Sahih al-Bukhari 4715
Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Hadith 237
Hadith text
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)
Abdullah is Aayat ke baare mein bataate hain: 'Jinhe wo pukaarte (poojte) hain, wo khud apne Rab ke qareeb hone ka zariya dhoondhte hain...' (17:57) - ye kuch Jinnaat ke baare mein naazil hui jinki insaan ibaadat kiya karte the. Baad mein wo Jinnaat khud Musalmaan ho gaye (jabke wo insaan unki ibaadat karte rahe).
Sahih al-Bukhari 4715 · Book 65, Hadith 237
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