Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Bukhaaree”, under “the chapter: How the Divine Revelation started”. We have
discussed in detail about its Isnaad (different chains) and Matn (Text), and all praise is
for Allaah alone.
Imaam Muslim also reported this narration (of `Aaishah) in his “Ṣaḥeeḥ”, but it ended
at the statement of Waraqah: “If I live to that day of yours, I will support you
wholeheartedly.”
As for the statement of Umm al-Mu’mineen, `Aaishah ‏:رضيُاهللُعنها “The commencement
(of the Divine Inspiration) to Allaah's Messenger ‏(ﷺ)‏ was in the form of true dreams
in his sleep, for he never had a dream but it turned out to be true and clear as the bright
daylight.” This statement of hers strengthens what Muḥammad Ibn Is-ḥaaq had
reported from `Ubaid Ibn `Umair al-Laythee that the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝While I was
asleep, Jibreel came to me with a silk brocade cloth with writing on it. He said:
“Read!” I said: ‘‘I do not know how to read.” Thereupon he caught me and pressed
me till I thought I was going to die. He then released me.❞ 128
He then mentioned the remaining of the Ḥadeeth same like that of `Aaishah.
Abu Shaamah said: Before his Prophethood, the Prophet ﷺ used to witness strange
things. Among them was what Imaam Muslim mentioned in his “Ṣaḥeeḥ”, on the
authority of Jaabir Ibn Samurah رضيُاهللُعنه that the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝I recognize the
stone in Makkah which used to greet me Salaam before my advent as a Prophet and I
recognize that even now.❞ 129
End of quote from Abu Shaamah.
128 (Shaikh al-Albaanee said): “Al-Seerah” (1/252), the chain of this narration is “Ṣaḥeeḥ Mursal” (i.e. the chain till
`Ubaid Ibn `Umair is “Ṣaḥeeḥ” but the link between him and the Prophet ﷺ is missing). Something similar was
also reported by al-Ḥaakim in “al-Mustadrak” (3955), from the narrations of `Amr Ibn Deenaar from Jaabir Ibn
`Abdullaah that the Prophet ﷺ had said. Al-Ḥaakim then mentioned that the correct is that this chain is
“Mursal”, and the mention of Jaabir is not there.
[TN: Apart from being “Mursal”, the text of this narration also opposes the authentic narration. In this narration it
is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ saw Jibreel in the state of sleep and not while he ﷺ was awake. This is
baseless, as the meeting between the two Messengers took place in the state of wakefulness. See “al-Ḍha`eefah”
(10/455-457) of Shaikh al-Albaanee.]
129 Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2277-2)
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