WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:08.449 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 00:00:08.449 --> 00:00:10.449 The religious accountability of the Jinn. 00:00:10.449 --> 00:00:16.820 The Jinn are held accountable and addressed by the Divine Law just as humans are. 00:00:16.820 --> 00:00:20.820 They were created for the same purpose for which humans were created. 00:00:20.820 --> 00:00:22.820 Allah the Exalted says: 00:00:22.820 --> 00:00:27.820 “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.” (51:56) 00:00:27.820 --> 00:00:33.079 Messengers were sent to them just as they were sent to humans. 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:35.109 Allah the Exalted says: 00:00:35.109 --> 00:00:43.109 “O ye assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you messengers of your own who recounted unto you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day? They will say: We testify against ourselves. And the life of the world beguiled them. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.” (6:130) 00:00:43.109 --> 00:00:47.109 "And they will warn you of the meeting of this Day of yours." 00:00:47.109 --> 00:00:52.109 The word "from among you" may imply that the messengers to the Jinn are of their own kind. 00:00:52.109 --> 00:00:57.109 Or it may imply that their messengers are the very same messengers sent to humans. 00:00:57.109 --> 00:01:01.109 This is because the verse follows the mention of both Jinn and humans together. 00:01:01.109 --> 00:01:04.109 No practical action depends upon this difference of opinion. 00:01:04.109 --> 00:01:07.109 Therefore, it is generally not a matter to be preoccupied with. 00:01:07.109 --> 00:01:15.109 However, we are certain that they are bound by the message of our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:01:15.109 --> 00:01:17.109 This is based on the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:01:17.109 --> 00:01:22.109 “Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,” (72:1) 00:01:22.109 --> 00:01:26.109 “Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,” (72:1) 00:01:26.109 --> 00:01:30.109 “Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.” (72:2) 00:01:30.109 --> 00:01:33.109 “Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.” (72:2) 00:01:33.109 --> 00:01:37.109 And His words, Almighty and Majestic is He, recounting the speech of the Jinn: 00:01:37.109 --> 00:01:41.109 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30) 00:01:41.109 --> 00:01:46.109 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30) 00:01:46.109 --> 00:01:51.109 “They said: O our people! Lo! we have heard a scripture which hath been revealed after Moses, confirming that which was before it, guiding unto the truth and a right road.” (46:30) 00:01:51.109 --> 00:01:54.109 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31) 00:01:54.109 --> 00:01:58.109 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31) 00:01:58.109 --> 00:02:01.109 “O our people! respond to Allah's summoner and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and guard you from a painful doom.” (46:31) 00:02:01.109 --> 00:02:06.109 “And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in the earth, and he hath no protecting friends instead of Him. Such are in error manifest.” (46:32) 00:02:06.109 --> 00:02:10.110 “And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in the earth, and he hath no protecting friends instead of Him. Such are in error manifest.” (46:32) 00:02:10.110 --> 00:02:13.110 "Those are in clear error." 00:02:13.110 --> 00:02:20.110 These verses also indicate their knowledge of the law of the Prophet of Allah, Musa, peace be upon him. 00:02:20.110 --> 00:02:24.110 They also confirm that they are bound by our own law. 00:02:24.110 --> 00:02:29.270 The Jinn are like humans in their stance regarding religious obligation and worship. 00:02:29.270 --> 00:02:32.270 Among them are the believing, obedient ones. 00:02:32.270 --> 00:02:34.270 Among them are the defiantly disobedient. 00:02:34.270 --> 00:02:36.270 And among them are the disbelievers. 00:02:36.270 --> 00:02:39.270 As Allah recounted of them, they said: 00:02:39.270 --> 00:02:44.270 "And among us are Muslims, and among us are the unjust." 00:02:44.270 --> 00:02:48.270 “And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully.” (72:14) 00:02:48.270 --> 00:02:53.270 As for the unjust, they will be firewood for Hell. 00:02:53.270 --> 00:02:59.370 Just like humans, their disbelievers will testify against themselves on the Day of Resurrection regarding their disbelief. 00:02:59.370 --> 00:03:01.370 For the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:03:01.370 --> 00:03:06.370 "And they will testify against themselves that they were disbelievers," 00:03:06.370 --> 00:03:10.370 include them, for the beginning of the verse is: 00:03:10.370 --> 00:03:16.370 “O ye assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you messengers of your own who recounted unto you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day? They will say: We testify against ourselves. And the life of the world beguiled them. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.” (6:130) 00:03:16.370 --> 00:03:18.560 The Jinn are like humans. 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:23.560 They enter Hell or Paradise according to their faith and their deeds. 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:26.560 Regarding the Fire, Allah the Exalted says: 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:34.560 "He will say, 'Enter among nations which had passed on before you of Jinn and mankind into the Fire.'" 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:36.560 As for Paradise: 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:41.560 Allah has bestowed upon their believers the grace of entering it, just as He has for humans. 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:42.560 Allah the Exalted says, 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.560 addressing both humans and Jinn together: 00:03:45.560 --> 00:03:49.560 “But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.” (55:46) 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:54.560 "So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?" 00:03:54.560 --> 00:04:00.169 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.