Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 21: Preventing the Jinn and averting the Shayaaṭeen from
eavesdropping while the Qur’aan is descending so that they do not
steal a hearing, even if it was a single word, and then inform their
counterparts from the men, which would have created confusion and
the truth would have got mixed with falsehood
تعاىل It was from the Mercy of Allaah, His Favors, and His Kindness to His creation that He
placed a barrier which prevented the Jinn from listening, as He تعاىل said, while informing
about the Jinn:
‏﴿وَأَنَّاُلَمَس نَاُالسَّمَاءَُفَوَجَد نَاهَاُم لِئَت ‏ُحَرَس اُشَدِيد اُوَش ه ب اُ*ُوَأَنَّاُك نَّاُنَق ع د ‏ُمِن هَاُمَقَاعِدَُلِلسَّم عُُِۖفَمَنُ‏
يَس تَمِعُِاْل نَُيَِد ‏ُلَه ‏ُشِ‏ هَاب اُرَّصَد ‏ُاُ*ُوَأَنَّاُّلَ‏ ‏ُنَد رِيُأَشَرٌُّأ رِيدَُِبَِنُفِ‏ ‏ُاِّل ‏َر ضِ‏ ‏ُأَم ‏ُأَرَادَُِبِِم ‏ُرَبُّه م ‏ُرَشَد ا﴾‏
{“And we (Jinn) have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards
and flaming fires; and verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but
any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush; and we know
not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for
them a Right Path.”} [Surah al-Jinn (72): 8-10]
And He تعاىل said:
‏﴿وَمَاُتَنَزَّلَت ‏ُُبِهُُِالشَّيَاطِني ‏ُُ*ُوَمَاُيَنبَغِيَُلَ‏ م ‏ُُوَمَاُيَس تَطِيع ونَُُ*ُإِنَّه م ‏ُُعَنُُِالسَّم عُُِلَمَع ز ول ونَُ﴾‏
{And it is not the Shayaaṭeen (devils) who have brought it (this Qur’aan) down,
neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it). Verily, they have been removed
far from hearing it.} [Surah al-Shu`araa’ (26): 210-212]
Al-Ḥaafiẓh Abu Nu`aim reported that Ibn `Abbaas رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنهما said: “The Jinn used to
ascent through the heavens to listen to the Revelation. On having memorized the
statement, they would make nine additions to it. The statement that they had heard
would be true, while their addition to it would be false. But with the advent of the
Messenger of Allaah ﷺ they were prevented from their stations (where they would
sit to steal a hearing). They complained of this to Iblees – and prior to this the shooting
stars were not fired at them. So Iblees said to them: ‘This is due to some event that has
occurred on earth.’ So he sent out his armies, and they found the Messenger of Allaah
standing in Salaah between two mountains” – I think he said “in Makkah” – “They went
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