I want to know how a person can protect themselves from jinns and spirits
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assalamalaikum,
i want to know how a person can protect themselves from jinns and
spirits?recently i have been getting scared at night and members of my family
have been experiencing sinister things in the house.i read ayat-al-kursi when
im afraid but i wish to know of any other dua`s or ayats that you can recommend
to me so that i feel at peace when i read them.thankyou.may allah bless you.
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Answer:
Fear of Jinns
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 114 Surah
An-Naas verses 4-6:
4 (Say: I seek refuge in
Allah ) from the mischief of the whisperer (of evil) who withdraws
(after his whisper)
5 (The same) who whispers into the hearts
of mankind
6 Among Jinns, and among men.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 14 Surah
Ibraheem verse 22:
22 And the Shaytaan (on the Day of Judgment) will say when the matter
is decided: "It was Allah Who gave you a promise of Truth: I too promised,
but I failed in my promise to you. I
had no authority over you except to call you, but ye listened to me:
then reproach not me but reproach your own souls. I cannot listen to your cries nor can ye
listen to mine. I reject your former act
in associating me with Allah. For
wrongdoers there must be a Grievous Penalty."
In light of the above absolutely clear guidance of the
Quran, the absolute maximum the Jinn has the power to do is to whisper some
evil into the hearts of men, and inspire man to transgress the boundaries of
Allah and commit some evil! They have
absolutely no power to help or hurt any human being, and they absolutely do not
possess the power to possess a human being. Thus one who sincerely believes in Allah
should keep their absolute full trust and belief in none save the Lord Most
High, and know with conviction that Absolute and Complete Power and Strength is
with none save their Lord, Allah Subhanah, the Lord of everything that exists.
If one fears any mischief from the evil Jinns, all one
needs to do is follow the example of the Prophet (saws) and recite the
Muawidaat or the 113th Surah Al-Falaq and 114th Surah
An-Naas and reaffirm their seeking refuge in the Lord Most High from the
mischief of the Shayaateen; it is expected that the Lord Most High will protect
them from any and all mischief of the Shaytaan.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4563 Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
Allah's Messenger (saws) used to seek refuge
in Allah from the Jinn and the ‘evil eye’ in men till the Mu'awwidhatan (113th
Surah Al-Falaq and 114th Surah An-Naas) were revealed, after which
he made use of them and abandoned everything else.
Dear and beloved Sister, if one fears any harm from any
quarter whatsoever, the only remedies or dua one needs is to recite the 113th
Surah Al-Falaq and the 114th Surah An-Naas and thus seek the refuge
with Allah Subhanah from any and all evil ever approaching them; it is expected
that their Lord Most High will protect them from every harm.
Once one has sought refuge with Allah Subhanah, they
should keep their absolute trust and belief in the Power and Strength of their
Lord Alone, and need not fear any harm approaching them from any jinn, or
magic, or evil eye, or any other quarter of the unseen! Allah Subhanah Alone suffices as one’s
Protector and Helper.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister