Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Possessed By A Jinn

· 7 Shawwal 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When someone has been taken over [possessed] by a Jinn, who gets punished when any wrong actions [sins] are committed by the Jinn in their body, i.e. the person or the Jinn possessing them?

Answer

If a person is possessed and does not have any control over his actions, then he will not be held accountable. However, the Jinn will be held accountable.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏”‏ رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ عَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَعَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَحْتَلِمَ وَعَنِ الْمَجْنُونِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رضى الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَادَ فِيهِ ‏”‏ وَالْخَرِفِ ‏”‏ ‏.

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Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
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Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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