What does one do if he is afflicted by jinn?
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Al-Halabi : A questioner here asks about a person afflicted by jinn, saying: What do you recommend for him?
The Shaykh : By Allah, we see, as we always say, first that they should resort to the lawful remedies, which consist of using the prescribed invocations for every occasion: entering the house, leaving the house, entering the restroom, and leaving the restroom. Every situation has its dhikr in the Shari'ah. So he should protect himself with such dhikr and invocations. And my firm belief is that most of those who are afflicted by jinn, whether truly or in their imagination, are far removed from resorting to these lawful means. Therefore, some of the devils of humans or jinn may gain power over them or ensnare them, finding the way open before them to enter him in one way or another. This is the first and only path.
The Shaykh: If the event occurs and a person is afflicted by possession from jinn, our second answer is that he should be treated with some of the verses of the Qur'an by a person who, as the common people say, has a dominating spirit; that is, he should be sincere with his Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, and recite some verses over him. But I do not see that this should be made a habit and a profession, so that those who are not qualified exploit it, as is exactly the case in our present era. This is all I have. And I believe that the present era in which I have lived saw the trial begin from the West with what they called summoning spirits. Its market flourished for many years, then this phenomenon died. It is undoubtedly a suggestion from the devils of the jinn to humans, with some helping others. Then a phenomenon appeared afterwards: summoning spirits, and some Islamic scholars, especially from the Egyptians, became involved in this phenomenon, such as "Tantawi Juwairy," who has an interpretation that is among the most astonishing interpretations, and which deserves to be said of it what was said of the interpretation called "Mafatih al-Ghayb" by al-Razi, namely that it was said of it: "It gathered everything except interpretation." And so with the interpretation of Tantawi Juwairy, which he named "Tafsir Jawahir." The truth is that it has very strange scientific benefits, but the interpretation in it is rare and very brief. Please.
The Shaykh: This interpreter became involved and wrote a book he called "The Spirits." It has a long story in this book, but we are not concerned with it here. However, look at the market of summoning spirits in the disbelieving West and the Muslim East. Then, when people began to realize that this summoning is also just a game of the devils of humans and jinn, they now came out with a new tune: extracting jinn from the human who is possessed. And I think this is also a storm that will subside, and the waters will return to their channels. There will remain good, righteous people among the Muslims who are known for treating those possessed by jinn, or afflicted by possession from jinn, truly with some verses of the Qur'an. But now, the deceptions, even some of the deceptions by women, engage in this profession with deception and falsehood. This is all I have in answer to this question.
The Shaykh: That concludes the questions. Please.
The questioner : The bewitched person is treated like the possessed.
The Shaykh : Treated how?
The questioner : Like the possessed.
Another questioner : Like the one who has an epileptic fit.
The Shaykh : Like the one who has an epileptic fit, he is treated with the Mu'awwidhat (the chapters of protection).
The questioner : The bewitched person.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we see, as we always say, first that they should resort to the lawful remedies, which consist of using the prescribed invocations for every occasion: entering the house, leaving the house, entering the restroom, and leaving the restroom. Every situation has its dhikr in the Shari'ah. So he should protect himself with such dhikr and invocations. And my firm belief is that most of those who are afflicted by jinn, whether truly or in their imagination, are far removed from resorting to these lawful means. Therefore, some of the devils of humans or jinn may gain power over them or ensnare them, finding the way open before them to enter him in one way or another. This is the first and only path.
The Shaykh: If the event occurs and a person is afflicted by possession from jinn, our second answer is that he should be treated with some of the verses of the Qur'an by a person who, as the common people say, has a dominating spirit; that is, he should be sincere with his Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, and recite some verses over him. But I do not see that this should be made a habit and a profession, so that those who are not qualified exploit it, as is exactly the case in our present era. This is all I have. And I believe that the present era in which I have lived saw the trial begin from the West with what they called summoning spirits. Its market flourished for many years, then this phenomenon died. It is undoubtedly a suggestion from the devils of the jinn to humans, with some helping others. Then a phenomenon appeared afterwards: summoning spirits, and some Islamic scholars, especially from the Egyptians, became involved in this phenomenon, such as "Tantawi Juwairy," who has an interpretation that is among the most astonishing interpretations, and which deserves to be said of it what was said of the interpretation called "Mafatih al-Ghayb" by al-Razi, namely that it was said of it: "It gathered everything except interpretation." And so with the interpretation of Tantawi Juwairy, which he named "Tafsir Jawahir." The truth is that it has very strange scientific benefits, but the interpretation in it is rare and very brief. Please.
The Shaykh: This interpreter became involved and wrote a book he called "The Spirits." It has a long story in this book, but we are not concerned with it here. However, look at the market of summoning spirits in the disbelieving West and the Muslim East. Then, when people began to realize that this summoning is also just a game of the devils of humans and jinn, they now came out with a new tune: extracting jinn from the human who is possessed. And I think this is also a storm that will subside, and the waters will return to their channels. There will remain good, righteous people among the Muslims who are known for treating those possessed by jinn, or afflicted by possession from jinn, truly with some verses of the Qur'an. But now, the deceptions, even some of the deceptions by women, engage in this profession with deception and falsehood. This is all I have in answer to this question.
The Shaykh: That concludes the questions. Please.
The questioner : The bewitched person is treated like the possessed.
The Shaykh : Treated how?
The questioner : Like the possessed.
Another questioner : Like the one who has an epileptic fit.
The Shaykh : Like the one who has an epileptic fit, he is treated with the Mu'awwidhat (the chapters of protection).
The questioner : The bewitched person.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
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