DEVIL

RUNS IN THE
BLOOD VESSELS
0F MAN.
-DR SAYEEDUDDIN
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DEVIL RUNS IN THE BLOOD

VESSELS OF MEN LIKE
BLOOD
(Wrong interpretation of this Hadeeth is used to
prove that jinns posses men)

It cannot be proved from either The Glorious Quran

or the authentic hadeeths that jinns can possess
humans. Wrong interpretation of the meaning of
the Glorious Quran and wrong inferences from the
hadeeths of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) are used
to prove that jinns possess them. An example of it is
the wrong translation of Sura Baqrah Ayat 275 and
wrong interpretation of the hadeeth of Prophet
Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in which he said devil runs
in the blood vessels of men like blood. While
mentioning this hadeeth, people dont mention the
whole of it. The hadeeth in Sahih Bukhaari is:
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Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) was practising

ittikaaf. His wife Sufya bint Haiee (R.A.) went to
meet him one night. She stood up to leave after
talking to Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). The holy
Prophet also stood up to see her off. She lived in
Usama bin Zaids (R.A.) home. Two Ansari sahabees
were passing by. When they saw Prophet
Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) they started walking quickly.
Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) asked them to stop
and told them that the woman was not a stranger
but was his wife, Sufya Bint Haiee. The two men
then said SubhanAllah. Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) then said: Devil runs in the blood vessels
of men like blood. I was worried that the devil will
make you do Badgumaani. (Wild Guessing)
Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) thought that
perhaps the Ansari men would be misguided by
shaitan by making them think wrongly. So Prophet
Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) clarified to them that the
woman with him was not a stranger but his wife
and also reminded them to be cautious of shaitaan
as it runs in your blood vessels like blood and can
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misguide you any time. By saying so Prophet

Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) didnt mean that you should
be beware of the devil as he can drive you mad and
crazy and make you tear your own clothes and
make you run across streets and make you throw
stone at the people. Jinn is also a creation of
Almighty Allah just like a human, an elephant, a
tiger etc. A tiger can injure a human, elephant can
throw him upside down but they cant possess
him/her. Similarly a jinn can injure a person, throw
him/her upside down but cant possess him/her. It
is possible that after seeing a jinn a person becomes
so terrified that he/she starts speaking and doing
weird things making people around him/her think
that he/she is possessed by jinn. It is known that at
times a person bitten by a non poisonous snake is
so frightened that he/she dies of fear. Because of
fear his/her heart stopped although he/she was
bitten by a non poisonous snake.