[Machine] He had a garden of dates, but he found it diminishing, so he guarded it one night. Behold, there he is like a young boy. He greeted him and he returned the greeting, saying, "Are you a jinn or a human?" He said, "Rather, I am a jinn." He said, "Show me your hand." So he showed it and his hand had the appearance of a dog's hand and fur. He said, "This is how the jinn are created." He said, "The jinn knew that there is no man among them stronger than me." He said, "What brought you?" He said, "We were informed that you love to give charity, so we came to have our share of your food." He said, "What prevents us from you?" He said, "Recite Ayat al-Kursi from Surah Al-Baqarah {Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence}. [Al-Baqarah 255]" He said, "Yes." He said, "If you recite it in the morning, you will be protected from us until the evening, and if you recite it in the evening, you will be protected from us until the morning." Ubayy said: So I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him about that, and he said, "He has spoken the truth, but he is a wicked one."
أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَهُ جَرِينُ تَمْرٍ فَكَانَ يَجِدُهُ يَنْقُصُ فَحَرَسَهُ لَيْلَةً فَإِذَا هُوَ بِمِثْلِ الْغُلَامِ الْمُحْتَلِمِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ أَجِنِّيٌّ أَمْ إِنْسِيٌّ؟ فَقَالَ بَلْ جِنِّيٌّ فَقَالَ أَرِنِي يَدَكَ فَأَرَاهُ فَإِذَا يَدُ كَلْبٍ وَشَعْرُ كَلْبٍ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا خَلْقُ الْجِنِّ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنُّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ أَشَدُّ مِنِّي قَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ أُنْبِئْنَا أَنَّكَ تُحِبُّ الصَّدَقَةَ فَجِئْنَا نُصِيبُ مِنْ طَعَامِكَ قَالَ مَا يُجِيرُنَا مِنْكُمْ؟ قَالَ تَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ {اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ} [البقرة 255] قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِذَا قَرَأْتَهَا غُدْوَةً أُجِرْتَ مِنَّا حَتَّى تُمْسِيَ وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَهَا حِينَ تُمْسِي أُجِرْتَ مِنَّا حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ فَغَدَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «صَدَقَ الْخَبِيثُ»