Will believing jinns also go to Jannah?
Question
Will the mumin jinns also enter in to Jannah like humans?
Answer
Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahmatullahi alaih) had adopted tawaqquf in this mas’alah as there was no daleel-e-qat`ee in this regard.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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