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Sahih al-Bukhari 3238 (Book 59, Hadith 49) #3096
Receiving Divine Revelation

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) receiving a divine revelation from Allah while walking, and how he was so frightened by the angel that he fell to the ground.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "The Divine Inspiration was delayed for a short period but suddenly, as I was walking. I heard a voice in the sky, and when I looked up towards the sky, to my surprise, I saw the angel who had come to me in the Hira Cave, and he was sitting on a chair in between the sky and the earth. I was so frightened by him that I fell on the ground and came to my family and said (to them), 'Cover me! (with a blanket), cover me!' Then Allah sent the Revelation: "O, You wrapped up (In a blanket)! (Arise and warn! And your Lord magnify And keep pure your garments, And desert the idols". (74:1-5)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ فَتَرَ عَنِّي الْوَحْىُ فَتْرَةً، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، فَرَفَعْتُ بَصَرِي قِبَلَ السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي جَاءَنِي بِحِرَاءٍ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَجُئِثْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى هَوَيْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، فَجِئْتُ أَهْلِي فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏فَاهْجُرْ‏}‏ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَالرِّجْزُ الأَوْثَانُ‏.‏
TOPICS
revelation  *  divine  *  sky  *  angel  *  cave

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God's power; Be humble towards His commands; Be prepared for revelations from Him at any time without warning; Follow His commands even if it goes against your own desires or beliefs; Recite verses of Quran regularly

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about an experience of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he received a divine revelation from Allah. He was walking when suddenly he heard a voice in the sky and saw an angel sitting on a chair between the sky and earth. This scared him so much that he fell to the ground and asked his family to cover him with a blanket. Then Allah revealed verses 74:1-5 of Surah Al-Muddaththir which commanded him to arise and warn people against idol worshiping. This hadith teaches us that we should always be prepared for revelations from God as they can come at any time without warning. It also teaches us that we should have faith in God's power even if it seems impossible or frightening at first glance. We should also be humble enough to accept His commands even if it means going against our own desires or beliefs.

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