Narrated `Abdullah:
Regarding the explanation of the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary, angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah) as to which of them should be the nearer and they hope for His Mercy and fear His torment.' (17.57) They themselves (e.g. Angels, saints, Apostles, Jesus, etc.,) worshipped Allah, Those Jinns who were worshipped by some Arabs became Muslims (embraced Islam), but those human beings stuck to their (old) religion. Al- A`mash said extra: 'Say, (O Muhammad): Call unto those besides Him whom you assume (to be gods).' (17.56)
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4714 |
| In-book reference | : Book 65, Hadith 236 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 238 |
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Narrated `Abdullah:
Regarding the Verse: 'Those whom they call upon (worship) (like Jesus the Son of Mary or angels etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access, to their Lord....' (17.57) (It was revealed regarding) some Jinns who used to be worshipped (by human beings). They later embraced Islam (while those people kept on worshipping them).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4715 |
| In-book reference | : Book 65, Hadith 237 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 239 |
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