4/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 450b — The Jinn’s Provision and Night Traces
Reciting Out Aloud In As-Subh And Reciting To The Jinn
Hadith About Jinn Provision and the Traces of Their Embers
Sahih Muslim : 450b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 450b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَآثَارَ نِيرَانِهِمْ . قَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَسَأَلُوهُ الزَّادَ وَكَانُوا مِنْ جِنِّ الْجَزِيرَةِ . إِلَى آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ قَوْلِ الشَّعْبِيِّ مُفَصَّلاً مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ .
This hadith has been reported by Dawud with the same chain of transmitters up to the word (s): " The traces of their embers." Sha'bi said: They (the Jinn) asked about their provision, and they were the Jinn of al-jazira, up to the end of the hadith, and the words of Sha'bi have been directly transmitted from the hadith of Abdullah.
[1] A term used by them to refer to North Western Mesopotamia.Reference : Sahih Muslim 450bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 170USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 904
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 450b
This narration focuses on the hadith about jinn and the way a report is preserved through a chain of narrators. It states that Dawud reported the hadith with the same chain up to the words, “the traces of their embers.” It then adds that Sha'bi mentioned the Jinn asking about their provision, and that they were the Jinn of al-Jazira. The main lesson is not to add more than the report gives. It points to a known event involving the Jinn, their request, and the Prophet’s response as transmitted from the hadith of Abdullah. For readers searching for the night of the Jinn hadith, food of the Jinn in Islam, or traces of embers hadith, this text shows how careful wording matters in hadith transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report pays close attention to the exact wording that was transmitted.
- The Jinn asked about their provision, as stated in the narration.
- The narration identifies them as the Jinn of al-Jazira.
- Careful chains and wording help readers avoid mixing details.
