The occasion of revelation for the verse: “Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened”
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Question:
In the noble verse in Surat al-Jinn[Al-Jinn 72:1], what is the reason for the revelation of this verse, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The revelation of this verse occurred when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Ta'if, to the people of Ta'if, to call them to Allah. They met him with a bad reception, pelted him with stones, and wounded his heel, (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, made the jinn a replacement for them, and they believed in the Messenger. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Fajr in a place on the path of the wadi, which is now called al-Yamaniyyah and al-Shamiyyah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Fajr in this wadi.
So the jinn heard his recitation in Fajr, they approached, came, and listened to the recitation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), they submitted to Islam, and they went to their people and called them to Allah, and they submitted to Islam[Al-Ahqaf 46:30-31].
[Al-Ahqaf 46:31] His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Fatihah 1:1] "Say: It has been revealed to me" — meaning Allah revealed to him that a group listened to the Messenger's recitation in Wadi Nakhlah, in Wadi Nakhlah. [Al-Jinn 72:1-2] These are called the Jinn of Nisibin, from the land of Iraq. Yes.
In the noble verse in Surat al-Jinn
Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّAnswer:
The revelation of this verse occurred when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Ta'if, to the people of Ta'if, to call them to Allah. They met him with a bad reception, pelted him with stones, and wounded his heel, (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, made the jinn a replacement for them, and they believed in the Messenger. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Fajr in a place on the path of the wadi, which is now called al-Yamaniyyah and al-Shamiyyah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed Fajr in this wadi.
So the jinn heard his recitation in Fajr, they approached, came, and listened to the recitation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), they submitted to Islam, and they went to their people and called them to Allah, and they submitted to Islam
O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path. (31) O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in
يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِAllah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِIt has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. (2) It guides to the right course
أنه استمع نفر من الجن فقالوا إنا سمعنا قرآنا عجبا يهدي إلى الرشد
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (177) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-04] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:09)
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