The Recitation that Moved His Heart
Jubayr ibn Mut’im was a Qurayshi of Banu Nawfal, later renowned as a genealogist who had learned the science from Abu Bakr. He came to Madinah after Badr concerning the captives, and there he heard the Prophet ﷺ recite Surah at-Tur in the Maghrib prayer — and when the verses on creation and the Hour reached him, he said his heart was about to fly; it was the beginning of faith taking root in him.
Virtues in the Hadith
سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ
”I heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting Surah at-Tur in the Maghrib prayer” — and (at its verses) my heart was about to fly.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4854 · Book 65 (Tafsir), Hadith 375 · USC-MSA: Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 377 · narrated by Jubayr ibn Mut’im
After his Islam he transmitted the Prophet’s ﷺ words — among them the teaching to recite the closing surahs of the Qur’an as the best provision on a journey. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 330–331 — Kandhlawi — the Prophet teaches Jubayr to recite the last surahs as provision for travel.
Life Timeline
Born in Makkah
Of Banu Nawfal; later a noted genealogist.
Hears the Prophet ﷺ recite Surah at-Tur
And faith stirs in his heart.
Dies in Madinah
References
- Sahih al-Bukhari — Jubayr hears the Prophet ﷺ recite Surah at-Tur in Maghrib; his heart almost flew pp. 4854 (Book 65, Hadith 375)
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — the Prophet ﷺ teaches Jubayr the last surahs as provision for a journey Vol 3 · pp. 330–331