Every being on it will perish

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The fifth question of Fatwa No. (3534):

Q5: I assure you that the students ask me embarrassing questions, and I cannot find a convincing answer. One such question is: Do the jinn die like humans and get buried? And does the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): The ages of (the people in) my nation will be between sixty and seventy
أعمار أمتي ما بين الستين والسبعين
Sunan Ibn Majah 4236Hasan (Darussalam)
... etc., include them?
A5: The jinn die like humans; due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Every soul will taste death

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ

[Ali 'Imran 3:185]

As for the estimation of their lifespans, it appears that the aforementioned hadith includes them; because they are part of the Ummah in the generality of the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him); due to the generality of His saying:

⁽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. ⁽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."

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنْصِتُوا فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ مُنْذِرِينَ (29) قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنْـزِلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُوسَى مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَى طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ (30) يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (31) وَمَنْ لاَ يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ أُولَئِكَ فِي ضَلالٍ مُبِينٍ

[Al-Ahqaf 46:29-32]

And His saying the Exalted:

⁽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 مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا (1) يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَلَنْ نُشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَا أَحَدًا

[Al-Jinn 72:1-2]

etc. of the surah. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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