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Fatwa #2713011 October 2013United Kingdom

What should I do if I have a strange encounter at night?

Question

During the night the night on random occassions, i would open awake from my sleep but i am not able to move at all, it is as though i am being held down by someone. i try my hardest to move but i can only just about move my ankles. i even try to open y mouth and start praying but for some reason i cannot do so. so anyway after struggling i tend to start praying in my mind by this point i am usually fully awake and know what is going on ut still i am not able to move! i strat praying in my head and roughly after about 5 min i am able to move i get the feeling as though someone has let go of me 

this has happened to me on a few occassion's especially during ramahdan but happened to me again the other day i wanted to know if it were the jinn/shaytan holding me down or was it just scientific 

usually when i am able to move it is as though a crane have been lifted from above. i struggle very hard to move but i am not able to speak nor am i able to move. 

during ramahdan i also had dreams where by my lil sister or someone i knew had jinn inside them, but when i was infront of them for some reason i was not able to read out loud my mouth woul dbe closed but i start reading out loud in my head. maybe this could be related. 

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We are not in a position to specify whether the incident is related to shaytan or scientific. However, to avoid any Shaytani interference in your sleep you should do the following

  1. Sleep in the state of wudhu
  2. Recite the 4 Qulls ( Suratul Kafiroon, Suratul Ikhlas, Suratul Falaq and Suratun Naas)
  3. Recite Ayatul Kursi ( Suratul Baqarah Verse 255)

Thereafter, blow on your hands and pass your hands on your body.

  1. Sleep when you are completely tired

If you still experience such incidents, it is advisable that you refer to a doctor.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muntasir Zaman

Student Darul Iftaa
USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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