SEANCE OF DECEPTION

In order to ensnare people in their traps of kufr, sometimes the evil jinn at a seance set up an exemplary performance of piety and holiness which deceive not only the simple ones, but even Ulama. The following is an account of a real séance narrated by the Shaafi’ Faqeeh, Shaikh Ahmad Izzuddeen (rahmatullah alayh):
“I knew a man who claimed that with the aid of the jinn he rendered good favours to people. He would help people via a human medium (i.e. a human being in whose body the jinn entered). He contended that he had acquired this power as a consequence of considerable thikr and ibaadat. Someone who claimed to have knowledge of the occult had taught him. I was one day invited by this man to attend a séance where the ‘pious’ jinn would be present.
The deceit practised to ensnare me was that the meeting began with supplications (duas) for maghfirah (forgiveness), and the thikr of La ilaha il lallaah. This fraud is calculated to allay fears and to make one comfortable and believe that the jinn participating are noble spirits. The man sat on a bed. We then started, under direction, to recite prayers of forgiveness, and we engaged in the thikr of La ilaha il lallaah until the man lapsed into a trance. According to his instruction prior to the trance, I laid him on the bed and covered him with a blanket.
Then in a deep voice his jinn friend greeted me. He (the jinn) expressed his happiness at meeting me. He mentioned his love for me. He said that he was neither an angel nor a jinn, but another unique creation which came into existence by Allah’s command of ‘Kun!’ (‘Be!’). He claimed that all the jinn submitted to his instructions. There were only five stages between him and Allah Ta’ala, the fifth one being Jibraeel.
He lauded much praise on me and made amazing promises. Meanwhile I continually supplicated to Allah Ta’ala to protect me from slipping into the trap of evil error. I attended many such meetings where the visiting jinn claimed to be an angel or a jinn or a Sahaabi or from among the Auliya. They would show me great respect and speak with me. Then he would depart, and another one would appear. He too would leave, and another and another would appear.
One claimed to be Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu). Another claimed to be Hasan Basri (rahmatullah alayh), and another one said that he was Abul Hasan Shaazali (rahmatullah alayh).”
(To be continued, Insha’Allah)

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SUMMONING THE SOULS

ONE of the favourable stunts of deception and fraud perpetrated by some people with the aid of evil jinn is supposedly to summon the souls or spirits of dead persons to appear. When the ‘souls’ of the deceased appear, they speak and convey information about the unseen realm. Such a meeting with the ‘spirits’ or ‘souls’ is called a séance.
Sometimes at the séance the ‘dead’ makes a visible appearance and speaks to those present. Sometimes the ‘souls’ of the dead denuded of physical form, speak through a medium who is a human being in a trance. During the trance, it is said that the souls of the dead enter into the body of the person who is in the trance.
All such demonstrations are satanic stunts of deception and fraud. Neither do the deceased persons appear nor their souls. All such displays are the effects of the shayaateen. Every person has a shaitaan called Qareen who constantly accompanies that person. Sometimes after the death of a person, Qareen assumes the appearance of the deceased and appears to people. Sometimes he does not make a visible appearance, but speaks through a medium in a voice which the observer recognizes to be that of the deceased person.
This type of fraud leads people to believe that the dead truly appear on earth. The souls of the dead are either in the abode of Torment (Sijjeen) or in the abode of Bliss (Illiyeen). No human being or devil has the power to summon the deceased from these abodes. Evil jinn assume the forms of the deceased and in this way deceive and mislead people. Never be impressed with this type of seemingly supernatural fraud.

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DRINKING WATER AND THE SHAITAAN

Once when Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) saw a man standing while drinking water, he rebuked the man. The man asked what error he had committed. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Would you like a cat to drink with you?” The man said: “No.” Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Someone worse than a cat was drinking with you, namely, the shaitaan.”
According to Imaam Shaafi’ (rahmatullah alayh), even when drinking Zam Zam water one should sit. The Mashaaikh also warn of sicknesses developing when a person drinks water standing.

