صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب تفسير القرآن
The Book of Commentary
بَابُ قَوْلِهِ: {أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمِ الْوَسِيلَةَ} الآيَةَ:
(8) Chapter.The Statement of Allah: “Those whom they call upon [like Isa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary), Uzair (Ezra) angels, etc.] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah)...” (V.17:57)
Hadith 4715
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ سورة الإسراء آية 57 ، قَالَ : " كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ يُعْبَدُونَ فَأَسْلَمُوا " .
Narrated `Abdullah: Regarding the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary or angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access, to their Lord....' (17.57) (It was revealed regarding) some Jinns who used to be worshipped (by human beings). They later embraced Islam (while those people kept on worshipping them).
