The Origin of Iblis and His Cursing

The questioner:
Is Iblis from the angels or from the jinn? What is the stronger position on this? And is it permissible to curse Iblis, meaning for a person to say, "May Allah curse Iblis"?

The Shaykh:
Iblis, according to the apparent meaning of the Qur'an, is from the jinn. Or rather, Iblis was from the jinn, so the recording was corrected, but he was in the sky, he was in the sky with the angels, and Allah made him know that he was created from fire. The explicit text of the Qur'an states that he was created from fire, while the angels are created from light; they are not of the same substance. Also, Allah the Exalted said he was among the jinn. As for his being in the sky with the angels, that implies a prohibition. So the argument based on his saying is a broken argument, as the grammarians say. An argument can be broken. This is not the meaning, no. Yes.

The questioner:
Is it permissible to curse Iblis, meaning for a person to say, "May Allah curse Iblis"?

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted, without speaking, do not occupy yourself with that, but account for yourself. Some people, when they wake up and have committed a sin, go and curse Iblis and curse Iblis. He is supposed to be cursed, but you should say to yourself, "O Muslim, account for yourself, repent to Allah the Exalted."

The presenter:
May Allah reward you