English translation
[403] 252 - (160) ‘Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that ‘Aîshah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, told him: “The first thing with which the Revelation began for the
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ were true dreams which he saw in his sleep; he did not see any dream but it came true like the light of dawn. Then solitude was made dear to him, and he used to withdraw to the cave of Hīrā' where he would worship Allāh for a number of nights before returning to his family to collect more provisions, then he would go back to Khadījah and take more provisions. Then the truth came to him suddenly when he was in the cave of Hīrā'. The Angel came to him and said: 'Read!' He said: 'I cannot read.' He said: 'He took hold of me and hugged and pressed me hard until I could not bear it, then he released me and said: 'Read!' I said: "I cannot read." Then he hugged and pressed me hard a second time until I could not bear it, then he released me and said: 'Read!' I said: "I cannot read.' Then he took hold of me a third time and hugged and pressed hard until I could not bear it, then he released me and said: 'Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists). He has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous. Who has taught (the writing) by the pen. He has taught man that which he knew not.'[1] Then the Messenger of
Allâh ﷻ went back, with his heart pounding, and entered upon Khadijah. He said: 'Cover me, cover me!' So they covered him, until his fear subsided, then he said to Khadijah: 'O Khadijah, what has happened to me (being unable to handle the responsibility)?' And he told her what had happened. He said: 'I fear for myself.' Khadijah said to him: 'No, be of good cheer, for by Allâh! Allâh will never humiliate you. By Allâh! You uphold the ties of kinship, speak the truth, bear people's burdens, help the destitute, honor your guests and help people when calamity strikes.' Khadijah took him to Waraqah bin Nawfal bin Asad bin 'Abdul-'Uzza, who was the son of Khadijah's paternal uncle - her father's brother. He was a man who had become Christian during the Jâhiliyyah; he was a literate man and he wrote as much of the Injil in Arabic as Allâh willed he should write. He was an old man who had gone blind. Khadijah said to him: 'O uncle, listen to what your brother's son has to say.' Waraqah bin Nawfal said: 'O son of my brother, what happened?' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ told him what had happened, and Waraqah said to him: 'This is An-Nâmûs (angel) who was sent down to Mûsâ, ﷺ. Would that I were a young man! Would that I live until your
people expel you!' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Will they really expel me?' Waraqah said: 'Yes. No man has ever brought what you have brought, except he was met with hostility. If I live to see that day, I will support you wholeheartedly.'"
Arabic text
252 - (160) حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ أَوَّلُ مَا بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الْوَحْيِ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّادِقَةَ فِي النَّوْمِ، فَكَانَ لَا يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلَّا جَاءَتْ مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ، ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلَاءُ، فَكَانَ يَخْلُو بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ يَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهِ - وَهُوَ التَّعَبُّدُ - اللَّيَالِيَ أُوْلَاتِ الْعَدَدِ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى خَدِيجَةَ فَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِمِثْلِهَا، حَتَّى فَجِئَهُ الْحَقُّ وَهُوَ فِي غَارِ حِرَاءٍ، فَجَاءَهُ الْمَلَكُ، فَقَالَ: اقْرَأْ، قَالَ: «مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ»، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَنِي، فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي، فَقَالَ: اقْرَأْ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: «مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ»، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَنِي، فَغَطَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي، فَقَالَ: أَقْرَأْ، فَقُلْتُ: «مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ»، فَأَخَذَنِي، فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي، فَقَالَ: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ} [العلق: 2]
، فَرَجَعَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَرْجُفُ بَوَادِرُهُ، حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ، فَقَالَ: «زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي»، فَزَمَّلُوهُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الرَّوْعُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِخَدِيجَةَ: «أَيْ خَدِيجَةُ، مَا لِي» وَأَخْبَرَهَا الْخَبَرَ، قَالَ: «لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي»، قَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ: كَلَّا أَبْشِرْ، فَوَاللهِ، لَا يُخْزِيكَ اللهُ أَبَدًا، وَاللهِ، إِنَّكَ لَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ، وَتَصْدُقُ الْحَدِيثَ، وَتَحْمِلُ الْكَلَّ، وَتُكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَ، وَتَقْرِي الضَّيْفَ، وَتُعِينُ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الْحَقِّ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ بِهِ وَرَقَةَ بْنَ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى، وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ خَدِيجَةَ أَخِي أَبِيهَا، وَكَانَ امْرَأً تَنَصَّرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْكِتَابَ الْعَرَبِيَّ، وَيَكْتُبُ مِنَ الْإِنْجِيلِ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ، وَكَانَ شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا قَدْ عَمِيَ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ: أَيْ عَمِّ، اسْمَعْ مِنَ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ، قَالَ وَرَقَةُ بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ: يَا ابْنَ أَخِي، مَاذَا تَرَى؟ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَبَرَ مَا رَآهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ: هَذَا النَّامُوسُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُوسَى صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَا لَيْتَنِي فِيهَا جَذَعًا، يَا لَيْتَنِي أَكُونُ حَيًّا حِينَ يُخْرِجُكَ قَوْمُكَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَوَ مُخْرِجِيَّ هُمْ؟» قَالَ وَرَقَةُ: نَعَمْ لَمْ يَأْتِ رَجُلٌ قَطُّ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلَّا عُودِيَ، وَإِنْ يُدْرِكْنِي يَوْمُكَ أَنْصُرْكَ نَصْرًا مُؤَزَّرًا "،
