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Chapter 22: How the Revelation used to descend upon the Prophet<br />
ﷺ<br />
It was already mentioned earlier how Jibreel عليه ُالسالم brought the Revelation to the<br />
Prophet ﷺ the first time (from the Ḥadeeth of `Aaishah) and the second time (from<br />
the Ḥadeeth of Jaabir).<br />
:ﷺ asked the Prophet رضيُاهللُعنه <strong>Al</strong>-Ḥaarith Ibn Hishaam :رضيُاهللُعنها Narrated `Aaishah<br />
“How does the divine inspiration come to you?” He ﷺ replied: ❝In all these ways:<br />
The Angel sometimes comes to me with a voice which resembles the sound of a<br />
ringing bell, and when this state abandons me, I remember what the Angel has said,<br />
and this type of Divine Inspiration is the hardest on me; and sometimes the Angel<br />
comes to me in the form of a man and talks to me, and I understand and remember<br />
what he says.❞ `Aaishah رضيُاهللُعنها added: “Verily I saw the Prophet ﷺ being inspired<br />
Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the sweat dripping from his forehead (as the<br />
Inspiration was over).” 155<br />
And in the long Ḥadeeth of Ifk (slandering), `Aaishah رضيُاهللُعنها said: “By <strong>Al</strong>laah, <strong>Al</strong>laah’s<br />
Messenger ﷺ had not got up and nobody had left the house before the Divine<br />
Inspiration came to <strong>Al</strong>laah’s Messenger .ﷺ So, there overtook him the same state<br />
which used to overtake him, (when he used to have on being inspired divinely). He was<br />
sweating so much so that the drops of the sweat were dropping like pearls though it<br />
was a (cold) winter day, and that was because of the heaviness of the Statement which<br />
was revealed to him.” 156<br />
And in Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim, it is reported from `Ubaadah Ibn al-Ṣaamit ُاهلل ُعنه :رضي “When<br />
Waḥee (inspiration) descended upon <strong>Al</strong>laah’s Messenger ,ﷺ he felt a burden on that<br />
account and the color of his face underwent a change.” 157<br />
155 Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Bukhaaree (2, 3215) and Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2333-87)<br />
156 Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Bukhaaree (2661, 4141, 4750) and Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2770-56)<br />
157 Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2334-88)<br />
[TN: `Ubaadah Ibn al-Ṣaamit رضي ُاهلل ُعنه reported: “When Waḥee descended upon <strong>Al</strong>laah’s Messenger ,ﷺ he<br />
lowered his head, and so his Companions too would lower their heads, and when (this state) was over, he raised<br />
his head.” [Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2335-89)]<br />
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