HADITH OF
THE DAY
Published:
18th safar,1438 A.H
{18th November 2016}
Bismillah
Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
Narrated by 'Aisha(may Allah be pleased
with her):
(the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine
Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true
like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He
used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah
alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used
to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife)
Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon
him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to
read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read.
The Prophet added, "The angel
caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any
more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not
know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time
till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to
read but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?'
Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me
and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists) has
created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous." (96.1,
96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration and with his
heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said,
"Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was over and
after that he told her everything that had happened and said, "I fear that
something may happen to me." Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah
will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help
the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the
deserving calamity-afflicted ones."
Khadija then accompanied him to her
cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the Pre-Islamic
Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He
would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He
was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen
to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew!
What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen.
Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel)
whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time
when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will
they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said,
"Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was
treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will
be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days
Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while.
of pause in revelation reporting the
speech of the Prophet "While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a
voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at
the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got
afraid of him and came back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then
Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of Quran):
'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in
garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up to
'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming
strongly, frequently and regularly."
Hadith reference
Bukhari Vol. 1: No. 3
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