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story at the end of Soorah A I-A IIqafand we menti oned aJw(/eelh

re latin g to it therc. We sa id that th is group was from among

th c jinn o f Naseebecn (I) - or according 10 other narrati ons,

from th c ji nn of Busra - and they passed by the Messenge r of

Allah ~ when he was stand in g in prayer wi th hi s Companions

..;.. at Baln Nak hlah, in Makkah and they slOod and listc ned 10

hi s rec ita ti on. The n th e Prophct ~ mcl w it h th em for a whole

night and they asked him about th ings th at he had e nj oined

upon thcm and things th at he had fo rbidden to them. They also

asked him abou t provision (for thc Aftcrtile) and he said to

th em: "Every bone all which the Ila llle o f Alb.l h is rec ited is

your prov ision. The time it w ill fall in your hand it wou ld be

covered with ncsh, a nd th e du ng of (t he ca me ls) is fodde r for

The Prop het ~ forbade Mu slims from performing iSlillja 'I J)

w ith these (things), saying, " For these are the provi sion of yoll r

brothers, the j inn." (4)

Scholars have d isagreed regarding whet her the believ ing

j inn wo uld ente r Paradi se, or whe ther th e rewa rd fo r their

o bedi ence woul d onl y be th at they wcre not puni shed in the

(I) Nasecbeen: A lown on the upper reaches urlhe Euph rates.

(2) Narrated by Muslim (450), At·Tirmidhi (3258) and Imam Ahmad (4 138).

(3) is/il/ja': Wiping the private parts ,Ifter answeri ng the call of nut ure.

(4) Narmtcd by AI·Tirmidhi ( t8, 29), An-Nasa 'j (34) and Imam Ahmad

1I1t'II/io/l of/li e Creafio/l of fhe .lillI/ ami Ihe S ron'

Fire. Acco rdin g to one opin ioll (t he correc t one) they would

enter Paradise, based on the generality of th e Words of Allah ,

Mosl Hi gh, ( But fo r him who (t he true believer of Islamic

Monotheism who perform s all the duti es ordained by Allah and

lIi s Messe nge r Muhamm ad, and keeps away (abstai ns) from

all kinds of s in and ev il deeds prohibited in Islul11 and) fcars

the sl<l nding before his Lord, there will be IWO Garde ns (i.c. in

Paradi se). Then whi ch o f the Blessings of you r Lord will you

both Ginn and men) dcny?" ) (Soorah Ar-Rahmall 55: 46,47)

AJ-B ukhnri namHcd, on the authority of Ab u Sa'eed AI-

Khudri 4 . that th e Prop het ~ sa id: " \ observe Ihm you like

sheep and the wilderncss. So whcnevcr you are with yo ur shee p

or in th e w ildcrn ess and you wa nt 10 pronounce th e GUill for the

prayer, rai se your vo ice, for whoeve r hea rs the a::al1, whether a

hum an being, ajinll or an y ot her c reature. w ill be a w itness for

yo u on the Day of Resurrectio n." Abu Sa'ecd added , "~ I hea rd

it (thi s narration) fro m the Messenger of All ah." tI)

As for th e di sbcli eve rs among the jinn, so me o f them are

s " a~·"(lfeel1 and their leadc r is Ibl ccs, the e ne my of Adam ~ ,

the rather o f th e mankind and he and hi s progcn y ha ve becn

givc n th e op portunity to ga in ascendan cy over Adam '&B and

hi s progeny. All ah, the A lmi ghty, the A ll-Powe rful pl edges to

protect th ose of them who ha ve fa ith in Him , belie ve in Hi s

Messenge rs, obey Hi s Laws, as He, Most Hi gh, S<lYs, ( Ve rily!

My slaves (i.e. the true beli eve rs in Is lamic Monothei sm) , you

have no authority over them. And A ll -Sufficient is your Lord as

a Guardian " ) (SaO/"oil AI-lsl"O" 17:65)

And He, Most Hi gh, says, ( And indeed Iblecs did prove

true hi s thought about them, and they fo ll owed him , all except

( I) Narrated by AI-Bukhari (609). An-Nasa'j (lH4), Ibn Majah (723) and Ah-

126 Afemioll of Ihe Cretllioll of Ihe Jillll alld Ihe SIOI")' of.

a gro up of tme believers (i n the Oneness of Allah). And he

(lblees ) had no a uthority ove r them, except that We might test

him, who believes in the Il creafter fr0111 him who is in doubt

abou t it. And your Lo rd is a Haft:: over everyt hing. (Knower

of everything i.e. He keeps record of each and every person as

regards deeds, and then I-Ie will reward them accordingly). )

(Soarail Saba' 34: 20 ,2 1)

