Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

ﷺ that the Prophet رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنه al-Asqa` Imaam Aḥmad reported from Waathilah Ibn
said: ❝The Suhuf (Scriptures) of Ibraaheem عليه السالم were revealed on the first night
of Ramaḍhaan, the Taurah was revealed on the sixth of Ramaḍhaan, the Injeel was
revealed on the thirteenth of Ramaḍhaan, and the Qur’aan was revealed on the
twenty-fourth of Ramaḍhaan.❞ 133
رضيُاهللُ‏ Ibn Mardawaih also reported the same in his “Tafseer” from Jaabir Ibn `Abdullaah
‏.ﷺ attributing it to the Prophet عنهما
This is why a group of Companions and Taabi`een were of the opinion that Laylatul-
Qadr is on the twenty-fourth of Ramaḍhaan.
As for the statement of Jibreel: ❝Read❞, and his ﷺ reply: ❝I do not know how to
read.❞ is a negation, i.e. I am not of those who can read properly; this was the opinion
of al-Nawawee 134 and before him Shaikh Abu Shaamah (also said the same). As for
those who say that he ﷺ was just inquiring (meaning: should I read this?), are
incorrect because the letter ‏”ب“‏ (in the word: ‏(بقارئ is not added to a word when
affirming something.
As for his ﷺ saying: ❝till I could not bear it any more❞, the Angel pressed him
thrice. Al-Khaṭṭaabee said: “The Angel did that to test his ﷺ patience and to teach
him self-control and discipline so that he becomes accustomed to bear the burdens of
Prophethood that is going to be placed upon him. Because of these burdens, he would
be gripped by a feverish condition and have a high temperature, i.e. he would breathe
hard and sweat profusely.”
Other said: “Jibreel did that for various reasons. One of them is: To awaken him to the
gravity of what was being placed upon him by treating him in such a distressing
manner. As Allaah تعاىل said:
‏﴿إِنَّاُسَن ل قِيُعَلَي كَُُقَو ‏ّل ‏ُُثَقِيال ُ﴾
133 Musnad Aḥmad (16984). I (al-Albaanee) say: The chain of this narration is “Ḥasan” as I have clarified in “al-
Ṣaḥeeḥah” (1575).
134 [TN: Sharh Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim of al-Nawawee (2/199)]
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