Why do jinn interfere in a person's physical and psychological health, and what is the ruling on this in the Qur'an and hadith?
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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned three reasons for jinn entering a person's life: either the jinn loves the afflicted person and possesses them to enjoy them, or the human has harmed them, or it is merely a playful act. As for the ruling on these actions of the jinn, they are not permissible for them, because they are either injustice and aggression without right, or revenge that exceeds the permissible limit. The Qur’an prohibits injustice and aggression and commands retribution only in kind.
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