سُوْرَةُ النَّاسِ
Surah An-Naas (114) — Ayah 6
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Of jinn and men."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مِنَ
mina
From
ٱلْجِنَّةِ
l-jinati
the jinn
وَٱلنَّاسِ
wal-nāsi
and men
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
6. Whether he be from among the jinn [3] or mankind.
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Shaytan Can Also Be the Human Self That Casts Whisperings:
﴿اَلجِنَّةُ﴾ Besides humans, the other accountable creation is the jinn. Among the jinn, some are righteous and pious, while others are wicked, harmful, and of bad character. This second type is called shaytan. Then, the term shaytan began to be applied to every harmful thing, rebellious and disobedient, whether human, jinn, or any animal. For example, a snake is called shaytan and jinn and jann [27: 10] because of its harmfulness. Then, these shayatin or ﴿خناس﴾ are not only jinn and humans, but a person's own self also keeps casting whisperings. As it is said: ﴿وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهٖ نَفْسُهٗ﴾ [50: 16] Thus, once you ﷺ were observing i'tikaf in Masjid Nabawi when your honorable wife Safiyyah bint Huyayy came to meet you ﷺ at night. You ﷺ went with her to bid her farewell. On the way, two Ansari men met you. You ﷺ called them and said, "This is my wife Safiyyah bint Huyayy." They said, ﴿’سبحان الله‘﴾ (i.e., who can doubt you ﷺ?) You ﷺ said: ﴿ان الشيطان يجري من ابن اٰدم مجري الدم﴾ [بخاری، کتاب الاحکام۔ باب الشھادۃ تکون عند الحاکم۔۔]
That is, shaytan runs in every human like blood. According to this hadith as well, a person's own self is also called shaytan. Also, these well-known words from your ﷺ prescribed sermon are: ﴿وَنَعُوْذُ باللّٰهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أنْفُسِنَا﴾ That is, we seek Allah's refuge from the evils and whisperings of our own selves.
Blowing and Rubbing With the Mu'awwidhat Is Sunnah:
It has already been written that Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas are called the Mu'awwidhatayn, and if Surah Ikhlas is also included with them, they are called the Mu'awwidhat. And it was your ﷺ practice that you would often recite these surahs, then blow on your hands and wipe your hands over your face and body, as is also clear from the following hadith. Sayyidah Aisha ؓ narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, during his final illness, would recite the Mu'awwidhat and blow over himself. Then, when his illness became severe, I would recite the Mu'awwidhat and blow over him ﷺ, and instead of my own hand, for the sake of blessing, I would use his own hand to wipe over his body. Mu'ammar said: I asked Zuhri (both are narrators of this hadith) how he ﷺ would blow. He said: He would blow on both hands and then wipe them over his face. [بخاری۔ کتاب الطب و المرضیٰ۔ باب الرقی بالقرآن والمعوذات]
Writing and Drinking or Hanging Amulets Is All Unlawful and an Innovation:
It should be clear that the Sunnah method regarding blowing and rubbing is only that some verse or verses of the Quran or prescribed supplications are recited and blown over the patient. All other methods that are common nowadays, such as writing some text or making boxes and writing numbers in them to make an amulet and hanging it around the neck, or dissolving it in water and drinking it, or tying it on the arm or thigh, are all unlawful. In fact, even if Quranic verses or prescribed supplications are written, in which there is not even a hint of shirk, even then this is against the Sunnah, an innovation, and unlawful. And we call them innovation and unlawful because if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ considered writing or having amulets written in this way to be good, he could have had them written in his time as well, and there was nothing to prevent it. Therefore, all such methods are unlawful, against the Sunnah, and fall under the definition of innovation. By the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, the fourth volume is complete and this tafsir of the Noble Quran, "Tayseer al-Quran," is finished.
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Shaytan Can Also Be the Human Self That Casts Whisperings:
﴿اَلجِنَّةُ﴾ Besides humans, the other accountable creation is the jinn. Among the jinn, some are righteous and pious, while others are wicked, harmful, and of bad character. This second type is called shaytan. Then, the term shaytan began to be applied to every harmful thing, rebellious and disobedient, whether human, jinn, or any animal. For example, a snake is called shaytan and jinn and jann [27: 10] because of its harmfulness. Then, these shayatin or ﴿خناس﴾ are not only jinn and humans, but a person's own self also keeps casting whisperings. As it is said: ﴿وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهٖ نَفْسُهٗ﴾ [50: 16] Thus, once you ﷺ were observing i'tikaf in Masjid Nabawi when your honorable wife Safiyyah bint Huyayy came to meet you ﷺ at night. You ﷺ went with her to bid her farewell. On the way, two Ansari men met you. You ﷺ called them and said, "This is my wife Safiyyah bint Huyayy." They said, ﴿’سبحان الله‘﴾ (i.e., who can doubt you ﷺ?) You ﷺ said: ﴿ان الشيطان يجري من ابن اٰدم مجري الدم﴾ [بخاری، کتاب الاحکام۔ باب الشھادۃ تکون عند الحاکم۔۔]
That is, shaytan runs in every human like blood. According to this hadith as well, a person's own self is also called shaytan. Also, these well-known words from your ﷺ prescribed sermon are: ﴿وَنَعُوْذُ باللّٰهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أنْفُسِنَا﴾ That is, we seek Allah's refuge from the evils and whisperings of our own selves.
Blowing and Rubbing With the Mu'awwidhat Is Sunnah:
It has already been written that Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas are called the Mu'awwidhatayn, and if Surah Ikhlas is also included with them, they are called the Mu'awwidhat. And it was your ﷺ practice that you would often recite these surahs, then blow on your hands and wipe your hands over your face and body, as is also clear from the following hadith. Sayyidah Aisha ؓ narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, during his final illness, would recite the Mu'awwidhat and blow over himself. Then, when his illness became severe, I would recite the Mu'awwidhat and blow over him ﷺ, and instead of my own hand, for the sake of blessing, I would use his own hand to wipe over his body. Mu'ammar said: I asked Zuhri (both are narrators of this hadith) how he ﷺ would blow. He said: He would blow on both hands and then wipe them over his face. [بخاری۔ کتاب الطب و المرضیٰ۔ باب الرقی بالقرآن والمعوذات]
Writing and Drinking or Hanging Amulets Is All Unlawful and an Innovation:
It should be clear that the Sunnah method regarding blowing and rubbing is only that some verse or verses of the Quran or prescribed supplications are recited and blown over the patient. All other methods that are common nowadays, such as writing some text or making boxes and writing numbers in them to make an amulet and hanging it around the neck, or dissolving it in water and drinking it, or tying it on the arm or thigh, are all unlawful. In fact, even if Quranic verses or prescribed supplications are written, in which there is not even a hint of shirk, even then this is against the Sunnah, an innovation, and unlawful. And we call them innovation and unlawful because if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ considered writing or having amulets written in this way to be good, he could have had them written in his time as well, and there was nothing to prevent it. Therefore, all such methods are unlawful, against the Sunnah, and fall under the definition of innovation. By the grace and mercy of Allah Almighty, the fourth volume is complete and this tafsir of the Noble Quran, "Tayseer al-Quran," is finished.
