عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَارٍ فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ {وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا} [المرسلات: 1] فَأَخَذْتُهَا مِنْ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ فَاهُ لَرَطْبٌ بِهَا فَلَا أَدْرِي بِأَيِّهَا خَتَمَ {فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ} [المرسلات: 50] أَوْ {وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ} [المرسلات: 48] سَبَقَتْنَا حَيَّةٌ فَدَخَلَتْ فِي جُحْرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ((قَدْ وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا وَوُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ))
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Cave of Hira, and Surah Al-Mursalat was revealed to him. I received this Surah from the blessed mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while his blessed mouth was moist with it. I do not know whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concluded this Surah with this verse {فَبِأَ یِّ حَدِیثٍ بَعْدَہُ یُؤْمِنُونَ} or with this {وَاِذَا قِیلَ لَہُمْ ارْکَعُوْا لَا یَرْکَعُونَ}. Meanwhile, a snake appeared and entered a hole. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have been protected from its harm and it has been saved from your harm.