Question
Is the following narration authentic?
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud narrated: “A man from among the humans went out and was met by a man from among the jinn, who said: ‘Will you wrestle with me? If you throw me to the ground, I will teach you a verse which, if you recite it when you enter your house, no devil will enter.’ So, he wrestled with him and threw him to the ground. He said: ‘I see that you are very small and your forearms are like the front paws of a dog. Are all the jinn like this, or only you?’ He said: ‘I am strong amongst them. Let us wrestle again.’ So, they wrestled again and the human threw him to the ground. So, the jinn said: ‘Recite Ayatul Kursi, for no one recites it when he enters his house except that Satan leaves, passing wind like a donkey.’ It was said to Ibn Mas’ud: ‘Was that man ‘Umar?’ He said: ‘Who else could it have been, other than ‘Umar?'”
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 9, pg. 71)
Answer
This is recorded in Al-Mu’jamul Kabir, with two chains that support each other. It is therefore reliable.
(Al-Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 8824 and 8826. Also see: Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 9, pg. 71)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar