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Were the previous prophets sent to the jinn, or only our Master Muhammad?

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No prophet was sent to both humans and jinn before Muhammad, peace be upon him. This is evidenced by his (peace be upon him) saying: "A prophet used to be sent specifically to his people, but I have been sent to all people." And in a narration by Muslim: "And I have been sent to every red and black (human and jinn)." This is one of the special characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, by which he was favored over all other prophets. The fact that previous prophets were sent to their own peoples does not prevent others from entering their religion or their inviting others to it. An example of this is the conversion of jinn to Judaism, despite the fact that Moses was not sent to them but to the Children of Israel.

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