Hadith #41
Arabic Text
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 قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ أَوَّلَ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَتْ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلَّا كَمَا حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ 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 مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلَ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ }
Isnad Chain
عفان
أبان العطار
يحيى بن أبي كثير
رسول الله
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Aban al-'Attar narrated to us, Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to us, who said: I asked Abu Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman which part of the Quran was revealed first. He said: 'Ya ayyuha al-Muddaththir (O you wrapped in garments).' I said: I was told that the first surah revealed was 'Iqra' bismi Rabbik (Read in the name of your Lord).' He said: I asked Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) about that, and he said: 'I will only tell you what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told us. He ﷺ said: "I was secluded in the cave of Hira'. When I completed my seclusion, I descended and was called. I looked to my right and saw nothing, to my left and saw nothing, behind me and saw nothing. Then I looked up and saw something. I went to Khadijah and said: 'Wrap me up and pour cold water on me.' Then Allah (عز وجل) revealed: 'O you wrapped in garments, arise and warn.'"'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 41
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14679
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51069