Ibn Abbas [may Allah be pleased with them] said: the Messenger of Allah did not recite for the jinns nor did he see them. The Messenger of Allah went out with a group of his Companions towards the Ukaz market. Something had been intervening between the Shayatin and the news from the heavens, and shooting stars has been sent upon them, so the Shayatin returned to their people and they said to them: ‘What is wrong with you?’ They replied: ‘Something has been intervening between us and the news of the heavens except that something has happened. So travel east and west in the earth and look for what is it that intervenes between you an between the news of the heavens.’” He said: “So they went traveling east and west on the earth, seeking whatever it was that had been intervening between them and the news of the heavens. A group of those who were traveling towards Tihamah headed in the direction of the Messenger of Allah, while he was at Nakhlah, enroute to the Ukaz market. He was performing Salat Al-Fajr with his Companions. When they heard the Quran they listened to it, and they said: ‘By Allah! This is what has been intervening between us and the news of the heavens.’” He said: “Then they returned to their people and said: ‘O our people! Verily we heard a wonderful Recitation! It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall never join anything with our Lord.’ So Allah, Blessed is He and Most High, revealed to His Prophet: Say: ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened.’ So the saying of the jinns was only revealed to him.”
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: مَا قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْجِنِّ وَلَا رَآهُمْ، انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي طَائِفَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عَامِدِينَ إِلَى سُوقِ عُكَاظٍ، وَقَدْ حِيلَ بَيْنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ، وَأُرْسِلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّهُبُ، فَرَجَعَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ، فَقَالُوا: مَا لَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا: حِيلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ وَأُرْسِلَتْ عَلَيْنَا الشُّهُبُ، فَقَالُوا: مَا حَالَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ إِلَّا أَمْرٍ حَدَثَ، فَاضْرِبُوا مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا، فَانْظُرُوا مَا هَذَا الَّذِي حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ: فَانْطَلَقُوا يَضْرِبُونَ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا يَبْتَغُونَ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي حَالَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ، فَانْصَرَفَ أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرُ الَّذِينَ تَوَجَّهُوا نَحْوَ تِهَامَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ بِنَخْلَةَ عَامِدًا إِلَى سُوقِ عُكَاظٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي بِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا الْقُرْآنَ اسْتَمَعُوا لَهُ، فَقَالُوا: هَذَا وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ، قَالَ: فَهُنَالِكَ رَجَعُوا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ، فَقَالُوا: يَا قَوْمَنَا: إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا 1 يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ وَلَنْ نُشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَا أَحَدًا 2 سورة الجن آية 1-2 فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ سورة الجن آية 1 وَإِنَّمَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ قَوْلُ الْجِنِّ .
Explanation
تفسير الحديث
This hadith discusses the experience of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the jinn. In the hadith, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Prophet did not see the jinn nor recited to them. It narrates that he was heading with some of his companions to the market of 'Ukkaz when the devils were prevented from obtaining knowledge from the heavens, and shooting stars were sent against them. When the devils realized that something new had occurred, they decided to explore the situation by traveling to the east and west. When a group of them directed themselves towards Tihamah, they found the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) praying the Fajr prayer with his companions. Upon hearing the Quran, they recognized that this was the matter that had kept them from the news from the heavens, and they returned to their people as believers, stating that they had heard an amazing Quran that guides towards righteousness. The verses that Allah revealed indicate that a group of jinn listened to the Quran and confirmed that it guides to the truth, highlighting the importance of the Quran in calling people to faith and the worship of Allah alone. This hadith emphasizes the miracle of the Quran and its ability to impact even unseen beings.
هذا الحديث يتحدّث عن تجربة الرسول محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم مع الجن. في الحديث، يذكر ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أنه لم يرَ الرسول الجن ولم يقرأ عليهم. يروي الحديث أنه كان يتجه مع بعض الصحابة إلى سوق عكاظ، وفي تلك الأثناء، تم حرمان الشياطين من علم السماء، وتم إرسال شهب ضدهم. عندما أدركت الشياطين أن هنالك أمراً جديداً قد حدث، قرروا استكشاف الأمر عبر الذهاب إلى المشرق والمغرب، وعندما توجه مجموعة منهم إلى تِهامة وجدوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي الفجر مع أصحابه. وعند سمعهم القرآن الكريم، أدركوا أن هذا هو الأمر الذي حجب عنهم الأخبار من السماء، فرجعوا إلى قومهم مؤمنين قائلين إنهم سمعوا قرآناً عجباً يهدي إلى الرشد. الآيات التي أنزلها الله تصف استماع نفر من الجن للقرآن وتأكيدهم على أنه يهدي إلى الحق، وهو ما يشير إلى أهمية القرآن الكريم في دعوة الناس إلى الإيمان وعبادة الله وحده. هذا الحديث يبرز معجزة القرآن وقدرته على التأثير حتى على الجن، ويبين كيف أن الإيمان قد يجذب حتى الكائنات غير المرئية إلى الحق.
Source: Jami' Al-Tirmidhi by Abu `Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi