Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:11660 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ الْحِمَّانِيُّ عَنِ النَّضْرِ أَبِي عُمَرَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ {وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ} الْآيَةَ قَالَ «كَانُوا تِسْعَةَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَصِيبِينَ» فَجَعَلَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رُسُلًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated regarding the verse: 'And when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Quran. When they attended it...' He said: 'They were nine individuals from the people of Nasibin.' The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) appointed them as messengers to their people.