{"fatawa":{"id":9859,"title":"Will getting married to someone who is possessed affect the children in the future?","slug":"will-getting-married-to-someone-who-is-possessed-affect-the-children-in-the-future","order":"","question":"<p>A.a am thinking of getting married but I have not settled on anyone  yet.I have a cousin who am considering but she has a jin in her,so my  question. Is can it affect a marriage and is it possible to get out of  her and can it affect the children insha-Allah and what does the prophet  saw say about such a marriage.<\/p>","answer":"<div class=\"list-group-item-text ftwa-single-answer font-nrmal\"><span class=\"line_height\">\r\n<p>Praise       be to Allah.<\/p>\r\n<p>Firstly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The fact that a jinni can      possess a human and enter his body and cause seizures is proven according to      the Qur&rsquo;an and Sunnah and scholarly consensus.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But no such thing can happen      except by Allah&rsquo;s leave.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Secondly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Being possessed by a jinni and      having seizures as a result is not an impediment to marriage, but the one      who is affected by that must inform a prospective spouse of it, because      having these seizures is a defect which should be disclosed as it has an      impact on some of the basic aims of marriage.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See also the answers to      questions no. <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/135785\">135785<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/158489\"> 158489<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Thirdly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Such situations may have an      impact on the marriage as the husband may not have the patience to put up      with this problem that affects his wife, and that may lead him to dislike      interacting with her, so he will not treat her kindly or interact with her      in a reasonable manner as enjoined by Allah.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But with regard to the impact of      the jinni that is possessing her on the marriage and on married life, that      impact will be affected by the degree of their faith and patience. If a      person&rsquo;s faith is strong, the Shaytaan will have no way to affect them, as      Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the      meaning):<\/p>\r\n<p><em> &ldquo;Verily! He has no power over      those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord (Allah).<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> His power is only over those who      obey and follow him (Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah)      (i.e. those who are Mushrikoon &ndash; polytheists)&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> [an-Nahl 16:99-100]<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>And Allah, may He be exalted,      says (interpretation of the meaning):<\/p>\r\n<p><em> &ldquo; &lsquo;And Istafziz (literally      means: befool them gradually) those whom you can among them with your voice      (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allahs disobedience), make      assaults on them with your cavalry and your infantry, mutually share with      them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by illegal ways      usury, etc., or by committing illegal sexual intercourse, etc.), and make      promises to them.\" But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> &lsquo;Verily! My slaves (i.e the true      believers of Islamic Monotheism), you have no authority over them. And      All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> [al-Isra&rsquo; 17:64, 65]<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But if a person&rsquo;s faith is weak,      the Shaytaan will toy with him as children play with a ball.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Fourthly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The possession and what may      result from it of seizures is a test for which Allah will reward the one who      is tested with it, so patience will bring the greatest reward.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Bukhaari (5652) and Muslim      (2576) narrated that &lsquo;Ata&rsquo; ibn Abi Rabaah said: The Messenger of Allah      (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Ibn &lsquo;Abbaas said to me:      Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise? I said: Yes. He said:      This black woman came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon      him) and said: I have epilepsy and I become uncovered. Pray to Allah for me.      He said: &ldquo;If you wish, you may be patient, and      Paradise will be      yours, or if you wish, I will pray to Allah to heal you.&rdquo; She said: I will      be patient. She said: But I become uncovered; pray to Allah that I will not      become uncovered. So he prayed for her.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy      on him) said:<\/p>\r\n<p>This indicates that the one who      suffers from seizures will be granted the highest reward for it. End quote      from <em>Sharh Muslim<\/em> (132\/16)&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy      on him) said:<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Bazzaar narrated a similar      story from Ibn &lsquo;Abbaas with a different isnaad, according to which she said:      &ldquo;I am afraid that the evil one may cause me to become uncovered.&rdquo; It may be      understood from some of the different versions of the hadeeth that what she      was suffering from was the kind of seizures caused by the jinn and not that      which results from dysfunction in the brain.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>End quote from <em>Fath al-Baari<\/em> (115\/10)&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Fifthly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>It is possible to treat this      woman and expel the jinni from her, by Allah&rsquo;s leave and by His strength and      power, may He be glorified, for the Shaytaan is weak and he has no power      over any believer, man or woman; rather it is harm that Allah may decree for      whomever He will among His slaves, and for the believing men and women it is      mercy and expiation, and will raise them in status.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The best means of treating this      problem is to recite Qur&rsquo;an over the one who is afflicted and to perform      ruqyah by reciting the du&lsquo;aa&rsquo;s that have been narrated (from the Prophet      (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)), and regularly reciting the      prescribed wird and dhikr from the Qur&rsquo;an, and that will disappear, by      Allah&rsquo;s leave.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Haafiz said:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The hadeeth indicates that      treating all diseases with du&lsquo;aa&rsquo; and turning to Allah is more beneficial      and more efficacious than treating them with medications, because the effect      of that is greater than the effect of physical medicine. But it is only      efficacious in two cases: (i) if the sick person is sincere and (ii) if the      one who treats him is strong in terms of piety and putting his trust in      Allah.<\/p>\r\n<p>End quote from <em>Fath al-Baari<\/em> (115\/10).&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See the answer to question no.     <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/1819\">1819<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/105336\">105336<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Sixthly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>What we advise you to do is not      to be hasty with regard to this marriage. Look at your own situation and      that of the girl; if you think it most likely that you can put up with this      situation, and that you will be patient with her, especially after having      found out about her situation from those who know her or who have treated      her, and the girl is good in terms of religious commitment and character,      then put your trust in Allah and propose to her, especially since you have      ties of kinship with her and it is more appropriate that you should care for      her and be patient with her, in&nbsp; sha Allah,.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But if you know that you will      not be able to bear it with patience, and it might be difficult for you to      have a lasting relationship with her, then it is better not to get involved      in this marriage, and there is no need for you to open the door to something      that you might not be able to bear, or to shut that door again.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See also the answer to question      no. <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/158489\">158489<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>And Allah knows best.<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"padding: 3px; padding-right: 6px; text-align: right;\">Islam Q&amp;A<\/div>","status":1,"created_at":"2015-03-11T20:51:58.000000Z","updated_at":"2015-03-11T20:51:58.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":39,"parent_id":9858,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0628\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2015-03-11"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/9859"}