appointed to be his constant companion (Qareen). Ibn Mas'ood reports
that the Prophet,peace and blessings be upon him says: "The Messenger
of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says: There is not
one of you who does not have a jinn appointed to be his constant
companion. They said, And you too, OMessenger of Allah? He said, Me
too, but Allah has helped me and he has submitted, so that heonly
helps me to do good." (Reported by Muslim)
Is it possible to pray for our Jinn to become a Muslim?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The hadeeth you mention is a saheeh hadeeth. It was narratedby Muslim
(no. 2714), butthere is a difference of scholarly opinion as to the
meaning of the word "fa aslama" in this hadeeth. This dispute and the
most correct view was mentioned by al-Nawawi in his commentary on this
hadeeth. He said:
With regard to the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him), "There is none of you who does not have a companion
(qareen) appointed for him from among the jinn." They said, "Even
you?" He said, "Even me, but Allaah helped me againsthim fa aslama [or
fa aslamu], so he only tells me to do that which is good."
There are two well-known views that have been reported. Those who read
the phrase as fa aslamu said that it means, "So I am safe [aslamu]
from his evil and temptation." Those who read it as fa aslama said
that it means, "The qareen became Muslim [aslama] and became a
believer, so he only tells me to do that which is good."
They differed as to which view is correct. Al-Khattaabi said: The
correct version is fa aslamu [so I am safe]. Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad thought
that fa aslama [so he became Muslim] was correct, and this is the
preferred version, because he then said, "so he only tells me to
dothat which is good." Andthey differed concerningthe report that says
fa aslama. It was said that it means he submitted inthe sense of
surrendering, and it appears in this form (fa astaslama - so he
surrendered) in reports narrated elsewhere thanin Saheeh Muslim. And
it was said that it means that he become a Muslimand a believer. This
is the apparent meaning.
Abu Na'eem al-Asbahaani said in Dalaa'il al-Nubuwwah (1/185): It was
said aslama meaning he believed. The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) wasthe only one whose qareen became a Muslimand a
believer.
Based on this, having one's qareen become a Muslim was something that
was unique to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
So it is not prescribed for the Muslim to pray that his qareen become
Muslim, because this is overstepping the limits in du'aa' by asking
Allaah for something that belongs only to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), and because there is no report that
the Sahaabah, who werethe keenest of all peopleto do good and the
closest to it, asked Allaahto make their qareens become Muslim, and
they did not ask the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) to pray for that for them when they heard this hadeeth from him.
There is no report that Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthmaan and 'Ali, who were
very keen to do good, or their sons, did that. We have to follow the
guidance of these great Sahaabah because they understood this religion
properly and learned it directly from its source, the Messengerof
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and it is not
permissible for us to follow any path but theirs. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after
the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than
the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and
burn him in Hell -- what an evil destination!"
[al-Nisa' 4:115]
This hadeeth was narrated in the context of warning the Sahaabah
against the fitnah of the qareen. Al-Nawawi said: This hadeeth is a
warning against the fitnah of the qareen and his whispers and
temptation. [The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)]
warned us against him so that we can be as cautious as possible." This
is what we must do, according to sharee'ah.
It is sufficient for us to recite the du'aa's that Allaah has taught
us, for example:
"And say: 'My Lord! I seekrefuge with You from the whisperings
(suggestions) of the Shayaateen (devils).
And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me'"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:97-98 - interpretation of the meaning]
And you should recite Soorat al-Ikhlaas and theMi'wadhatayn (the last
two soorahs of the Qur'aan) morning and evening, as well as the dhikrs
narrated in saheeh ahaadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him). You should also recite Aayat al-Kursiy before
going tosleep, and Bismillaah il-Rahmaan il-Raheem before doing
anything, and you should seek refuge with Allaah every time you notice
the whispers of the Shaytaan. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And if an evil whisper from Shaytaan (Satan) tries to turn you away
(OMuhammad) (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allaah. Verily, He
is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower"
[Fussilat 41:36]
I ask Allaah to make you more keen to do good and to protect us and
you from the Shaytaan and his whisperings. Ameen.
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