established fact by the agreement of the Imams of Ahl As-Sunnah wal-
Jama’ah.
 Sahih International: Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of
Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity.
That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like interest." But Allah has permitted
trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from
his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah. But
whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] – those are the companions of
the Fire; they will abide eternally therein. [ Surah al-Baqarah 2, Ayat 275 ]
 Bukhari and Muslim report that once when the Prophet was in seclusion
(I'tikaf) in the mosque, his wife Safiyyah went to see him. When she left, the
Prophet accompanied her to his house. On the way he met two Companions
from Ansar who were passing by. They sped up their pace when they saw him.
He called them and said, "This is my wife Safiyyah bint Huyai. They
said, "Subhan Allah! O Messenger of Allah, why are you saying this?" The
Prophet said, "Satan flows inside man like blood. I feared, may be he put bad
thoughts about me in your minds."

25.  Why do Jinns Possess Humans ?
 Enmity
 Magic
o Sahih International: And when a messenger from Allah came to them
confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given
the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they did
not know [what it contained]. And they followed [instead] what the devils
had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who
disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which
was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harūt and Marūt. But the two
angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not
disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by
which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not
harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn
what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel
certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the
Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if
they only knew. [ Surah al-Baqarah 2, Ayat 101 - 102 ]
o This is the most common type of possession. A possessed man was brought
to the prophet (SAW) and he said: “’Aduw Allah ukhruj (O enemy of
Allah, exit the body of the possessed).

26.  Why do Jinns Possess Humans ?
 Revenge
o If a person hurts an animal that were jinn, the jinn will
take revenge for it.
o If man disturbs the jinn they would take revenge.
o Simple hatred for the human being.
 Adoration or lust
o Jinn might have lust for female among human
o Homosexuality is more widespread among the Jinn than
human

27.  How to Avoid Possessions ?
 Fear of Jinn is the invitation
 Fear Allah
 Seek Allah’s Help
 Be clothed properly
 Cover your food
 Well smelled housed
 Organized house
 Make Du’a before entering/exiting washrooms
 Make Du’a before entering/exiting home
 Recite Allah’s name before doing anything. i.e.
dressing, eating, etc

28.  Signs of Poessessions ?
 hate to hear the Quran.
 hate to pray.
 find it very hard to fast.
 react in a very weird way. They will go from one
extreme stage (e.g. extreme laughter, anger etc) to
another.
 have extremely bad nightmares constantly.
 feel as if ants are crawling all over his/her body.
 feel numbness in their hands and feet.
 will speak weird languages. Languages that the
person was never exposed to.

29.  How to cure Poessession ?
 Read Quran & Dhikr
o With wudu do the following
 Ayatul Qursi, (the most effective).
 Surah FatiHa,
 Surah Ikhlaas
 al-Mi’wadhatayn: Surah al-Falaq, and surah an-Naas
 Verses from surah as-Saffat.
 Surah al-Baqarah, specially the last two verses
o Once above is done, do the following
 Blow on to the water mixed with the following mixture. Before water finishes add
some more it as the barakah will pass on to the new content
 Break and/or grind Lote Tree leaves [Southern Nettle Tree, Lote
Tree, Honeyberry, Celtis australis] and mix them in water. Use it to drink, bath &
wudu.
 Eat Ajwa dates. Has Baraka as mentioned by Prophet (saw)
 Narrated Saud: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If Somebody takes seven
'Ajwa dates in the morning, neither magic nor poison will hurt him that day."
[ Bukhari ]
 7 dates and nothing else in each meal and water. Preferably the above mixture
water.
 Some scholars mention any dates are fine
 Fasting
 Destroying the magical charm

30.  Sahih International: And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind – its
morning [journey was that of] a month – and its afternoon [journey
was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid]
copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the
permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our
command – We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.
They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues,
bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family
of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful. [ Surah Saba
34, Ayat 12 - 13 ]
 Sahih International: And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his
throne a body; then he returned. He said, "My Lord, forgive me and
grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed,
You are the Bestower." So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his
command, gently, wherever he directed, And [also] the devils [of jinn] –
every builder and diver And others bound together in shackles. [ Surah
Sad 38, Ayat 34 - 38 ]