Jubair bin Mut‘im (RA) is the son of Mut‘im bin Adi. Mut‘im bin Adi is the same person who offered refuge to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) upon his return from Taif. Jubair (RA) embraced Islam in the period between the Treaty of Hudaybiya and the Conquest of Mecca. During the incident of the splitting of the moon, he was present near the Prophet (PBUH) in Mecca. The summary of traditions transmitted from him in Tirmidhi and Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir by Tabarani is as follows:
It is mentioned in Tirmidhi that during the time of the Prophet (PBUH), the moon split into two pieces.
One piece came to rest on one mountain, and the other came to rest on another mountain.
Some of the disbelievers said that Muhammad (PBUH) has cast a spell on us. Some said that he may be able to bewitch us, but he cannot bewitch all the people.
It is mentioned in Al-Mu‘jam Al-Kabir by Tabarani that on this occasion, Jubair bin Mut‘im (RA) was present with the Prophet (PBUH).
The narrations are as follows:
حدثنا عبد بن حميد، حدثنا محمد بن كثير، حدثنا سلیمان بن کثیر، عن حصين، عن محمد بن جبیر بن مطعم، عن ابيه، قال: انشق القمر على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى صار فرقتين على هذا الجبل وعلى هذا الجبل، فقالوا: سحرنا محمد، فقال بعضهم: لئن كان سحرنا ما يستطيع ان يسحر الناس كلهم.
‘Abd bin Humaid narrated to us, he said that Muhammad bin Kathir narrated to us, he said that Sulaiman bin Kathir narrated to us, from Husain, from Muhammad bin Jubair who narrated from his father (Jubair bin Mut‘im, RA) who related that during the time of the Prophet (PBUH), the moon split into two halves, one half over this mountain and one half over that mountain. The people said: Muhammad has cast a spell on us, but some among them said: If he has cast a spell on us, then he cannot put all the people (outside) under a spell. (Tirmidhi No. 3289)
حدثنا العباس بن حمدان الحنفي، حدثنا علي بن المنذر الطريقي، حدثنا محمد بن فضيل، عن حصين، عن سالم بن أبي الجعد، عن محمد بنِ جبير، عن أبيه، قال: انشق القمر، ونحن مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Abbas bin Hamdan Hanafi narrated to us, he said that Ali bin Mundhir Tareefi narrated to us, he said that Muhammad bin Fudayl narrated to us, from whom Husayn narrated, from whom Salim bin Abi Ja‘d, from whom Muhammad bin Jubair narrated on the authority of his father (Hazrat Jubair bin Mut‘im, may Allah be pleased with him) that the moon split and we were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. (Al-Muʿjam al-Kabir li’l-Tabarani, No. 1540)