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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب سيرة أول النبيين وخاتم المرسلين نبينا محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمBook of the Biography of the First of the Prophets and the Last of the Messengers, Our Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him and His Family
بَابٌ فِي بَدا الْوَحْيِ وَكَيْفَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ وَرُؤْيَتِهِ ﷺ لِجِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُChapter: On the beginning of revelation, how it came to him, and his ﷺ vision of Jibril, peace be upon him
Hadith 10494
اُردوEn
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَاوَرْتُ بِحِرَاءَ شَهْرًا فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي نَزَلْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ بَطْنَ الْوَادِي فَنُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا ثُمَّ نُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا ثُمَّ نُودِيتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا هُوَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ فِي الْهَوَاءِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ) فَأَخَذَتْنِي وَجْفَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي فَدَثَّرُونِي وَصَبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ} [سورة المدثر: 1-4]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I secluded myself in the Cave of Hira for a month. When I completed this period and descended to the open area of the valley, I was called. I looked in front of me, behind me, to my right, and to my left, but I saw nothing. Then I was called again. I looked in the same way, but I could not see anyone. Then I was called again. This time, when I raised my head, I saw that the angel was sitting on a throne in the air. In another narration: He was sitting on a throne between the heaven and the earth. This caused me to tremble severely. I went to Khadijah and said: Cover me with a blanket. So they covered me with a blanket and poured water over me. Then Allah Almighty revealed these verses: O you who are wrapped in a blanket, arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your garments.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … According to the majority of scholars, the first revelation consists of the verses of {اِقْرَاْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ }. The hadith of Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu refers to the second revelation, which was sent down after the pause in revelation (fatrah al-wahy). Consider the following context of this hadith:
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu, while describing the pause in revelation, narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “While I was walking, I suddenly heard a voice from the sky. I raised my gaze and saw that the angel who had come to me at Hira was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was terrified of him and returned home, saying, ‘Wrap me up! Wrap me up!’ So my family wrapped me in a cloth, and Allah the Exalted revealed: {یَا أَیُّہَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ … إِلٰی قَوْلِہِ … وَالرُّجْزَ فَاہْجُر}. After that, the revelation became frequent and continuous.” … Once, I was walking when suddenly I heard a voice from the direction of the sky. I looked up and saw that the angel who had come to me in the cave of Hira was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I became alarmed, and as soon as I reached home, I said, “Cover me with a garment, cover me with a garment.” So the members of my household covered me with a cloth, and Allah the Exalted revealed these verses: {یَا أَیُّھَا الْمُدَّثِّرْ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّکَ فَکَبِّرْ وَثَیَابَکَ فَطَھِّرْوَالرُّجْزَ فَاہْجُرْ}. After this, the revelation began to descend frequently and in abundance. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) Hafiz Ibn Kathir said that this is the preserved context, and it clearly shows that there had already been some revelation before this.
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu, while describing the pause in revelation, narrates that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “While I was walking, I suddenly heard a voice from the sky. I raised my gaze and saw that the angel who had come to me at Hira was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was terrified of him and returned home, saying, ‘Wrap me up! Wrap me up!’ So my family wrapped me in a cloth, and Allah the Exalted revealed: {یَا أَیُّہَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ … إِلٰی قَوْلِہِ … وَالرُّجْزَ فَاہْجُر}. After that, the revelation became frequent and continuous.” … Once, I was walking when suddenly I heard a voice from the direction of the sky. I looked up and saw that the angel who had come to me in the cave of Hira was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I became alarmed, and as soon as I reached home, I said, “Cover me with a garment, cover me with a garment.” So the members of my household covered me with a cloth, and Allah the Exalted revealed these verses: {یَا أَیُّھَا الْمُدَّثِّرْ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّکَ فَکَبِّرْ وَثَیَابَکَ فَطَھِّرْوَالرُّجْزَ فَاہْجُرْ}. After this, the revelation began to descend frequently and in abundance. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) Hafiz Ibn Kathir said that this is the preserved context, and it clearly shows that there had already been some revelation before this.
