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3634. 'Āishah narrated that Al-Hārīth bin Hishām asked the Prophet ﷺ: 'How does the Revelation come to you?' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a bell and that is the hardest upon me, and sometimes the angel will appear to me like a man, and he will speak to me such that I understand what he says.'" 'Āishah said: "I saw the Messenger of Allāh while the Revelation was descending upon him on an extremely cold day. Then it ceased and his forehead was flooded with sweat." (Ṣaḥīh)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīh.
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When the Revelation came in the form of ringing of bell to the Prophet ﷺ, it was extremely hard on him. Sometimes the angel appeared in the form of a human being. This form of Revelation was easy. In this type of Revelation the
angel was transformed into the form of a man. The Prophet ﷺ perspired due to the gravity of the Revelation, and his complexion also changed.
