In the Hadith Qudsi, when mentioning the gathering of jinn and humans and their questioning of Allah, the Almighty said: "Then I gave each and every human among them his request," and He did not mention the jinn. Is this a linguistic style that includes them, and includes women when the matter is mentioned in the masculine form? What is the wisdom behind its use and when is it employed? Are there examples of this in the Holy Qur’an?

First: The precedence of humans over jinn in address is an Arabic stylistic device aimed at brevity, and the context indicates that the response encompasses both humans and jinn. This style is used to give preference to one of two known entities and apply it to the other, similar to giving precedence to the masculine over the feminine, and to rational beings over others.

Second: Addressing the masculine, which includes females, is also a stylistic device of precedence, unless there is a clear text that restricts the address to males only. Islamic law affirms this principle, as in the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Indeed, women are the counterparts of men." From this, it is understood that the address directed to the masculine includes women, except in cases of specific designation. This style is common in languages to facilitate and shorten discourse.