وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا ٩
Wa annā kunnā naqʿudu minhā maqāʿida lis-samʿ, famay yastamiʿil-āna yajid lahū shihābar raṣadā.
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing,1 but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
Translation: Sahih International
Footnotes (1)
- Before the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ) the jinn used to collect information by eavesdropping on the angels and then pass it on to fortunetellers and soothsayers.