Can
Jinn harm man?
How do we protect ourselves from them?
No doubt, jinn can do things to harm
man, sometimes things that lead to his death. Both the Sunnah and observed
phenomena support this. During a battle, the Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu
alayhi wasallam gave permission to one of his Companions to return to his
family; that Companion was young and recently married. When he returned to his
home, he saw his wife standing at their door, and he reproached her for that.
She told him to go inside, and when he entered, he saw a snake on their
blanket. He had a spear with him, and he pierced it into the body of the snake
until it died. However, the man died at the same time, so that no one knew who
died first: He or the snake. When the news of the incident reached the
Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu alayhi wasallam, he forbade the killing
of small sankes found in the house, with the exception of the short tailed
snake, and those with two black stripes on the back.
