Is there a difference between the jinn and the Shayatin, or are they one creation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is there a difference between the jinn and the Shayatin, or are they one creation?
Answer:
The Shayatin are from the jinn. The Shayatin are the rebellious ones among the jinn, because among the jinn there are Muslims and there are disbelievers. Among them are the rebellious and among them are the sinners, just like the children of Adam. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is there a difference between the jinn and the Shayatin, or are they one creation?
Answer:
The Shayatin are from the jinn. The Shayatin are the rebellious ones among the jinn, because among the jinn there are Muslims and there are disbelievers. Among them are the rebellious and among them are the sinners, just like the children of Adam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [18 /84] هل هناك فرق بين الجن والشياطين أم أنهم خلق واحد؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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