Chapter: The Beginning of the Revelation (Pt 1.)

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This hadith has been reported from 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters and the words are:

He (the Holy Prophet) came to Khadija an his heart was trembling. The rest of the hadith has been narrated like one transmitted by Yunus and Ma'mar, but the first part is not mentioned, i. e. the first thing with which was started the revelation to the Prophet was the true vision. And these words like those transmitted by Yunus are mentioned thus: By Allah, Allah would never humiliate you. And there is also a mention of the words of Khadija: O son of my uncle! Listen to the son of your brother.

Explanation

-Isolation is the way of the pious, Khattabi said the Prophet used to love it as creates a fertile heart, it enticed pondering, removes one from the distraction of others and it instilled the fear of Allaah within oneself 

-Jibreel hugged him thrice, thrice in order to show the importance, this is a form of Mubaalagha (rhetoric) to do things thrice 

-Jibreen hugged him to show the importance of what was coming next, to grab his attention and make him away of the intensity of the revelation that he will receive from now on 

-this incident shows the manners that the teacher must install into his student so that study whilst their hearts and minds are alert and attentive 

-Jibreel starting with Iqraa is proof that the Basmallah is not part of the Suwar

-The Prophet was scared at the beginning of Wahy because he was scared of the responsibility not because he doubted the authenticity of the Wahy or that it was from Shaytaan, that's why the first words of Wahy were 'Read! In the name of your Lord...', Qadhee.

Benefits from the statement of Khadeejah:

-this was the first Shamaa'il 

-it's proof that others new the Akhlaaq of the Prophet 

-it's permitted to praise someone to their face if there's a Maslahaha

-doing good will always repel badness to occur upon a person

-empathy is a resumption for those who have been through a frightening experience

-giving good tidings is a means of instilling tranquillity

-it's from the biggest proofs in the perfection of Khadeejah: her insight, strong personalities, firmness in her heart and intellect and her immense wisdom and knowledge.

Sharh Sahih Muslim, 2/219-232