[Machine] He made me the messenger of Allah ﷺ in charge of the Muslims' charity, so I placed the dates in a room. I found that there was a decrease in the amount, so I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "This is the work of the devil." I entered the room and closed the door behind me. An immense darkness covered the door, then it took the form of an elephant, and then it took another form. It entered through a crack in the door, so I tightened my garment around me. It started eating from the dates, and I crawled towards it until I was able to capture it with my hands. I said, "O enemy of Allah!" It said, "Leave me, for I am an old jinn with many offspring, and I am poor. Before your companion was sent, this village used to belong to us, but when he was sent, we were expelled from it. Leave me and I won't come back to you." So, I let it go. Jibril ﷺ came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him of what happened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr prayer and called out, "Where is Mu'adh bin Jabal?" I went to him and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "What happened to your captive, O Mu'adh?" I informed him, and he said, "Indeed, it will return." It came back, and I entered the room and closed the door behind me. It entered through the crack in the door and started eating from the dates. I dealt with it as I did the first time, and it said, "Leave me, for I won't come back to you." I said, "O enemy of Allah! Didn't you say you won't come back?" It replied, "I won't come back, and the sign of this is that nobody among you should recite the concluding verses of Surah Al-Baqarah tonight and one of us will enter the house that night."  

جَعَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى صَدَقَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَجَعَلْتُ الثَّمَرَ فِي غُرْفَةٍ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ نُقْصَانًا فَأَخْبَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَذَا الشَّيْطَانُ يَأْخُذُهُ» قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْغُرْفَةَ فَأَغْلَقْتُ الْبَابَ عَلَيَّ فَجَاءَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فَغَشِيتُ الْبَابَ ثُمَّ تَصَوَّرَ فِي صُورَةِ فِيلٍ ثُمَّ تَصَوَّرَ فِي صُورَةٍ أُخْرَى فَدَخَلَ مِنْ شَقِّ الْبَابِ فَشَدَدْتُ إِزَارِي عَلَيَّ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ مِنَ التَّمْرِ قَالَ فَوَثَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَضَبَطْتُهُ فَالْتَقَتْ يَدَايَ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ خَلِّ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي كَبِيرٌ ذُو عِيَالٍ كَثِيرٍ وَأَنَا فَقِيرٌ وَأَنَا مِنْ جِنِّ نَصِيبِينَ وَكَانَتْ لَنَا هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ صَاحِبُكُمْ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ أُخْرِجْنَا عَنْهَا فَخَلِّ عَنِّي فَلَنْ أَعُودَ إِلَيْكَ فَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ وَجَاءَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَا كَانَ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ فَنَادَى مُنَادِيهِ أَيْنَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا فَعَلَ أَسِيرُكَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟» فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَعُودُ» فَعَادَ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْغُرْفَةَ وَأَغْلَقْتُ عَلَيَّ الْبَابَ فَدَخَلَ مِنْ شَقِّ الْبَابِ فَجَعَلَ يَأْكُلُ مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَصَنَعْتُ بِهِ كَمَا صَنَعْتُ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ خَلِّ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي لَنْ أَعُودَ إِلَيْكَ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَقُلْ لَا أَعُودُ؟ قَالَ فَإِنِّي لَنْ أَعُودَ وَآيَةُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا يَقْرَأَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ خَاتِمَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَيَدْخُلَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فِي بَيْتِهِ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