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JINN AND ANIMALS

JINN AND ANIMALS
According to the Hadith, kuffaar jinn (shayaateen) love black dogs, They accompany such dogs as well as camels. The affinity between black dogs and evil jinn is so much that the Hadith states: “A black dog is a shaitaan.” While the Hadith is not literal in application, it conveys the strong relationship between black dogs and the shayaateen.
In one Hadith it is mentioned that Salaat should not be performed where camels sit, but may be performed where sheep/goats sit because of the presence of shaitaan.
When an ass brays, we are instructed to recite Ta-awwuz (A-uthubillaah) because the donkey brays when he sees shaitaan.
Dogs usually emit eerie howling’s at the time of Athaan. According to the Hadith, the evil jinn flee in leaps and bounds when they hear the Athaan. Dogs and other animals see the frightful dash of shaitaan, hence they howl mournfully.

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THE JINN –THEIR FOOD

THE JINN –THEIR FOOD
One of the main food items for the jinn is bones. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), in response to a question about food posed by the jinn, said that every bone on which the Name of Allah has been mentioned will be food for them, i.e. for the Muslim jinn. The kuffaar jinn devour any kind of carrion as Muslims are doing nowadays with the SANHA and MJC certified maitah. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) also informed the jinn that the manure of animals will be food for the animals of the jinn. From this Hadith we learn that the jinn too have animals and that the dung of the animals of human beings constitute food for the animals of the jinn.

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THE JINN AND THEIR DWELLING PLACES

The dwelling places and haunts of the evil jinn are public bathrooms, toilets, market-places, dumps, graveyards, and all filthy and immoral places in general. It is for this reason that a special dua seeking protection against the evil jinn should be recited before entering the toilet. The Ahaadith also prohibit reciting any dua inside toilets and places of filth. The bath-room-cum-toilet system of the western kuffaar which Muslims have adopted comes within the scope of places of filth which are haunts of the shayaateen wherein duas, etc. may not be recited. While one has to recite the relevant dua outside such a combined bathroom-toilet, one is deprived of the considerable rewards of the Wudhu recitations.
Hadhrat Salmaan Faarsi (radhiyallahu anhu) narrating a Hadith said that one should not be the first to enter the market place nor the last to leave it because the marketplace is the battlefield of the shayaateen where they set up their banner.
Reciting Bismillaah on entering the home, marketplace, and outside places of impurity, reciting Aayatul Kursi, Surah Baqarah (or portions thereof and reciting the Athaan expel and ward off evil jinn.
Another precaution against the attacks of evil jinn is for females to keep their hair securely covered at all times, especially at night times. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) particularly warned against allowing children to be outside after Maghrib because at this time there is a preponderance of emergence by the evil jinn. They have a flair to interfere with little children.

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JINN AND FORMS

JINN AND FORMS
The jinn have the ability to assumes a variety of forms. They can transform themselves into the forms of human beings, black cats, snakes, camels, donkeys, cows, black dogs, etc. They may also appear in the form of persons who had died. Such apparitions are referred to as ‘ghosts’. ‘Ghosts’ are not the souls of the dead who appear. They are evil jinn who assume the form of the dead to scare and mislead people. Dead people do not appear to others. The jinn assume their forms to deceive.
Once a young Sahaabi on nearing his home saw his wife standing outside. He was enraged by this violation of Hijaab. His Imaani honour could not tolerate seeing his wife standing outside the house. Blinded by rage he raised his spear to strike her, but she shouted to see what was inside the house which had compelled her to come out. When the Sahaabi entered, he saw a big snake curled up on the bed. He stabbed the snake with his spear. The entire house shook violently, and both the snake and the Sahaabi died. The Sahaabi narrating this episode said: “We do not know which of the two died first – the snake or the man.”
When this incident was reported to Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), he said: “In Madinah there are jinn who have embraced Islam. Therefore, if you see any of them (in your house) warn them and give them three days notice to leave. After that if they do not leave, then kill it because it is a shaitaan.” One should say words such as: “In the Name of Allah, we warn you to leave otherwise we shall kill you.” After three days, if the snake has not left, kill it. If it is a Muslim jinn, it will assuredly depart after being warned. If it does not, then it will certainly be a devil.
However, the three days notice does not apply to all snakes. If it is known to be a poisonous snake or a python, then one may kill it immediately. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Do not kill snakes except the short-tailed snake with two white lines on its back, for it causes miscarriages and loss of vision. Therefore, kill it.” This order will extend to all harmful/poisonous snakes. And, Allah knows best.

