Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Imaam Aḥmad also reported `Abdullaah Ibn `Amr رضيُاهللُعنهما said: “Surah al-Maa'idah
was revealed to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ while he was mounted (on his camel).
And (because of its heaviness) it could not bear the weight and it kneeled down.” 163
(Ibn Katheer said): And it is reported in the “Ṣaḥeeḥain” regarding the revelation of
Surah al-Fatḥ upon the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ while he was returning from al-
Ḥudaibiyah, while mounted on his camel. So sometimes it would be this way (the camel
kneeling down because of the weight) and sometimes it would be the other way,
depending on the situation. And Allaah knows best. 164
163 Musnad Aḥmad (6643). (Shaikh al-Albaanee said): Its chain is “Ḥasan li Ghairihee”, due to the previous
narration.
164 I (al-Albaanee) say: It can also be said: Just because the heaviness of the Waḥee is not mentioned in this
narration does not mean that it did not happen! Rather, the possibility is that it did happen but the narrator for
‏,(ﷺ some reason did not report it, like the way he did not narrate the effect of burden (it had on the Prophet
which were mentioned in the earlier narrations. Like the Ḥadeeth of Ibn `Abbaas, which will be mentioned later,
رضي . ُ هللا ُ عنه and also in the following Ḥadeeth of Ibn Mas`ood
He (Ibn Mas`ood) said: “We returned with the Prophet from al-Ḥudaibiyah…(then he mentioned that the Prophet
and his Companions stopped at a place to spend the night, and when they woke up)…the she-camel of the ﷺ
Messenger of Allaah ﷺ had strayed away. He asked to search for it. I found it (as its) rein had got stuck in a
tree, and I brought it to the Prophet ‏.ﷺ He happily sat on it. When the Divine Inspiration came upon him, he felt
the burden on that account, and it was from this that we recognized it (that he was being Divinely Inspired).” Ibn
Mas`ood added: “He was riding behind us alone.” He further said: “So when the Divine Inspiration came to him,
his head was covered with his cloak, and he felt the burden because of the Waḥee. So we knew that he was
receiving the Revelation. Then he ﷺ came to us and informed us that (the following Surah) was Revealed to
him:
‏﴿إِنَّاُفَتَح نَاُلَكَُُفَت ح اُم بِين ا﴾‏
{Verily, We have given you (O Muḥammad) a manifest victory.}” [Surah al-Fatḥ (48): 1] [Musnad Aḥmad (4421)
and the chain of this narration is “Jayyid” (excellent)]
[TN: The summary of different ways the Prophet used to receive Revelation:
Good Vision:
A Good or True vision was the first stage of Divine revelation to be experienced by the Prophet ﷺ [Ṣaḥeeḥ al-
Bukhaaree (3)]. And Ibraaheem said: {"O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you…”} and the
Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The vision of a believer is the forty-sixth part of Prophecy.❞ [Ṣaḥeeḥain]
Inspiration:
The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The Holy Spirit (Jibreel) blew into my heart (revealed to me) that no one will die till he
gets his sustenance (that was decreed for him)…❝ [al-Ṣaḥeeḥah (2866) of Shaikh al-Albaanee]
Like the ringing of a bell:
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