Can Jinn Put Waswas Into a Person's Mind?
Question
Assalam u alaikm Kiya amm jin direct mind mai waswasa dalna k ikhtiyar rakty hai ya wo shaitan k zrya dlta hai( jisko Allah ny ikhtiyar di huwe hai ).
Islamic Ruling & Answer
Walekumussalam,
Asal baat yeh hai ke Quran o Sunnat mein is baat ki koi sahih aur sareeh daleel maujood nahin ke aam jinnaat insan ke dil mein barah-e-raast waswasa daal sakte hain. Quran mein dil mein waswasa daalne ki nisbat bunyadi taur par Shaitan ki taraf ki gayi hai, aur Shaitan bhi jinnaat mein se hai.
Allah Ta'ala farmate hain:
ÂĢī´ŋŲ ŲŲŲ Ø´ŲØąŲŲ Ø§ŲŲŲŲØŗŲŲŲØ§ØŗŲ اŲŲØŽŲŲŲŲØ§ØŗŲ Û Ø§ŲŲŲØ°ŲŲ ŲŲŲŲØŗŲŲŲØŗŲ ŲŲŲ ØĩŲØ¯ŲŲØąŲ اŲŲŲŲØ§ØŗŲ Û Ų ŲŲŲ Ø§ŲŲØŦŲŲŲŲØŠŲ ŲŲØ§ŲŲŲŲØ§ØŗŲī´žÂģ
"Waswasa daalne wale, peechhe hat jaane wale ke shar se, jo logon ke seenon mein waswasa daalta hai, khwah woh jinnaat mein se ho ya insanon mein se." (Surah An-Naas: 4â6)
Isi tarah Nabi Kareem īˇē ne farmaya:
ÂĢ"ØĨŲ Ø§ŲØ´ŲØˇØ§Ų ŲØŦØąŲ Ų Ų Ø§Ø¨Ų ØĸØ¯Ų Ų ØŦØąŲ Ø§ŲØ¯Ų ."Âģ
"Beshak Shaitan insan mein khoon ki tarah gardish karta hai." (Sahih al-Bukhari: 2038, Sahih Muslim: 2175)
In nusoos se maloom hota hai ke waswasa daalne ka ikhtiyar Shaitan ko diya gaya hai.
Albatta aam jinnaat ke baare mein yeh kehna ke woh bhi har insan ke dil mein barah-e-raast waswasa daal sakte hain, is par koi sahih shar'i daleel maujood nahin. Agar koi jinn kisi insan ko nuqsan pahunchaye, daraye ya behkane ki koshish kare to woh bhi bil-aakhir Shaitani tareeqon hi se hoti hai, lekin dil mein waswasa daalne ka ikhtiyar aam jinnaat ke liye Quran o Hadith se sabit nahin.
Lehaza durust baat yeh hai ke:
- Dil mein waswasa daalne ki asal nisbat Shaitan ki taraf hai.
- Aam jinnaat ke liye yeh ikhtiyar sabit nahin ke woh barah-e-raast insan ke dil mein waswasa daalen, jab tak is par koi sahih shar'i daleel na ho.
- Is liye bila daleel aisi baaton ko yaqini aqeedah banana durust nahin.
Answered by
Mufti Tosif Qasmi
August 14, 2026
Researched & verified under our editorial & answer-review policy.
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