Jinn cannot know the future, but can they know the past?

- Jinn do not know ghayb (the unseen/unknown), but if someone who can communicate with jinn communicates with jinn, will the jinn who saw an incident inform him about that incident of the past?
- In other words, can someone who contacts jinn learn about theft from a jinni who saw it?

Dear Brother / Sister,

It may be possible for jinn to know incidents related to the past. However, that information is not information about ghayb (the unseen/unknown). Since they have a long lifespan, the incidents that took place in the past may still be fresh in their memories because they saw it personally or learned from their friends.

Besides, since we are not aware of some events that took place in the recent past, the information they give us may give us the wrong impression that they know ghayb.

However, since they can travel everywhere like the wind, they may have seen and learned some of the issues that we could only learn after a while. Such information is not related to ghayb, but the things they have seen with their own eyes or learned from their friends who have seen them.

A person can find out who has stolen his stolen property by contacting jinn; it is possible. However, jinn can lie just like humans, even more.

Therefore, one should not rely very much on the information they provide regarding such important issues.

Besides, according to Islamic law, it is not permissible to act upon such information.

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