Part 9

He said: ‘We went and came back, and found her in the same place, with three lambs. The Prophet # said to her: ‘What did your boy do?’ she replied: ‘By He Who sent you with the Truth, we have not sensed anything unusual from him so far. You may take these lambs.’ He #% ordered one of his Companions to take one and return the rest to her.”

Al-Haythami said: ‘it was transmitted by Ahmad with two chains of authorities, and by al-Tabarani.’ The chain of authority of Ahmad is authentic!. It was also recorded by al-Hakim in “al-mustadrak” (2/617), and authenticated by al-Dhahabi.

(3). In another narration by Ahmad, he said: “Waki’ reported from alA‘mash ibn al-Minhal ibn ‘Amru, from Ya‘la ibn Murrah, from his father that a woman once came to the Prophet # with her stricken son, so he ¥ said: ‘Get out, enemy of Allah; I am the Messenger of Allah.” So the boy was healed. The woman offered the Prophet 3% two sheep, some butter and cheese. He 3 said to one his Companions: Take the butter, the cheese and one sheep, and give her back the other one”.”

(4). Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah narrated: “We set out with the Messenger of Allah 4 in the Mission of Dhat Arriqa’, until we reached a place called ‘Harrat Waqim’, a woman came to the Messenger of Allah 4 and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, this is my son, and the devil has possessed him’. He # said to her: ‘Bring him down to me’ she did, and he # asked her to make him open his mouth; so he 4 spat inside the boy’s mouth and said: ‘I am chasing you away, enemy of Allah; I am the Messenger of Allah’, three times. Then he said to her: ‘Do not worry

' Mujma’ al-zawaid (9/4). ? Transmitted by Ahmad. Al-Haythami said that the chain of authority was authentic (Mujma’ al-zawa’id).

about your son anymore; he will not be affected from the same thing again...” Al-Haythami said: It was transmitted by al-Tabarani in “alawsat”, and al-Bazzar. The chain of authority included Abd al-Hakim ibn Sufyan who was mentioned by Abi Hatim, although no one has examined his narrations, the rest of the chain is authentic.

(5). Ibn ‘Abbas 2 narrated that a woman brought her son to the Prophet 4 saying: “O Messenger of Allah, he has a mental derangement, which affects him during our diner time, so he ruins our meal.” The Prophet 48 wiped the boy’s chest and made a supplication for him. The boy vomited, and what was inside him came out and went away (it was in the form of a black dog)!

Al-Haythami said: “The chain of authorities includes Farqad al-Sabkhi who was authenticated by Ibn Mu‘in and al-‘Ajli, but was considered weak by others (for having a weak narration).?

Al-Hafid said about him: “A pious and trustworthy person, but his narration is full of mistakes.”

(6). ‘Ata’ ibn Abu Rabah said: “Ibn ‘Abbas said to me: ‘Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘This black lady came to the Prophet and said: ‘I sometimes suffer from fits and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.’ The Prophet 3% said (to her): ‘If you wish, be patient and you will have entery to Paradise; yet if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.’ She said: ‘I will remain patient,’ and added, ‘but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.’ So he invoked Allah for her.”

The woman’s name was Umm Ziff as transmitted by Al-Bukhari, in his Sahih book, on the authority of ‘Ata’; and it is clear that the Sat’ happening to that woman was from Jinn. Al-Hafid said, in the interpretation of this Hadith: Al-Bazzar has another narration, on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, of this story where the woman said: ‘I fear

' Transmitted by Ahmad and al-Darimi (1/12). 2 Mujma’ al-zawaid (9/2). 3 Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

that the evil (thing) might uncover my body’'. The evil is Satan, and for this reason, Al-Hafid said, after transmitting the different chains of this Hadith: “It could be understood from the chains of authorities that Umm Zifr was suffering from Sar’ (possession) of Jinn, nothing else’.

(7). Ton Mas‘ud 4% said: “When the Messenger of Allah 4% entered salah, he would say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in you from Satan, the accursed, from hamzih, wa naftih wa nafkhih?

Al-Mawta is a type of mental disturbance that leaves a person unconscious, so when he/she comes around, he/she feels as if he/she were asleep or drunk’.

Tbn Kathir said: “The hamz of the Devil is al-mawta which is suffocation (i.e. Sar’).

Abd al-Karim Nawfan said: “This Hadith confirms the ability of Jinn to possess humans, because it includes the Prophet’s seeking refuge in Allah from the hamz of Satan — the hamz, as was mentioned earlier, is al-mawta which overwhelms a person (i.e. Sar’), leaving a stricken person dead from pain’.

