Hadith #372
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَحْرِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ السَّقَّاءُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ نَبْهَانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَّامٌ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا حُجَّاجًا فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْعَرْجِ إِذَا نَحْنُ بِحَيَّةٍ تَضْطَرِبُ فَلَمْ تَلْبَثْ أَنْ مَاتَتْ فَأَخْرَجَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ خِرْقَةً مِنْ ع
َيْبَتِهِ فَلَفَّهَا فِيهَا وَدَفَنَهَا وَخَذَّ لَهَا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا مَكَّةَ فَإِنَّا لَبِالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِذْ وَقَفَ عَلَيْنَا شَخْصٌ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ صَاحِبُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَابِرٍ قُلْنَا مَا نَعْرِفُهُ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ صَاحِبُ الْجَانِّ قَالُوا هَذَا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ التِّسْعَةِ مَوْتًا الَّذِينَ أَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ
Isnad Chain
عبد الله
أبو قتيبة
عمر بن نبهان
سلام أبو عيسى
صفوان بن المعطل
English Translation
It was narrated from Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal (may Allah be pleased with him) that during a journey he came across a jinn who had died, and he wrapped it in his garment and buried it. When they reached Makkah and were in the Sacred Mosque, someone came and asked who among them had been with the jinn, acknowledged what Safwan did, and said: 'May Allah reward you well — he was indeed a believer.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 372
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21610
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58000