صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب التفسير
The Book of Commentary on the Qur'an
باب فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ}:
Chapter: Allah's Saving: "Those Whom They Call Upon Desire Means Of Access To Their Lord (Allah)"
Hadith 3030
This hadith is listed as number 7555 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ " أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ سورة الإسراء آية 57 ، قَالَ : كَانَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ يَعْبُدُونَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ ، فَأَسْلَمَ النَّفَرُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَاسْتَمْسَكَ الْإِنْسُ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ ، فَنَزَلَتْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ سورة الإسراء آية 57 " ،
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud reported in connection with the verse: "Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord," that it related to a group of people who worshipped a party amongst the Jinn. The group from amongst the Jinn embraced Islam, but the people kept worshipping them as they did before, and it was (on this occasion) that the verse was revealed: "Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord.
