4/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 450e — A Tree Informed the Prophet About the Jinn
Reciting Out Aloud In As-Subh And Reciting To The Jinn
Hadith About a Tree Informing the Prophet of the Jinn
Sahih Muslim : 450e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 450e
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجَرْمِيُّ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ مَعْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، سَأَلْتُ مَسْرُوقًا مَنْ آذَنَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْجِنِّ لَيْلَةَ اسْتَمَعُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُوكَ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ - أَنَّهُ آذَنَتْهُ بِهِمْ شَجَرَةٌ .
Ma'n Narrated from:
I heard it from my father who said: I asked Masruq who informed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the night when they heard the Qur'an. He said: Your father, Ibn Mas'ud, narrated it to me that a tree informed him about that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 450eIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 173USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 907
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 450e
This hadith about jinn mentions a striking detail from the night when they heard the Qur'an. Ma'n reports that his father asked Masruq who informed the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about the Jinn that night. Masruq answered that Ibn Mas'ud narrated to him that a tree informed him about them. The text does not give a long story or extra rulings. Its focus is one clear point: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was informed about the Jinn, and the report names a tree as the means mentioned in this narration. For people searching tree informed Prophet about Jinn hadith, Jinn listening to Quran hadith, or Sahih Muslim 450e, the value of this narration is its direct and careful wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration connects the event to the night when the Jinn heard the Qur'an.
- Masruq traces the report back to Ibn Mas'ud.
- The text says a tree informed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about them.
- The narration should be understood within the wording it gives, without adding extra scenes.
