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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Sallam, i am not 100% sure of this.

I think my husband might be possessed by a female jinn, at first it was unbelievable, but for that day she kept on telling me things. since that saturday, he has been very withdrawn from me, he doesn’t speak to me at all, nor does he phone me. When we get home he stays away from me, but we still sleep in the same bed.

alot has happened on that saturday morning and i just need advise on what i should do. 

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Answer:

Husband possessed by jinn

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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Statement: …..sallam, i am not 100% sure of this. i think my husband might be possessed by a female jinn,

The Jinns are a distinct creation of Allah who have their own test of life ordained for them by Allah Subhanah, and they too will have a full accounting of their deeds on the Day of Judgment like the humans.

The system or nature of this life created by the Lord Most High is that every person is responsible for the deeds he does with his own will. If the ‘jinns’ had the power or could possess someone, then whatever that person does or says, he does not do or say with his own will but rather it would be the will of the Jinn! If a jinn could posses a human being, he could murder someone, rape someone, steal something, etc. and make the human being he has possessed do many an evil deed….and the innocent person could be held guilty in a court of law and punished for something he did not will to do!!!! The whole system of life and the test that the All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord has bestowed would be in total disarray…and no ones’ life or property would be safe on this earth!

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 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 not only is the guidance of the Holy Quran against the very concept of a jinn possessing a human being, but even logically it is absolutely impossible for a jinn to possess a human being and make him do his will!

Your Question: …..since that saturday, he has been very withdrawn from me, he doesnt speak to me at all, nor does he phone me. when we get home he stays away from me….. alot has happened on that saturday morning and i just need advise on what i should do 

Just because your husband is withdrawn, does not speak to you, does not call you, or stays away from you, etc. does not mean that a ‘jinn’ is to blame!!!

Respected sister, it is possible that a misunderstanding has occurred in your relation with your husband which might have severely upset him; and thus his change in his behavior.

It would only be prudent to either speak with your husband yourself and find out the reason for his aloofness; or get someone whom he respects and is trustworthy and a well-wisher of your family to speak to him and find out what is the exact problem. Once the issue is identified, then you can work towards solving that issue.

Respected sister, rest absolutely assured, that whatever it may be, the problem is not and cannot be that your husband is possessed by a jinn!!!

The one thing you can and must do whenever you fear evil from any quarter is to recite the Muawwidhaat (Surahs 113 Al-Falaq and 114 An-Naas) as often as you can or is easy for you, seeking refuge and putting your complete trust and faith in the Power and Strength and Protection of Allah Subhanah Alone; it is expected that your Lord Most High will protect you from any and all evil, and no evil or harm will be able to approach you from any quarter, Insha Allah.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4563 Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

Allah's Messenger (saws used to seek refuge in Allah from jinn and the evil eye in men till the Mu'awwidhatan (Surah 113 Al-Falaq and Surah 114 An-Naas) were revealed, after which he (saws) made use of them and abandoned everything else.

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