Hadith 4922

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Darussalam · Volume 6

65 - THE BOOK OF COMMENTARY:(Interpretation of the Qur'an)

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الحديث: 4922 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 161

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4922. Narrated Yahyā bin Abī Kathīr: I asked Abū Salama bin ‘Abdur-Rahmān about the first Sūrah revealed of the Qur’ān. He replied, “O you, (Muhammad ﷺ) enveloped (in garments)! (Al-Muddaththīr No. 74)” I said, “They say it was, ‘Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created,’ [i.e., Sūrat Al-‘Alaq (the Clot, No. 96)].” On that, Abū Salama said, “I asked Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh about that, saying the same as you have said, whereupon he said, ‘I will not tell you except what Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ had told us.’ Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, ‘I was in seclusion in the cave of Hīrā’, and after I completed the limited period of my seclusion, I came down (from the cave) and heard a voice calling me. I looked to my right, but saw nothing, I looked to my left, but saw nothing, I looked to my front, but saw nothing, I looked to my back, but saw nothing. Then I looked up and saw something. So, I went to Khadija (the Prophet's wife) and told her to envelop me in garments and pour cold water on me. So they enveloped me and poured cold water on me.' Then, it was revealed: O you (Muhammad ﷺ) enveloped (in garments) Arise and warn and magnify your Lord (Allah)! " (V.74:1-3)

Arabic text

4922 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ المُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَوَّلِ مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ القُرْآنِ، قَالَ: {يَا أَيُّهَا المُدَّثِّرُ} [المدثر: 1] قُلْتُ: يَقُولُونَ: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ} [العلق: 1] فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ: سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ، وَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي قُلْتَ: فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ: لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلَّا مَا حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " جَاوَرْتُ بِحِرَاءٍ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي هَبَطْتُ فَنُودِيتُ، فَنَظَرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ عَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ خَلْفِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَرَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا، فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ: دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا، قَالَ: فَدَثَّرُونِي وَصَبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا، قَالَ: فَنَزَلَتْ: {يَا أَيُّهَا المُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ} [المدثر: 2] "

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