Continuation of the discussion on the situations in which the jinn are utilized.
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The Shaykh : Provided that the means is permissible, and it is known that the call to Allah did not utilize anything forbidden with them. It is known to everyone that the jinn attended the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he recited the Qur'an to them, and they returned to their people as warners. Among them are the righteous, the worshippers, and the scholars, because the one who warns must be a scholar, a worshipper, knowledgeable about what he warns about, and obedient to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the warning.
The second situation is that they are utilized in a permissible matter. This is also permissible, provided that the means is permissible.
The third matter, or the third category, is that they are utilized in a forbidden matter. This is forbidden. Then, if the means is forbidden or involves associating partners with Allah, it is greater and more severe; otherwise, it is forbidden even if the means is forbidden. Plundering the wealth of people and the jinn plundering the wealth of people is a known matter. Sometimes people lose some of their wealth or their vessels, and no one entered their house, so it is the jinn who took them. A trustworthy man told me, and I think I have told you about it, but some of you have not heard it, about a man who had a companion from the jinn named Najmah. He was in Basra, and Basra is close to... yes, he was in Basra, and one of his companions was with him. He said: "I have not received news of my family, so I would like you to tell Najmah to go and ask about their condition." He said: "Okay." So he called, "Najmah, Najmah, Najmah," and she said, "Yes, at your service." He said: "Go to the family of so-and-so in their town, look into their situation, how is their health, and so on." We heard... meaning like the sound of air, and not more than ten minutes had passed when she returned. He was in Basra, and his family was in Unaizah. She said: "Your family is fine, and they are cooking their dinner now." This was after the afternoon prayer. The man said to his companion, "This is what Najmah said." He said: "No, this is a lie. It is a month's journey to Unaizah, and she goes in ten minutes. This is not correct." He said: "What do you want to give me as a sign?" She said: "If you want a sign, there is... placed on a shelf in the kitchen... on the shelf. If you wish, I will bring it to you now." He said to him: "What do you say?" He said to his companion: "Let her bring it." He said: "No, if the matter is to this extent, if you take this from them..." They were frightened and said: "What is this?" In any case, this is proof that the jinn can plunder the wealth of people, right or wrong? And what is the evidence for this in the Qur'an?[An-Naml 27:39] They can go and bring the throne of Bilqis from Yemen and bring it to Sham. Yes, they have power. There is no doubt that they have power and influence much stronger than that of humans. For this reason, they have seats in the sky [Al-Jinn 72:9] seats by which they listen to the news of the sky. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Was not the Shaytan who came to the dates for which Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was entrusted with them taking them? He was taking them and lying, saying he had children and that he was in need. Yes, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this path may be a forbidden means. Sometimes the jinni aggresses against the human, possessing him, possessing him, and then from this possession there is compatibility or enmity, and he kills him. They differ. It may be that the human pleased the jinni in one of the states he was in, such as worship, or generosity in wealth, or generosity in self, being brave, or generosity in knowledge, so he becomes attached to him because of this. It may be that the jinni is a believer in Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and obeys the human for this reason. The important thing is that the causes are many. And it may be, may Allah protect us, that this is due to the human turning away from the religion and associating partners with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so what happens happens. Well, the important thing is that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the fortune-teller is a general name that includes these people, either by linguistic generality or by conceptual generality, either linguistic or conceptual. Well, if someone asks: What is the path to protection from the jinn? We say the path is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his ummah, which is reciting Ayat al-Kursi. Whoever recites it in the night, a protector from Allah remains with him, and the Shaytan does not approach him until he becomes morning. And it is:[Al-Baqarah 2:255].
The student: ... he recites it in his heart ... .
The Shaykh : Say it according to your ability, as much as you can, like other acts of worship.
The student: ... .
The second situation is that they are utilized in a permissible matter. This is also permissible, provided that the means is permissible.
The third matter, or the third category, is that they are utilized in a forbidden matter. This is forbidden. Then, if the means is forbidden or involves associating partners with Allah, it is greater and more severe; otherwise, it is forbidden even if the means is forbidden. Plundering the wealth of people and the jinn plundering the wealth of people is a known matter. Sometimes people lose some of their wealth or their vessels, and no one entered their house, so it is the jinn who took them. A trustworthy man told me, and I think I have told you about it, but some of you have not heard it, about a man who had a companion from the jinn named Najmah. He was in Basra, and Basra is close to... yes, he was in Basra, and one of his companions was with him. He said: "I have not received news of my family, so I would like you to tell Najmah to go and ask about their condition." He said: "Okay." So he called, "Najmah, Najmah, Najmah," and she said, "Yes, at your service." He said: "Go to the family of so-and-so in their town, look into their situation, how is their health, and so on." We heard... meaning like the sound of air, and not more than ten minutes had passed when she returned. He was in Basra, and his family was in Unaizah. She said: "Your family is fine, and they are cooking their dinner now." This was after the afternoon prayer. The man said to his companion, "This is what Najmah said." He said: "No, this is a lie. It is a month's journey to Unaizah, and she goes in ten minutes. This is not correct." He said: "What do you want to give me as a sign?" She said: "If you want a sign, there is... placed on a shelf in the kitchen... on the shelf. If you wish, I will bring it to you now." He said to him: "What do you say?" He said to his companion: "Let her bring it." He said: "No, if the matter is to this extent, if you take this from them..." They were frightened and said: "What is this?" In any case, this is proof that the jinn can plunder the wealth of people, right or wrong? And what is the evidence for this in the Qur'an?
A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place
قال عفريت من الجن أنا آتيك به قبل أن تقوم من مقامكAnd we used to sit therein in positions for hearing
وأنا كنا نقعد منها مقاعد للسمعThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Was not the Shaytan who came to the dates for which Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was entrusted with them taking them? He was taking them and lying, saying he had children and that he was in need. Yes, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this path may be a forbidden means. Sometimes the jinni aggresses against the human, possessing him, possessing him, and then from this possession there is compatibility or enmity, and he kills him. They differ. It may be that the human pleased the jinni in one of the states he was in, such as worship, or generosity in wealth, or generosity in self, being brave, or generosity in knowledge, so he becomes attached to him because of this. It may be that the jinni is a believer in Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and obeys the human for this reason. The important thing is that the causes are many. And it may be, may Allah protect us, that this is due to the human turning away from the religion and associating partners with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), so what happens happens. Well, the important thing is that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the fortune-teller is a general name that includes these people, either by linguistic generality or by conceptual generality, either linguistic or conceptual. Well, if someone asks: What is the path to protection from the jinn? We say the path is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his ummah, which is reciting Ayat al-Kursi. Whoever recites it in the night, a protector from Allah remains with him, and the Shaytan does not approach him until he becomes morning. And it is:
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُThe student: ... he recites it in his heart ... .
The Shaykh : Say it according to your ability, as much as you can, like other acts of worship.
The student: ... .