At a glance
The story
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.
Connections
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
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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islam.museum contributors. “No jinn, no human and nothing hears the muezzin to its extent but it testifies for him on the Day of Resurrection”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/muezzin-witnessed-by-jinn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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