He said, “The jinn were better than you in their response; every time I recited to them, ‘Then which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny?’ they replied, ‘Our Lord, we deny none of Your blessings, and to You belongs all praise.’” This was related by al-Tirmidhī from Jābir, and by Ibn Jarīr and al-Bazzār from Ibn ʿUmar (1).

The scholars have differed over whether the believing jinn will enter Paradise (2) or whether the reward of those who obey among them is merely exemption from punishment in the Fire. There are two opinions. The sound view is that they do enter Paradise, because of the general statements of the Qur’an (3) and, more specifically, His words:

“For whoever fears standing before his Lord there shall be two gardens;
then which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny?” (al-Raḥmān 55:46–47)

The Most High counted this as a favour bestowed upon them; had they not been entitled to it, He would not have mentioned it nor enumerated it among His blessings. This alone is an independent and sufficient proof in the matter, and Allah knows best.

Al-Bukhārī (4) narrates: Qutaybah told us, from Mālik, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ṣaʿṣaʿah, from his father, that Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī said to him, “I see that you love sheep and the open country. When you are among your sheep in the wilderness and you call the adhān for prayer, raise your voice with the call, for nothing—jinn, human, or anything else—hears the reach of the mu’adhdhin’s voice without testifying for him on the Day of Resurrection.” Abū Saʿīd added, “I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” Al-Bukhārī recorded it alone; Muslim did not.

As for the unbelieving jinn, they include the devils, whose chief and greatest leader is Iblīs, the enemy of Adam, the father of humankind. He and his offspring have been given power over Adam and his progeny, while Allah ﷻ has pledged to protect those of them who believe in Him, affirm His messengers, and follow His law (5), as He says:

“Indeed, My servants—you have no authority over them; and sufficient is your Lord as Guardian.” (al-Isrāʾ 17:65)

He also says:

“Iblīs certainly proved true his conjecture about them, so they followed him, except for a group of the believers. Yet he had no authority over them; it was only so that We might make manifest those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is Guardian over all things.” (Sabaʾ 34:20–21)

And He says:

“O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he expelled your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their garments to show them their nakedness. Indeed, he sees you—he and his clan—from where you do not see them. Truly, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.” (al-Aʿrāf 7:27)

He further says:

“When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am creating a human being from dry clay, from moulded mud. So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, fall down to him in prostration.’
So the angels prostrated, all of them together,
except Iblīs; he refused to be among those who prostrated.
He said, ‘O Iblīs, what is the matter with you that you are not with those who prostrate?’
He said, ‘I am not one to prostrate to a human being whom You created from dry clay, from moulded mud.’
He said, ‘Then depart from it, for you are accursed. Upon you shall be the curse until the Day of Recompense.’
He said, ‘My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are raised up.’
He said, ‘Indeed, you are of those reprieved, until the Day of the appointed time.’” (al-Ḥijr 15:28–38)