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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3258 (Book 47, Hadith 310) #28907
Provisions of the Jinns

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) was invited by the Jinns of Mesopotamia to recite for them and he taught his companions not to perform Istinja with their provisions as they are food for their brothers among the Jinns.

Narrated Ash-Sha'bi: that 'Alqamah said: "I said to Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him: 'Did any of you accompany the Prophet ﷺ on the Night of the Jinn?' He said: 'None of us accompanied him. One night, while he was in Makkah, we could not find him. We said: "He has been murdered or snatched, what has happened to him?" So we spent the worst night a people could spend until the morning' or 'it was about dawn when we saw him coming from the direction of Hira'. He said: 'They told him about what they had went through'." "So he ﷺ said: 'Someone from the Jinn came to invite me, so I went to them to recite for them'. He said: "So we went and saw their tracks and the traces of their camp fire'." Ash-Sha'bi said: "They asked him about their provisions - and they were Jinns of Mesopotamia - so he said: 'Every bone upon which Allah's name has not been mentioned, that falls into your hands, and every dropping of dung is fodder for your beasts'." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do not perform Istinja with them for indeed they are provisions for your brothers among the Jinns".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضى الله عنه هَلْ صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ مَا صَحِبَهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ وَلَكِنْ قَدِ افْتَقَدْنَاهُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ فَقُلْنَا اغْتِيلَ أَوِ اسْتُطِيرَ مَا فُعِلَ بِهِ فَبِتْنَا بِشَرِّ لَيْلَةٍ بَاتَ بِهَا قَوْمٌ حَتَّى إِذَا أَصْبَحْنَا أَوْ كَانَ فِي وَجْهِ الصُّبْحِ إِذَا نَحْنُ بِهِ يَجِيءُ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِرَاءَ قَالَ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ الَّذِي كَانُوا فِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَانِي دَاعِيَ الْجِنِّ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ فَأَرَانَا آثَارَهُمْ وَآثَارَ نِيرَانِهِمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَسَأَلُوهُ الزَّادَ وَكَانُوا مِنْ جِنِّ الْجَزِيرَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ يَقَعُ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ أَوْفَرَ مَا كَانَ لَحْمًا وَكُلُّ بَعْرَةٍ أَوْ رَوْثَةٍ عَلَفٌ لِدَوَابِّكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ فَلاَ تَسْتَنْجُوا بِهِمَا فَإِنَّهُمَا زَادُ إِخْوَانِكُمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
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recite  *  provision  *  jinn  *  istinja

QUICK LESSONS:
Be respectful towards all creatures of Allah SWT ; Be mindful before taking any action ; Be grateful for what you have been given ; Show compassion & kindness ; Have humility .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a time when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was invited by some jinn from Mesopotamia. His companions were worried about him because he had gone missing during the night. When they found him in the morning, he told them that a jinn had come to invite him and so he went with them. He then taught his companions not to perform Istinja with any bones or dung that they find as these are provisions for their brothers among the jinns. This hadith teaches us that we should be respectful towards all creatures of Allah SWT even if we cannot see them or understand why they exist in this world. We should also be mindful of our actions and think twice before doing something which may harm another creature even if it is unseen by us. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us about being grateful for what Allah SWT has provided us with and not take anything for granted no matter how small it may seem like at first glance.

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