Do the jinn eavesdrop on the heavens after the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission, or did it stop after his mission?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does eavesdropping on the heavens still exist now, after the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission? Because in the tafsir (exegesis) book for the second year of middle school, in the tafsir of Surat al-Jinn, it states that there is no eavesdropping on the heavens simply because of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission.
Answer:
After the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission, eavesdropping on the heavens decreased, and the heavens were guarded by shooting stars, and eavesdropping on the heavens decreased, unlike what was the case in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah),[Al-Jinn 72:9], [Al-Jinn 72:10]. So, eavesdropping on the heavens occurs after the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission, but it may happen as a trial and test.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that they eavesdrop on the heavens, take a single word, and lie a hundred lies with it until people believe them because of the word they heard from the heavens. This continues, but it is rare, and praise be to Allah, it is invalid. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does eavesdropping on the heavens still exist now, after the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission? Because in the tafsir (exegesis) book for the second year of middle school, in the tafsir of Surat al-Jinn, it states that there is no eavesdropping on the heavens simply because of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission.
Answer:
After the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission, eavesdropping on the heavens decreased, and the heavens were guarded by shooting stars, and eavesdropping on the heavens decreased, unlike what was the case in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah),
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًاAnd we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًاThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that they eavesdrop on the heavens, take a single word, and lie a hundred lies with it until people believe them because of the word they heard from the heavens. This continues, but it is rare, and praise be to Allah, it is invalid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [969 /1350] هل الجن يسترقون السمع بعد بعثة النبي ﷺ أم توقف بعد بعثته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان. — youtube.com
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