Is there evidence in the saying of Allah the Exalted, “And we do not know whether He intends for those on earth good or evil,” that the jinn do not know the unseen?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah[Al-Jinn 72:10], is this verse cited as conclusive evidence that the jinn do not know the unseen?
Answer:
Yes, they do not know the unseen. They only speak the truth regarding what they steal from the hearing; what they steal from the hearing is true, but anything else is lies and conjecture. When Sulayman fell, it became clear to the jinn that he had fallen. He fell because a creature of the earth ate the staff he was leaning on.
They knew[Saba 34:14] that he was working, that they were working, and that they were being tormented by the work, because they saw Sulayman standing on his staff, and Allah had decreed his death while he was standing. So when the creature of the earth ate the staff, the support he was relying on, he fell. The jinn knew that he was dead and that they were working while he was dead. This indicates that they do not know the unseen. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah
And 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 رَشَدًاAnswer:
Yes, they do not know the unseen. They only speak the truth regarding what they steal from the hearing; what they steal from the hearing is true, but anything else is lies and conjecture. When Sulayman fell, it became clear to the jinn that he had fallen. He fell because a creature of the earth ate the staff he was leaning on.
They knew
the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.
الْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [819 -858] هل في قوله تعالى (وأنا لا ندري أشر أريد بمن في الأرض) دليل على أن الجن لا يعلمون الغيب؟ — youtube.com
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