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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
أول مسند ابن عباس
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
أَوَّلُ مُسْنَدِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
Musnad Abi Ya'la 2502 — The devils had special seats where they would
حَدَّثَنَا مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْمَرْزُبَانِ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: " كَانَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ لَهُمْ مَقَاعِدُ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهَا الْوَحْيَ، فَإِذَا سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ زَادُوا تِسْعًا، فَأَمَّا الْكَلِمَةُ فَتَكُونُ حَقًّا وَأَمَّا مَا زَادُوا فَيَكُونُ بَاطِلًا. فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، مُنِعُوا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِبْلِيسَ. وَلَمْ تَكُنِ النُّجُومُ يُرْمَى بِهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ هَذَا لِأَمْرٍ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، فَاضْرِبُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ. فَانْطَلَقُوا فَوَجَدُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْ نَخْلَةَ يُصَلِّي، فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوا فَقَالَ: «هَذَا الْحَدَثُ الَّذِي حَدَثَ فِي الْأَرْضِ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "The devils had special seats where they would sit and listen to the revelation. When they heard a single word, they would add nine (lies) to it. That one word would be true, but what they added from themselves would be false. Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, they were barred from their seats, so they complained about this to Iblis. Before that, (the devils) were not pelted with stars. Iblis said: 'This is surely because of some matter that has occurred on the earth, so spread out across the earth.' So they set out (searching) and found the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying between the two mountains of Nakhlah. Then they went back and informed Iblis, and he said: 'This is the great event that has occurred on the earth.'"
