Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39317 — Reports on the sending of the Prophet

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: At the very beginning, revelation stopped coming to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and seclusion became dear to him (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would go into seclusion in Hira. While he (peace and blessings be upon him) was coming back from Hira, he said: "I heard a faint sound above me, so I raised my head. Suddenly I saw something on a chair. When I saw it, I sank to the ground in fright, and I came quickly to my family and said: 'Cover me with a blanket, cover me with a blanket.' Then Jibril came to me and began to say: 'O you wrapped in a cloak, arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your garments, and shun the filth.'"