>>519245818 (OP)
The hadith is talking about the incident described in Surah al-Jinn, specifically in Verse 18-19.
>And know that all worship is due to God alone: hence, do not invoke anyone side by side with God! Yet thus it is that whenever a servant of God stands up in prayer to Him, they [who are bent on denying the truth] would gladly overwhelm him with their crowds.
You can listen to it here.
https://youtu.be/n8B0yfGVGOg
Let's read a commentary.
>When the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other. Humans and Jinns both crowded together over this matter in order to extinguish it.
Who were these people?
>From 46:30, it transpires that the jinn in question were followers of the Mosaic faith, inasmuch as they refer to the Qur'an as "a revelation bestowed from on high after [that of] Moses", thus pointedly omitting any mention of the intervening prophet, Jesus, and equally pointedly (in verse 3 of the present surah) stressing their rejection of the Christian concept of the Trinity. All this leads one to the assumption that they may have been Jews from from Syria or Mesopotamia. Tabari mentions in several places that the jinn referred to in this surah as well as in 46:29 ff. hailed from Nasibin, a town on the upper reaches of the Euphrates.
What is the message?
>I do not claim to have any share or role in the Godhead of Allah, nor that I possess any power in making or marring the people's destinies. I am only a Messenger and the mission that has been entrusted to me is no more than that I should convey the messages of Allah to you. As for the powers of Godhead, they wholly belong to Allah. Not to speak of benefiting or harming others, I do not have the power to cause good or harm even to myself. If I disobey Allah, I cannot seek and have refuge anywhere from His punishment, and I have no helper and protector beside Allah.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
