Friday, October 11, 2013

What Happened While the Prophet (saas) Was Receiving Revelation

Allah tells us that He told our Prophet (saas) to get up in the night
and prepare to receive a revelation, a"weighty Word":
The hadiths inform us about how extraordinary it is to receive a
revelation and of the marvellous spiritual things the Prophet (saas)
experienced in his room. We learn that when the revelations came,
those who were with him heard a sound like a bee buzzing around his
face. Sahih al-Bukhari states:
Aisha narrated: "Al-Harith ibn Hisham asked the Prophet (saas): 'How
does the revelation come to you?' He replied: 'In all of that the
angel comes to me, sometimes with a voice that resembles the sound of
a ringing bell. When this state abandons me, I remember what the angel
has said. This type of revelation is the hardest on me. Sometimes the
angel comes to me in the shape of a man and talks to me, and I
understand and remember what he says.'" 3
Aisha narrated: "I saw the Prophet (saas) receive revelation on a very
cold day and noticed the sweat dropping from his forehead." 4
Zayd ibn Thabit narrated: "I wrote down Allah's revelations to the
Prophet (saas). When the revelation came to him, he felt a great
weariness and had beads of sweat like pearls. When the state of
revelation ended, he recited and I would write." 5
Abu Hurayrah narrated: "When the revelation came from Allah to the
Prophet (saas), it was as if he had fainted." 6
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Footnotes
1. Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol. 9, book 87, hadith no. 111
2. Sahih Al-Bukhari
3. Al-Bukhari
4. Al-Bukhari and al-Tirmidhi
5. At-Tabarani
6. Abu Nu'aym

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