❖ Authored by: Dr. Rida ʿAbdullāh Pāshā (ḥafiẓahullāh)
❖ Question:
Is there any connection between Shayṭān and the color black?
❖ Answer:
Yes, there is.
Imām Ibn Taymiyyah (raḥimahullāh) stated:
“The jinn are capable of taking various forms, and the color black, more than other colors, tends to concentrate satanic forces. Moreover, it possesses intense heat.”
(Risālah al-Jinn, p. 41)
❖ Explanation
◈ According to this view, the color black has certain characteristics that are more receptive to Shayṭān's presence or influence, particularly due to its intensity and energetic properties.
◈ This is not a general condemnation of the color black in Islam, as it appears in many legitimate contexts (e.g., the black stone in the Kaʿbah), but in certain metaphysical dimensions, black may be linked to spiritual and energetic forces that Shayṭān may utilize.
❖ Conclusion
While Islam does not prohibit the use of the color black, certain classical scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah have pointed out that in the realm of the unseen—particularly in matters related to jinn and Shayṭān—black is a color more inclined to concentrate satanic energies. Hence, caution and awareness in spiritual and ritual contexts is advised.
