Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Jinn, Ayah 19

Al-Jinn · Ayah 19 · View Ayah
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًۭا
And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And when the slave of Allah) Muhammad (pbuh) (stood up) in Batn Nakhl (in prayer to Him) to worship Allah through prayer, (they crowded on him, almost stifling) the jinn almost fell on him because of their love of the Qur'an and Muhammad (pbuh) when they heard him recite the Qur'an in Batn Nakhl.

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And that annahu; or innahu as a new sentence the pronoun being that of the matter when the servant of God the Prophet Muhammad (s) rose to invoke Him to worship Him at Batn Nakhla they that is the jinn listening to his recitation were almost upon him in heaps libadan or lubadan the plural of libda or lubda like felt in the way they were heaped on top of one another crowding in their eagerness to listen to the Qur’ān.

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim#1202Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated himself (while reciting these verses)." When the heaven burst asunder" ;" Read in the name of Thy Lord".

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#1925Sahih

That they were sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a funeral appeared. The Messenger of Allah stood up, and those who were with him stood up, until it had passed by.

Narrated by It was narrated form Yazid bin Thabit:
Sunan Abu Dawud#875

The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#573Sahih

"We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah in: 'Read! In the Name of your Lord' and 'When the heaven is split asunder.'"

Narrated by Abu Hurairah narrated:
Sunan Ibn Majah#792Da'if

“We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in “When the heaven is split asunder” and “Read! In the Name of your Lord.”

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#965Sahih

"We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during: When the heaven is split asunder and Read! In the Name of your Lord."

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Sahih Muslim#985Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state).

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#969Sahih

"I prostrated with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during; 'When the heaven is split asunder' and 'Read! In the Name of your Lord.'"

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#449Sahih

"The Prophet (S) stood (in prayer) with an Ayah from the Qur'an at night"

Narrated by Aishah narrated:
Sahih Muslim#966Sahih

They (the Companions) said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and they bowed when he (the Holy Prophet) bowed. and when he raised his head after bowing, he pronounced:" Allah listened to him who ...

Narrated by Al-Bara' reported:

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