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Laila Nasheeba
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Date Posted: 05:15:03 10/28/02 Mon
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As Salaamu Alaikoum,
Praise be to Allah.
Because the jinn can see us while we cannot see them, the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught
us many ways to protect ourselves from their harm, such as
seeking refuge with Allaah from the accursed Shaytaan,
reciting Soorat al-Falaq and Soorat al-Naas (the last two
Soorahs of the Qur'aan), and reciting the words taught by
Allaah in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: 'My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the
whisperings (suggestions) of the shayaateen (devils). And I
seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they may attend (or
come near) me.'" [al-Mu'minoon 23:97-98]
Saying Bismillaah (in the Name of Allaah) before entering
one's home, before eating or drinking, and before having
intercourse will also keep the Shaytaan from entering the
house or partaking with a person in his food, drink and
sexual activity.
Similarly, mentioning the name of Allaah before entering the toilet or taking off one's clothes will prevent the jinn from seeing a person's 'awrah or harming him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said,
"To put a barrier that will prevent the jinn from seeing the 'awrah of the sons of Aadam, let any one of you say 'Bismillaah' when entering the toilet." (Reported
by al-Tirmidhi, 551; Saheeh al-Jaami', 3611).
Strength of faith and religion in general will also prevent
the jinn from harming a person, so much so that if they
were to fight, the one who has faith would win. 'Abd-Allaah
ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
"A man from among the Companions of Muhammad met a man from among the jinn. They wrestled, and the human knocked down the jinn. The human said to him, 'You look small and skinny to me, and your forearms look like the front paws of a dog. Do all the jinn look like this, or only you?' He said, 'No, by Allaah, among them I am strong, but let us wrestle again, and if you defeat me I will teach you something that will do you good.' The human said, 'Fine.' He said, 'Recite, 'Allaah! None has the right to be worshipped
but He, the Ever-living, the One Who sustains and protects
all that exists.' [Aayat al-Kursi - al-Baqarah 2:255 -
interpretation of the meaning].
The human said, 'Fine.' He said, 'You will never recite this in your house but the Shaytaan will come out of it like a donkey breaking wind, and he will never come back in until the next morning.'" (Reported by al-Daarimi, 3247).
AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST
Laila Nasheeba
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