Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Commentary of Suratul Jinn Selection of Ahadith from Al-Usul Al-Kafi Concerning the Jinn بَابُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ يَأْتِيهِمْ فَيَسْأَلُونَهُمْ عَنْ مَعَالِمِ دِينِهِمْ وَ يَتَوَجَّهُونَ فِي أُمُورِهِمْ The Jinn come to them (the A'immah) for Religious Instructions and for Settling their Affairs Hadith 1 بَعْضُ أَصْحٌابِنٌا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مُسَاوِرٍ عَنْ سَعْدٍ الإِسْكَافِ قالَ: أَتَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاٌمُ) فِي بَعْضِ مَا أَتَيْتُهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ: لا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى حَمِيَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَيَّ وَ جَعَلْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ الأَفْيٌاءَ.
Some of our companions narrated from our people, who have narrated from Muhammad ibn `Ali from Yahya ibn Musawir from Sa`d al-Askaf who said the following: ” On one of my meeting with Abu Ja`far (peace be upon him) when I went to see him, he asked me to wait. * I waited until the sun became very hot on me, thus I tried to follow the shadow to stay away from the sun.
Not very long after, a group of people that looked like locusts dressed in large gowns and were very pale and slim due to extensive worshipping, came out from where the Imam was. * *Their beautiful sight made me forget my troubles. When I went in the presence of the Imam (peace be upon him) he said, 'I am afraid I caused you hardships.' * *I said, 'Yes, it was difficult but by Allah, I forgot everything when I saw them. A group of people passed by the like of whose beauty I had not seen before.