Evidence of the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mission to the jinn
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) cited the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-A'raf 7:158], as evidence that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to both humans and jinn. The question is: What is the point of evidence in this verse that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to the jinn?
Answer:
The evidence comes from the hadiths and the Qur'an as well. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Jinn 72:1-2], and then they mentioned what their people were doing in terms of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and how they disavowed it.
And He, the Exalted, said: "And indeed,[Al-Ahqaf 46:29-30]" This is evidence that the messengers are from among the humans and that the jinn follow the humans.
The messengers are for both humans and jinn, and they are from among the humans.[Al-Ahqaf 46:31-32] The jinn came to the Messenger of Allah; the jinn came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he gave them an appointment. They gathered, and he went to them (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in Makkah. So he was sent to the jinn and the humans.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) cited the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًاAnswer:
The evidence comes from the hadiths and the Qur'an as well. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
(1) 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. (2) It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَا أَحَدًاAnd He, the Exalted, said: "And indeed,
(29) And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners. (30) They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.
صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍThe messengers are for both humans and jinn, and they are from among the humans.
(31) O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment. (32) But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."
يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [843- 4717] الأدلة على بعثة الرسول ﷺ للجن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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