سورة الجن

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Hasan ibn Ziyad said: I heard Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) say concerning the saying of Allah: وَ أَنَّا لا نَدْرِی أَ شَرٌّ أُرِیدَ بِمَنْ فِی الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَداً [And that we know not whether evil is meant for those on earth or whether their Lord means to bring them good]; then he said: "No, rather by Allah! It is evil that is intended for them, when they pledged allegiance to Muawiya and abandoned Hasan ibn Ali (peace be upon him)."

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The lowest heaven was not guarded during the period between Isa (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and the satans used to take positions there to listen in on the revelation. When Allah raised up Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), guards intensely protected the lowest heaven and pelted the satans with meteors. They regarded this as unprecedented and said: وَ أَنَّا لا نَدْری أَ شَرٌّ أُریدَ بِمَنْ فِی الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَداً [And we do not know whether evil is meant for those on earth or whether their Lord means to guide them to what is right]. Iblis said: "An event has occurred on earth." The jinn gathered around him, and he said: "Scatter throughout the earth and report to me what this event is that has occurred in the heaven." The first group was a caravan from the people of Nasibin, who were the nobles and chiefs of the jinn. Satan sent them to Tihama. They went until they reached the valley of Nakhla and found the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) praying the morning prayer in the heart of Nakhla, so they listened to him. When they heard the recitation of the Quran, they said: "Be silent." While the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was reciting the Quran, he did not know that they were listening to him. When the Prophet finished the prayer, they returned to their people and warned them, and they themselves became believers.