(8). Abu al-Yusr # narrated that the Prophet 3% used to make the following supplication: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from my house falling on me, I seek refuge in Thee from falling into an abyss, I seek refuge in Thee from drowning burning and decrepitude. I seek refuge in Thee from the devil harming me at the time of my death, I seek

3 Transmitted and authenticated by Al-Hakim, and agreed by al-Dhahabi. Also recorded by Abu Dawud (1/206), al-Tirmidhi (1/153) and al-Nasa’i, on the authority of Abu Sa‘id Il-khudri .

‘ Lisan al-‘Arab (Arabic Dictionary) (6/4296).

refuge in Thee from dying on Thy Path while retreating, and I seek

refuge in Thee from dying of the sting of a poisonous creature”’.

Shajar said: “Being harmed by Satan (i.e. being affected by the devil with insanity)*.”

(9). Safiyyah bint Huyay # said: “The Prophet # said: ‘Satan circulated in the body of Adam’s offspring as his blood circulates in ir”?

Some scholars have used this Hadith to prove Satan’s ability to invade the body of a person, and thus the possibility of Sar’ (possession) taking place.

Ton Hajar Al-Haythami said in his book “Al-Fatawa Al-Hadithiyah”, after mentioning this Hadith: “It is a proof against those who deny Satan’ ability to infiltrate the body of a person, such as AIMv’ tazilah*”’.

(10). ‘Uthman bin al-‘As narrated: “When the Prophet # appointed me as a governor of at-Ta’if, I used to feel something exposed to me during salah which made me forget what I had prayed; so I travelled to see the Messenger of Allah. When he 4 saw me, he asked the reason of my visit, I replied: ‘O Messenger of Allah, something comes to me during salah, and makes me forget what I have prayed’. He replied: ‘That is Satan. Come closer’. So I approached near him, sitting on my heals, He 3 struck my chest and blew in my mouth, saying: ‘Come out, enemy of Allah’. He repeated this three times, then said to me: ‘Go back to your work’. Since that moment, I have never felt anything.”

(11). Ubay bin Ka‘b said: “I was in the company of the Messenger of Allah, and a desert Arab came and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have a brother who feels a pain’ he said: ‘What is his pain?’ he replied: “He

' Transmitted and authenticated by al-Hakim; agreed. by al-Dhahabi, Abu Dawud

2 Lisan al- ‘Arab (2/1094).

> Transmitted al-Bukhari and Muslim.

4 Al-Mu‘tazilah: the name of a theological schoo! which introduced speculative dogmatism into Islam.

> Transmitted by Ibn Majah (2/1175), and he said in “al-zawa’id”: it is authentic.

Al-Haythami said: “It was narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad, and the chain included Abu Janab who is weak, but was considered as reliable by Ibn Hibban, yet the rest of the chain of authorities is authentic.’

(12). Kharija ibn al-Silt narrated from his uncle that he went to the Prophet 3 and embraced Islam, then on his way back, he passed by some people, and among them was a mentally disturbed man who was held in chains. His family said: ‘We are told that this friend of yours has come with something good; so do you have anything to heal our man?’ He said: ‘So I treated him (with rugya) by reciting Surat alFatiha, and he was cured. They gave a flock of a hundred sheep; so I went to see the Messenger of Allah, and I informed him. He % said: ‘Have you said anything else’ J said: ‘No’. he said: ‘Take (accept) your reward; you have eaten from a ruqya of truth, not falsehood.’.

Shaikh Muhammad al-Hamid said: “If the Jinn are delicate bodies, then neither rationality nor Islamic texts deny the possibility of their (Jinn) circulation in the bodies of the offspring of Adam #5. For, the thin and delicate can circulate in the thick; such as the air which enters our bodies; fire circulates in coal; electric currents circulate in wire or cables; or rather, water may penetrate soil, sand, or clothes, even though it is not as thin or as fine as the air or an electric current.

'“Mujma’ al-zawa ‘id’ (5/115).

Righteous scholars have approved of all the texts informing about the possibility of the entrance of Jinn in the bodies of humans. These texts are so numerous that they should not be ignored just because of those who deny them with their senseless talk. Sincere Revelation has informed us about it, and so we should show submissiveness and compliance with the texts, without making any absurd interpretations that distort believers from their Path and from true faith.