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THE SPECIES OF JINN

BESIDES Insaan (Man), the only other intelligent terrestrial beings known to human beings are the jinn. They are so called, i.e. jinn, because they are invisible or hidden from our sight. We know of their existence on the basis of the Qur’aan and Ahaadith.
While the human being was created from earthly sand, the jinn were created from fire. Among them are Muslims and kuffaar, male and female. They procreate like human beings, and live extremely long ages compared to human beings.
The kuffaar jinn are called shayaateen (devils). Allah Ta’ala has bestowed to them many powers and abilities which human beings do not have. Evil human beings by means of filth, kufr and shirk sometimes befriend the evil jinn who aid their human friends, and even enable these humans to perform supernatural deeds of a variety of kinds.
The evil jinn perform extraordinary feats by which they mislead people and simpletons, tricking them into believing that they are the ‘friends of Allah’, i.e. Auliya (saints). Some human beings who claim to be Auliya are in reality being served by the devils who enable them to perform seemingly miraculous deeds with which they hoodwink the ignorant and unwary. When these shaitaani ‘auliya’ propitiate the shayaateen jinn with kufr, shirk and immorality, the jinn then fulfil some of their desires.
Supernatural deeds are manifested by the shayaateen on the hands of their Auliya (friends) to mislead people. The ignorant and unacquainted are cast into severe trials when they observe men masquerading as ‘auliya’ demonstrating acts which appear to be ‘miracles’ when in reality they are satanic manifestations and manipulations. Many ignorant Muslims eliminate their Imaan by submitting to the dictates and demands of the shayaateen who have enlisted as their aids his Auliya (friends) among human beings.
The only criterion for recognizing a being, whether he is a man of the truth or a friend of the devils, is the Shariah. If the demonstrator of ‘miracles’ is a staunch follower of the Shariah and a meticulous upholder of the Sunnah, then he will be a true Wali. However, if the perpetrator of supernatural deed is a faasiq, faajir, kaafir, and a violater of the Shariah and the Sunnah, then understand that he is a veritable devil. Never fall into his clutches even if he flies in the air, walks on water or demonstrates the most marvellous of deeds. All such supernatural actions are the acts and effects of the evil jinn.
Many among the followers of bid’ah (innovation) and dhalaal (deviation) employ the aid of the shayaateen. They cite their performance of extraordinary feats to be the ‘evidence’ for the ‘correctness’ of their acts of bid’ah, shirk and qabar puja (grave-worship).
The evil shayaateen have the ability to enable their human friends to hurtle through space, to walk on water, to transform stones into gold, etc., etc. They can heal the sick, and strengthen the mind to the extent that one is able to influence the movement of the birds and insects. The evil jinn can transport their evil human friends from city to city, even to Makkah in a matter of moments, and hoodwink them into believing that they are pious saints enjoying divine proximity.
The shayaateen deceive people with the stratagem of noor (celestial light). They reveal a variety of kinds of noor, and impose on the mind of the observer that ‘this’ is the noor of the Rasool or the noor of Jibraeel or the noor of Allah Ta’ala. Even sincere Auliya who lacked adequate Deeni knowledge, had ended up prostrating to shaitaan as a consequence of this trap of noor.
The safety of the Mu’min is to keep the gaze focused on the Shariah and the Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Do not become impressed by supernatural feats which fussaaq, fujjaar, zindeeqs, mushriks and kuffaar display. Attribute all such extraordinary demonstrations to satanic machinations.

