Is it Islamically permissible (Shar'an) for jinn to have the ability to hide a person for several months, as in the story of the girl who mentioned that the Sheikh who tried to help her disappeared and then returned?
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The aforementioned story cannot be judged, but it is possible for jinn to abduct humans. There are narrations that indicate this, among them the of Aisha concerning Khurafah, who was captivated by the jinn, and the disappearance of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the night of the jinn, where it was said, "he was spirited away," and the story of the Ansari man who was abducted by the jinn and then returned. Al-Suyuti also mentioned the abduction of humans by jinn in his book "Luqat al-Marjan."
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