Tafsir of Al-Jinn 72:11

The Jinns testify that among Them there are Believers, Disbelievers, Misguided and Guided Allah says that the Jinns said about themselves,

وأنا منا الصالحون ومنا دون ذلك

There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; meaning, other than that.

كنا طرايق قددا

We are groups having different ways. meaning, on numerous differing paths and having different thoughts and opinions. Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and others have said,

كنا طرايق قددا

(We are groups having different ways). "This means among us are believers and among us are disbelievers.'' Ahmad bin Sulayman An-Najjad reported in his (book of) Amali that he heard Al-A`mash saying, "A Jinn came to us, so I said to him, `What is the most beloved food to your kind' He replied, `Rice.' So we brought them some rice and I saw the morsels being lifted but I did not see a hand lifting it. So I asked him, `Do you have these desires (religious innovations) among your kind as we have among ours' He replied, `Yes.' Then I said, `Who are the Rafidah among you' He said, `They are the worst of us.''' I presented this chain of narration to our Shaykh, Al-Hafiz Abi Al-Hajjaj Al-Mizzi and he said its chain is authentic to Al-A`mash. The Jinns confess to Allah's Perfect Power Concerning Allah's statement,

وأنا ظننا أن لن نعجز الله في اﻻأرض ولن نعجزه هربا