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German tainted egg scandal

Charges filed as farm quarantines grow in German tainted egg scandal
From Frederik Pleitgen, CNN
January 7, 2011 — Updated 1126 GMT (1926 HKT)

Berlin (CNN) — As the number of German farms closed because of possibly contaminated animal feed grew Friday, authorities said they had filed criminal charges against the company at the heart of the country’s tainted egg scandal.
The company, Harles and Jentzsch, apparently knew for months that fatty acid it was delivering to animal-feed makers was
contaminated with dioxin, said Christian Seifert, a spokesman for the agricultural ministry in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein said.
Criminal charges have been filed against the company, Seifert said, “because they did not immediately inform” the agricultural ministry that dioxin levels surpassed the allowed amount.
Authorities allege that the company sold about 3,000 tons of contaminated fatty acids to dozens of companies making animal feed across Germany. The country’s government has quarantined more than 4,700 pig and poultry farms.
Harles and Jentzsch laboratory tests from March 2010 showed they exceeded the ceiling level for dioxin, he said.
“At that point they had to stop delivering this product and immediately inform the authorities. They did not do either,” Seifert said.
Government officials learned of the higher concentrations of dioxin in December, he said.
Several attempts to reach Harles and Jentzsch for comment were unsuccessful.
Police raided the company’s offices Wednesday and confiscated documents, but arrested no one, the state prosecutor’s office in Schleswig-Holstein told CNN.
Dioxin levels in the final feed product were diluted and likely did not exceed allowed amounts, Seifert said.
“Of course that is no excuse. The conduct is still wrong,” he said.
Agricultural ministry investigators are continuing lab tests of samples taken from the company’s premises, he said.
The 4,709 farms shut down include not only chicken and other poultry, but also pig farms, said Pierre Vetter, a spokesman for Germany’s Ministry for Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
State authorities are quarantining all farms that received animal feed from companies affected, regardless of whether there is proof that the feed was contaminated, the ministry’s website said.
“The state authorities are right to quarantine products — eggs and meat — that may have been exposed to contaminated feed, even if there is no concrete scientific evidence in all cases,” German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner said in a statement.
About 130,000 possibly contaminated eggs were exported from a company in Germany to a food company in the Netherlands, where they were to be used in industrial food production, said Holger Eichele, a spokesman for Germany’s Ministry for Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
The UK Food Standards Agency said a pasteurized mixture including some of the contaminated eggs was distributed in the UK.
“The mixing of the eggs will have diluted the levels of dioxins and they are not thought to be a risk to health,” the agency said in a statement.
Dioxins are a family of toxic chemicals that share a similar chemical structure and have been characterized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as likely human carcinogens.

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FASKH AND KHULAH

FASKH AND KHULAH
Q. Please briefly explain Fasaaq and khulla.
A. The word is Faskh which means annulment. The other word is Khulah, not khulla.
(1) Faskh of a marriage can be granted if the husband fails to fulfil the rights of the Nikah such as providing support, separate home and conjugal rights to his wife.
When a wife wants her marriage to be annulled, she has to submit an application to the Ulama body stating the reasons. The Ulama will then fix a date for the hearing. Both parties have to attend. If the husband does not attend , the marriage will be annulled in his absence. If he attends and if it transpires that he is guilty but he promises to reform himself and fulfil his wife’s rights, then the marriage will not, and cannot be annulled. But, if he refuses to conform, the marriage will be annulled. A marriage cannot be annulled without a hearing attended by both parties.
(2) Khulah is a mutual agreement by the husband and wife to dissolve the marriage in consideration of a payment which the wife will make to the husband. If there is no compatibility between husband and wife, and she wants a divorce but the husband refuses, then she could induce him to issue Talaaq in lieu of a monetary payment. A Khulah is valid only if the husband agrees.
(3) The above is the ruling of the Shariah. However, nowadays there are many frauds – such sheikhs and maulanas who sell the Deen for money or they fall into the snare of a cunning woman who cries on their shoulders pouring out lies about her husband.. Without following the procedures of the Shariah they summarily issue the woman with a letter of annulment without even having heard the side of the husband. Such ‘annulments’ are not valid. The Nikah remains intact. Nevertheless, the woman regards her Nikah as terminated and gets ‘married’ to another man. In this way she spends her life in an adulterous relationship, and begets illegitimate offspring while labouring under the false impression that she is validly married.

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