Allah's Saving: "Those Whom They Call Upon Desire Means Of Access To Their Lord (Allah)" Sahih Muslim 3030 d

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Translation
Abdullah b. Mas'ud said in connection with the verse

" Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord," that that verse was revealed in connection with a party of Arabs who used to worship a group amnogst the jinn; the jinn embraced Islam but the people kept worshipping them without being conscious of it. Then this verse was revealed:" Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord."