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tirmidhi:3324Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá > Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

“The jinns used to ascent through the heavens, trying to listen about the Revealation. So when they heard a statement, they would add nine to it. The statement that they heard would be true, while what they added was false. So it was with the advent of the Messenger of Allah that they were prevented from their places. So they mentioned that to Iblis – and the stars were not shot at them before that. So Iblis said to them: ‘This is naught but an event that has occurred in the earth.’ So he sent out his armies, and they found the Messenger of Allah standing in Salat between two mountains” – I think he said “in Makkah” – “So they (returned) to meet with him (Iblis), and informed him. He said: ‘This is the event that has happened on the earth.’”  

الترمذي:٣٣٢٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْجِنُّ يَصْعَدُونَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْوَحْىَ فَإِذَا سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ زَادُوا فِيهَا تِسْعًا فَأَمَّا الْكَلِمَةُ فَتَكُونُ حَقًّا وَأَمَّا مَا زَادُوهُ فَيَكُونُ بَاطِلاً فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُنِعُوا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لإِبْلِيسَ وَلَمْ تَكُنِ النُّجُومُ يُرْمَى بِهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِبْلِيسُ مَا هَذَا إِلاَّ مِنْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِي الأَرْضِ فَبَعَثَ جُنُودَهُ فَوَجَدُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْنِ أُرَاهُ قَالَ بِمَكَّةَ فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  


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ahmad:2482Abū Aḥmad > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Saʿīd b. Jubayrʿan Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The jinn used to hear the revelation, so they would listen to the words and increase in them tenfold. What they heard was true, and what they added was false. The stars were not pelted with missiles before that. But when the Prophetﷺ was sent, one of them would not come to his seat except that he would be pelted with a flaming firebrand, burning whatever it touched. So they complained about this to Iblis, who said, "This is nothing but a matter that has happened." He then spread his troops, and they found the Prophetﷺ praying between two palm trees. So they approached him and informed him. He said, "This is the event that has occurred on earth."  

أحمد:٢٤٨٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْجِنُّ يَسْمَعُونَ الْوَحْيَ فَيَسْتَمِعُونَ الْكَلِمَةَ فَيَزِيدُونَ فِيهَا عَشْرًا فَيَكُونُ مَا سَمِعُوا حَقًّا وَمَا زَادُوهُ بَاطِلًا وَكَانَتِ النُّجُومُ لَا يُرْمَى بِهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَا يَأْتِي مَقْعَدَهُ إِلا رُمِيَ بِشِهَابٍ يُحْرِقُ مَا أَصَابَ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِبْلِيسَ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا إِلا مِنْ أَمْرٍ قَدْ حَدَثَ فَبَثَّ جُنُودَهُ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْ نَخْلَةَ فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْحَدَثُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

tabarani:12431ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Saʿīd b. Abū Maryam > Muḥammad b. Yūsuf al-Firyābī > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The jinn used to ascend to the heavens to listen to the revelation. When they heard the word, they increased in it. As for the word, it would be true, but what they added would be false. When the Prophet ﷺ was sent, they were prevented from their positions. This was mentioned to Iblis, and the stars were not being pelted with them before that. So Iblis said to them, "This is a matter that has occurred on the earth." So he sent his soldiers and they found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing, praying between two mountains. They approached him and informed him, so he said, "This is the matter that has occurred on the earth."  

الطبراني:١٢٤٣١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ الْجِنُّ يَصْعَدُونَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْوَحْيَ فَإِذَا سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ زَادُوا فِيهَا تِسْعًا أَمَّا الْكَلِمَةُ فَتَكُونُ حَقًّا وَأَمَّا مَا زَادُوا فَيَكُونُ بَاطِلًا فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُنِعُوا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِإِبْلِيسَ وَلَمْ تَكُنِ النُّجُومُ يُرْمَى بِهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِبْلِيسُ هَذَا لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَبَعَثَ جُنُودَهُ فَوَجَدُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْنِ فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي قَدْ حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

nasai-kubra:11562Abū Dāwud > ʿUbaydullāh > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

“The jinns used to ascent through the heavens, trying to listen about the Revealation. So when they heard a statement, they would add nine to it. The statement that they heard would be true, while what they added was false. So it was with the advent of the Messenger of Allah that they were prevented from their places. So they mentioned that to Iblis – and the stars were not shot at them before that. So Iblis said to them: ‘This is naught but an event that has occurred in the earth.’ So he sent out his armies, and they found the Messenger of Allah standing in Salat between two mountains” – I think he said “in Makkah” – “So they (returned) to meet with him (Iblis), and informed him. He said: ‘This is the event that has happened on the earth.’” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3324)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٥٦٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ الْجِنُّ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْوَحْيَ فَإِذَا سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ زَادُوا فِيهَا تِسْعًا فَأَمَّا الْكَلِمَةُ فَتَكُونُ حَقًّا وَأَمَّا مَا زَادُوا فَيَكُونُ بَاطِلًا فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُنِعُوا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِإِبْلِيسَ وَلَمْ تَكُنِ النُّجُومُ يُرْمَى بِهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِبْلِيسُ مَا هَذَا إِلَّا لِأَمْرٍ حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَبَعَثَ جُنُودَهُ فَوَجَدُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْحَدَثُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