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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 15214

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: أَيُّ الْقُرْآنِ نَزَلَ أَوَّلَ؟ قَالَ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ} [المدثر: ١] قَالَ: فَإِنِّي أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ أَوَّلَ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَتْ: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ} [العلق: ١] ، قَالَ جَابِرٌ: لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلَّا كَمَا حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " جَاوَرْتُ فِي حِرَاءٍ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي، نَزَلْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ الْوَادِيَ، فَنُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ، وَخَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، فَنُودِيتُ أَيْضًا فَنَظَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ، وَخَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، فَنَظَرْتُ فَوْقِي، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَالْأَرْضِ فَجُئِثْتُ (٢) مِنْهُ، فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلَ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ: دَثِّرُونِي، وَصُبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا " قَالَ: فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ، قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ، وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ} [المدثر: ٢] (٣)،

Translation

English translation

Yahya bin Abi Kathir says that I asked Abu Salamah which part of the Qur'an was revealed first. He mentioned Surah Al-Muddathir. I said: Was Surah Iqra’ not revealed first? He said that I had asked this same question to Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), and he gave this answer, and I also asked this question, so he said: I am telling you what the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself told us. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I stayed in the neighborhood of the cave of Hira for a month. When I completed the month and came down from the mountain and reached the bottom of the valley, someone called out to me. I looked ahead, behind, to my right and to my left, but I saw no one. After a short while, the voice came again. I looked around again, but saw no one. The third time the voice came, I raised my head and saw Jibril in the air on his throne. Seeing this, I was seized with intense trembling, and I went to Khadijah and said, "Cover me with a thick blanket." So she covered me with a blanket and poured water over me. At that moment, Allah revealed this verse: "O you who covers himself [with a cloak], arise and warn..." to the end.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 15214 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 33, Musnad of Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1103.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 15214

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