Read All Ahadith In The Book Of Revelation By Sahih Al Bukhari
(1) How the Divine Revelation started to be revealed to Allah's Messenger
Narrated
'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, The reward of
deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward
according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly
benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he
emigrated for.
(2)
(3)
Narrated
'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the
Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams
which came true like bright daylight, and then the love of seclusion was
bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where
he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his
desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for
the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food
likewise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was
in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read.
The
Prophet replied, I do not know how to read. The Prophet added, The
angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not
bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I
replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and
pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then
released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do not
know how to read (or what shall I read)?'
Thereupon
he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me
and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that
exists), created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most
Generous. (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the
Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija
bint Khuwailid and said, Cover me! Cover me! They covered him till his
fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened
and said, I fear that something may happen to me.
Khadija
replied, Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good
relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve
your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted
ones. Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin
Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the pre-Islamic Period became a
Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would
write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write.
He
was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa,
Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin! Waraqa asked, O my
nephew! What have you seen? Allah's Apostle described whatever he had
seen. Waraqa said, This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel
Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could
live up to the time when your people would turn you out. Allah's Apostle
asked, Will they drive me out? Waraqa replied in the affirmative and
said, Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have
brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till
the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly.
But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also
paused for a while.
(4)
Narrated
Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari while talking about the period of pause
in revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet While I was walking,
all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the
same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair
between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home
and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the following
Holy Verses (of Quran): 'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in
garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up
to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started
coming strongly, frequently and regularly.
(5)
Narrated
Said bin Jubair: Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the statement of
Allah Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste
therewith. (75.16) said Allah's Apostle used to bear the revelation with
great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration.
Ibn 'Abbas moved his lips saying, I am moving my lips in front of you
as Allah's Apostle used to move his. Said moved his lips saying: I am
moving my lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his. Ibn 'Abbas added, So
Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make
haste therewith.
It
is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to
recite it (the Quran)' (75.16-17) which means that Allah will make him
(the Prophet) remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at
that time by heart and recite it. The statement of Allah: 'And when we
have recited it to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its
(Quran) recital' (75.18) means 'listen to it and be silent.' Then it is
for Us (Allah) to make it clear to you' (75.19) means 'Then it is (for
Allah) to make you recite it (and its meaning will be clear by itself
through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's Apostle used to listen to
Gabriel whenever he came and after his departure he used to recite it as
Gabriel had recited it.
(6)
Narrated
Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people,
and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when
Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to
teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even
more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and
haste to do charitable deeds).
(7)
Narrated
'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius
had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan
from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria,
Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had
truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his
companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them
in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him.
He
called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to
them, Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a
Prophet? Abu Sufyan replied, I am the nearest relative to him (amongst
the group). Heraclius said, Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make
his companions stand behind him. Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his
translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to
me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my
companions) should contradict me.
Abu
Sufyan added, By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling
me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The
first question he asked me about him was: 'What is his family status
amongst you?' I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst
us.' Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the
same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was
anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius asked,
'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who
follow him.'
He
said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' I
replied, 'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst
those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the
religion afterwards?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius said, 'Have you ever
accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I
replied, 'No. ' Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied,
'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in
it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except
that.
Heraclius
asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he
said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' I replied, 'Sometimes he
was victorious and sometimes we.' Heraclius said, 'What does he order
you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and
not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our
ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be
chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.'
Heraclius
asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about
his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family.
In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their
respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you
claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had
been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was
following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether anyone
of his ancestors was a king.
Your
reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I
would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral
kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies
before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I
wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever
tell a lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people
followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed
him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class
of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or
decreasing.
You
replied that they were increasing, and in fact this is the way of true
faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether
there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became displeased
and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact
this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and
mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed.
You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray.
Then
I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you
to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with
Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak
the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very
soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it (from the
scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would
be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go
immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash
his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's
Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who
forwarded it to Heraclius to read.
The
contents of the letter were as follows: In the name of Allah the
Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of
Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon
him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and
if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your
reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be
committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite
to you Allah's Statement:) 'O people of the scripture! Come to a word
common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we
associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take
others as Lords beside Allah.
Then,
if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who
have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). Abu Sufyan then added, When
Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a
great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the
court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the
Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani
Al-Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him.
Then
I started to become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror
in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it).
The sub narrator adds, Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya'
(Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn
An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya'
(Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his
priests asked him why he was in that mood?
Heraclius
was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I looked
at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision
had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice
circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices
circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews). 'Just Issue
orders to kill every Jew present in the country.' While they were
discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the
news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the
news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the
messenger of Ghassan was circumcised.
The
people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised.
Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs
also practice circumcision.' (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked
that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a
letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge.
Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he
received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in
his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he was
a Prophet.
On
that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in
his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors
of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If
success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your
empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e.
embrace Islam).' (On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran
towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed.
Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope
of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back
in audience. (When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just
to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people
prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end
of Heraclius's story (in connection with his faith).
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