No jinn, no human and nothing hears the muezzin to its extent but it testifies for him on the Day of Resurrection

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لا يسمع مدى صوت المؤذن جن ولا إنس إلا شهد له يوم القيامة

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri told Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'sa'a that he saw him loving sheep and the open country, so when he was among his flock and the prayer was announced he should raise his voice: no jinn, no human being and nothing hears the muezzin's call to its extent but it will testify for him on the Day of Resurrection 1 Muwatta 176.

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri told Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'sa'a al-Ansari that he saw him loving sheep and the open country, so when he was among his flock or in the desert and the prayer was announced he should raise his voice: no jinn, no human being and nothing hears the muezzin's call to its extent but it will testify for him on the Day of Resurrection 1 Muwatta 176.

The meaning

In this report jinn, humans and everything else hear the call to prayer to its full extent, and everyone who hears that announcement testifies for the muezzin on the Day of Resurrection; whoever is among his flock or in the open country is encouraged to raise his voice so the call reaches all who hear it, jinn and humans alike 1.

Notes

Malik's report in the Book of Prayer of the Muwatta; the Jinn & Devils Browser shows it in the jinn section 1.

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Muwatta 176· Muhammad· Abu Said al-Khudri· Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'sa'a al-Mazini· The jinn· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)
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Muwatta 176

People and things also explored

The snake of Medina: the Ansari youth who killed it· Muwatta 176· The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The complaint of Ali's troops after Yemen and the Prophet's words: do not complain of Ali· The Friday hour: every creature prostrates save jinn and humans· Ibn Zayd's dream and the beginning of the adhan· An ifrit of the jinn seeks the Prophet on the Night Journey· The delegation of the jinn to the Prophet

Sources

  1. Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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The snake of Medina: the Ansari youth who killed it

An Ansari youth found his wife between the two doors and made for her with his spear, but she said do not hasten until you see what is in your house; he found a snake coiled on his bed and killed it, and he and the snake died and none knew which died first. The Prophet said: there are snakes in Medina that have embraced Islam; if they show themselves to you after three days, kill them, for they are but devils Muwatta 31:2798.