He, Most High, says, ( 0, Ch ildren of Adam! Let nOI Shaifall

deceive yo u, as he got your parents (Adam and I-Iawwa' (Eve])

out of Parad ise. stripping them of their raiments. (Q show

them the ir private parts, Verily, he and qahee/l1ll11 (h is so ldiers

from the jinll or his tribe) sec you from where you cannot sec

thel11 . Verily, We made the ShaYllleen awfjya' (pro tectors and

he lpers) for those who be li eve not. ) (SoO/'oil AI-A 'raJ 7:27)

What is meant is that Allah has granted him respite and delayed

hi s pun ishm ent until the Day of Resurrection, as a trial and a

test for His slaves, as He, Most Hi gh, says, ( And he (/blees)

had no authority oyer them, except that We might test him. who

bel ieves in the Hen::a fter from him w ho is in doubt abo lit it. And

your Lord is a flal;:: over everything. (Knower of every th ing

i.c, lie keeps record of cach and every person as regards deeds.

and then I-Ie will rcward them accordingly). ) (SoO/'ah Saba'

So Ibl ees - may A ll ah 's curse be upo n him - is a live now,

given respite unt il the Day of Resurrection, accord ing to the

evidence orthe Qur'an and he has a throne ove r the sur face of

th e sea. He sits on it and sends forth his leg ions to spread ev il

and trial s among the mankind. A1Jah, Most High , says, ( Ever

fee bl e in deed is the plot o f ShailCiI/ ) (Soorah An-Nisa' 4:76)

Th e proof that the throne of Iblees is on the sea is the hac/eelh

narrated by Im am Ahmad, all the autho rity of Jabir Ibn

MellfiOIl oJthe Creatioll ojtlll..' Ji/111 (111(/ Ihe Siorr OJ. . 127

'Abdu lla h ~ , who said: The Messenger of All ah ts said: ''The

throne of lb lees is on the sea a nd he send s his Icg ions evelY day

to spread discord among the peopl e and the greatest o f thcm in

rank in Iblccs' sight is th e one who cau ses the grea tes t di scord

a mong th e people." (II

Ima m Ahm ad narrated, on the authori ty of Jabir Ibn ' Abdi llah

~, that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ~ say ing: "The

throne of Iblees is over the sea and he sends hi s leg ions cvc ry

day to spread discord among the peop le and the grea tcs t of

th cm in his sight is th c one who sprcads the 1110st di sco rd." m

Imam Muslim narrat ed, on th e authorit y of Jabir Ibn

'Abdullah ~ from the Prophe t ~, that he sa id: " Iblces places

his throne upon wa te r: he thcn sends detachmcn ts (for creat ing

di sscnsion): the nearer to him in ra nk are those who arc Ih e

greatest in crcati ng disco rd. O ne of thcm comcs and says: ' )

did such-and-suc h.' And he says: 'You have done nothing.'

Th eil one amongst th cm comcs and says: ' ) did no t spare so-

and-so unt il I caused di scord be tween a hu sband and his wifc.'

The dev il goes ncar him and says: ' You have done we ll. ' Al-

A' mas h said, ' He then e mbra ces hi m', " (3)

And we have al ready mentioned th is hadeefh in ex pl anation

of the Word s of All ah, Most High: ( that by whi ch they ca use

separa ti on betwee n a man and hi s wife ) (500mh AI-Baqarah

2: 102) Th at is, th e magic that is lea rnt from the dev il s among

the manki nd and the jillil leads to the separati on of those

betwee n whom there ex ists the greatest intim acy and love; this

(I) Thi s is an authentic Iwe/eelll narr.lled by Imam A hnlad ( 14400) and all or

the mcn in its chain [lrc tnlstwonhy.

(2) This is an authent ic Ill/deetll I1llmltcd by Imam Ahmad (14699) lind the

men in its chain are trustwonhy.

(3) Narrated by r.,·luslim (2813).

128 Alellfioll oflhe Crealioll of lhe Jillli lIlId Ih e 5 /01 :1' oj.

is why Satan thank s th e efforts o f the one who ca uses thi s.

So th e one whom A Ilah reb ukes, Satan praises; the one who

invokes All ah 's anger, Sa tan is pleased with him - may All ah's

Curse be upon him. A ll ah has revea led th e Mil 'awwidllataill

(i.e. 5001"0h A/-Fa/of! and 500l"all Ali-NtIS) (1) as a mean s of

repe ll ing all man ne rs of evil and its cau ses and objectives, in

SOOl'al1 An-Nos, whic h sates, ( Say, "I scek refugc with (Alla h,

) the Lord of the mankind , the King of the mankind , The !lah

(God) of the manki nd, fromlhe evi l of the whi spcrcr (the devil

who whi spers evi l into Ihe hearts of people) who with draws

(from his whis pcrin g in onc 's heart aOer one remembers Allah),

who whi spers in the breasts of the mankind, ofjinn a nd men." )