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The Qur'an itself does not discuss the topic of possession, in the sense of a non-human being taking over a human being, apart from emphasizing that the prophet is not insane/possessed (majnun). That it, it seems, at the time, people would receive or claim to receive messages from jinn or other beings, perhaps sometimes while possessed. The Qur'an does not argue that this is impossible; rather, it argues that the Prophet is above this, and that the revelation is directly from God.

Beyond that, one can glean from the fact that the Qur'an mentions humans and jinn as two halves of creation (thaqalayn) that there is some reason for us to know about each other and some sort of interaction, even though it is usually not visible. 

In practice, possession - in the sense of ceding one's self to an external being - is extremely rare, except in religious traditions where people put forth considerable efforts to induce this condition. (Of course, one can debate whether this is actually happening or not.) 

For most people, the most that might happen is that they might be somewhat influenced or affected by a being external to them (such as the waswas of Shaytan). If this does happen, it is not necessarily a sign of moral weakness or sinning; there are all sorts of factors that could contribute to it. (However, violence and licentiousness may also be contributing factors) Similarly, salat and du'a helps to avoid or mitigate this, although it is not an absolute guarantee that it will not happen. 

In any case, it is better not to be paranoid about these things unless one actually has a solid reason to think they have a problem. How often do jinn get blamed for the acts of men! 

 

Human beings have their own world which is completely different from the wold of Jinns. Man can not influence Jinns as Jinns can not influence human beings.

Human beings are protected from the evil of Jinns. In few cases, some persons do wrong acts which make them very weak and can be influenced by Jinns, but it they can recover by remembering Allah (SWT) and seeking His help.

 Reciting Sura Falaq and Sura Naas is very useful in protection from every evil.

Wassalam.

It is not permissible in Islam to do anything with the Jinn. Allah (SWT)
in the Holy Qur’an said : “And some people from humans used to seek
help from Jinn but Jinn did not add on them but more difficulties”(Sura 72, Verse 6). So we Muslims are not allowed to try to approach Jinn or seek their help. Allah (SWT) guided us how to deal with our difficult situations relying on His help with out any need for Jinn.
Their world is their own world and our world is different world
completely.

Wassalam.

Spying is not acceptable in Islam, whether one is spying with one's physical eyes or using non-obvious/non-ordinary means. 

Jinn are not God and cannot know everything, although their unique nature allows them easier access to certain types of information about an individual living person.  There is nothing in Islam that precludes the possibility of communicating with jinn, but there is no guarantee that information received in this way is reliable. This is one reason the Qur'an emphasizes that it is from God and not inspiration from jinn (majnun). 

It is said in hadith (if I recall, from Imam al-Baqir) that there are jinn who serve the Imams and go to the followers of the Imams and report back to the Imams on their wilayah. Perhaps that is the most important type of finding out about people!

[Of course, the Imams do not require that assistance, but it is related, anyway.]