Authored by: Dr. Raza Abdullah Pasha ḥafiẓahullāh
Answer:
Yes, jinn do have both male and female genders.
It is narrated from Sayyidunā Anas (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) that whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the toilet, he would say:
"اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ"
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī Ḥadīth No. 142, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim Ḥadīth No. 375]
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil jinn.”
Imām Ibn al-Athīr (raḥimahullāh) explains:
❀ Do Jinn Have Male and Female Genders?
Answer:
Yes, jinn do have both male and female genders.
It is narrated from Sayyidunā Anas (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) that whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the toilet, he would say:
"اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ"
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī Ḥadīth No. 142, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim Ḥadīth No. 375]
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evil jinn.”
Imām Ibn al-Athīr (raḥimahullāh) explains:
- "Khubuth" is the plural of "khabīth" (male evil jinn)
- "Khabā’ith" is the plural of "khabīthah" (female evil jinn)
This indicates that the Prophet ﷺ was referring to both genders among the jinn.
[Lisān al-ʿArab, 2/1088]
