Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو وَسَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ { وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ } وَقُرِئَ عَلَى سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ { نَفَرًا مِنْ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ } قَالَ بِنَخْلَةَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ { كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا } قَالَ سُفْيَانُ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ كَاللِّبَدِ بَعْضُهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ.
English Translation
Regarding the verse 'And when We directed to you a group of the jinn listening to the Quran,' Ikrimah said: This was at Nakhlah while the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was praying the late night prayer. 'They almost became compacted upon him' — Sufyan said: Some of them were upon others like layers of felt, one upon another.