Aisha radiyallahu anha reports, Once, at night, Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe
wasallam related an event to his family members. One of the ladies said, this
story is just like the stories of Khuraafah. (The Arabs used the stories of
Khuraafah as proverbs). Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam asked, Do you
know what is the original story of Khuraafah? Khuraafah was a man from the tribe
of Banu Udhrah, whom the jinns took away. They kept him for some time, then left
him among the people. He related to the people strange things of his stay there.
The people were astonished. After that every amazing story is called Khuraafah
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَبَّاحٍ الْبَزَّارُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو
النَّضْرِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ
عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،
قَالَتْ: حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ نِسَاءَهُ
حَدِيثًا، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ: كَأَنَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَدِيثُ خُرَافَةَ،
فَقَالَ: أَتَدْرُونَ مَا خُرَافَةُ؟ إِنَّ خُرَافَةَ كَانَ رَجُلا مِنْ
عُذْرَةَ، أَسَرَتْهُ الْجِنُّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَمَكَثَ فِيهِمْ دَهْرًا، ثُمَّ
رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الإِنْسِ، فَكَانَ يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ بِمَا رَأَى فِيهِمْ مِنَ
الأَعَاجِيبِ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: حَدِيثُ خُرَافَةَ.