Authored by: Dr. Raza Abdullah Pasha حفظه الله
What Did the Jinn Say When They Heard Surah Ar-Rahmān?
Answer:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jābir رضي الله عنه that the Noble Messenger ﷺ recited the entire Surah Ar-Rahmān, and then said:
"مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ سُكُوتًا؟ لَلْجِنُّ كَانُوا أَحْسَنَ مِنْكُمْ رَدًّا، مَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ: فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ، إِلَّا قَالُوا: وَلَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ نِعَمِكَ رَبَّنَا نُكَذِّبُ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ"
[Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3291; Al-Mustadrak al-Ḥākim, Hadith No. 473/2; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ, Hadith No. 5138]
“Why do I see you silent? The jinn were better in response than you. Whenever I recited over them:
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
[Surah Ar-Rahmān: 13]
they would reply: ‘O our Lord! We do not deny any of Your blessings, to You alone belongs all praise.’”
What Did the Jinn Say When They Heard Surah Ar-Rahmān?
Answer:
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jābir رضي الله عنه that the Noble Messenger ﷺ recited the entire Surah Ar-Rahmān, and then said:
"مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ سُكُوتًا؟ لَلْجِنُّ كَانُوا أَحْسَنَ مِنْكُمْ رَدًّا، مَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ: فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ، إِلَّا قَالُوا: وَلَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ نِعَمِكَ رَبَّنَا نُكَذِّبُ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ"
[Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3291; Al-Mustadrak al-Ḥākim, Hadith No. 473/2; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ, Hadith No. 5138]
“Why do I see you silent? The jinn were better in response than you. Whenever I recited over them:
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
[Surah Ar-Rahmān: 13]
they would reply: ‘O our Lord! We do not deny any of Your blessings, to You alone belongs all praise.’”
