What is the story of the jinn's conversion to Islam according to Shaykh Ibn Baz?

Question:
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. We have read in some newspapers that a jinn converted to Islam through your hands, so I hope you will clarify this news. Also, do jinn reside in or possess humans?

Answer:
Yes, this news is true. Abu al-Abbas Ibn Taymiyyah reported the scholarly consensus on the possibility of a jinn entering a human and overpowering him. This has been a reality from the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to our day, and even before that. Whoever rejects this or doubts it is lacking in insight, and has not read the books of the scholars or looked into what the scholars have mentioned on this matter.
A woman and her guardians came to me, and a group of scholars were present. The brother in Allah, Abdullah ibn Yusuf al-'Umrani, the imam of the al-'Ulaya mosque, had treated the woman. He directed this jinn to Islam, advised him, invited him to it, encouraged him to do good, warned him against injustice, and instructed him to leave this woman, stay away from her, and cease harming her. The jinn accepted this from him.
The woman's guardians asked the reciter to come to me with the woman to announce his conversion to Islam. They all came to me: a group of Muslims were present, along with her two brothers, her maternal uncle, her sister, and a group of students of knowledge. He spoke through the woman's mouth with a man's voice, without any doubt. He spoke about the reasons for his entering her and possessing her, and mentioned those reasons. He stated that he was a Buddhist, a jinn from among the jinn, and that he was convinced by the advice of the guide Abdullah ibn Yusuf al-'Umrani, and accepted his invitation. Allah guided him to accept Islam, and he announced his conversion to Islam in my presence. His advice was to do what is required in calling his people to Allah, and that it is a way of thanking Allah for the blessing of Islam to call his people and advise them to do good, just as Allah guided him. His last words after the conversation were: "Peace be upon you," and then he separated from her.
She is, by the praise of Allah, in good health and well-being. I also called her a few days ago and asked about her condition, and she said that she is in good health and well-being, and that he has not returned to her since he left her. She mentioned that after this affliction struck her about two years ago, he caused her much harm and great hardship. He whispered destructive thoughts to her and invited her to Buddhism, and she felt a tendency toward bad ideas and the Buddhist religion. When Allah delivered her from him, those thoughts disappeared, and she returned to her original state and nature with her Islam and her religion.
The point is that this is a reality. This has happened to other scholars of the past, including Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and others. The scholars have clarified this, and there is no problem with it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . The jinn are of different categories; they are not all of one type. In "al-Sahihayn," it is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: .