A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), reported:
The first (form) with which was started the revelation to the Messenger of Allah was the true vision in sleep. And he did not see any vision but it came like the bright gleam of dawn. Thenceforth solitude became dear to him and he used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira', where he would engage in tahannuth (and that is a worship for a number of nights) before returning to his family and getting provisions again for this purpose. He would then return to Khadija and take provisions for a like period, till Truth came upon him while he was in the cave of Hira'. There came to him the angel and said: Recite, to which he replied: I am not lettered. He took hold of me [the Apostle said] and pressed me, till I was hard pressed; thereafter he let me off and said: Recite. I said: I am not lettered. He then again took hold of me and pressed me for the second time till I was hard pressed and then let me off and said: Recite, to which I replied: I am not lettered. He took hold of me and pressed me for the third time, till I was hard pressed and then let me go and said: Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, created man from a clot of blood. Recite. And your most bountiful Lord is He Who taught the use of pen, taught man what he knew not (al-Qur'an, xcvi. 1-4). Then the Prophet returned therewith, his heart was trembling, and he went to Khadija and said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped him till the fear had left him. He then said to Khadija: O Khadija! what has happened to me? and he informed her of the happening, saying: I fear for myself. She replied: It can't be. Be happy. I swear by Allah that He shall never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burden, you help the destitute, you entertain guests, and you help against the vicissitudes which affect people. Khadija then took him to Waraqa b. Naufal b. Asad b. 'Abd al-'Uzza, and he was the son of Khadija's uncle, i. e., the brother of her father. And he was the man who had embraced Christianity in the Days of Ignorance (i. e. before Islam) and he used to write books in Arabic and, therefore, wrote Injil in Arabic as God willed that he should write. He was very old and had become blind Khadija said to him: O uncle! listen to the son of your brother. Waraqa b. Naufal said: O my nephew! what did you see? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then, informed him what he had seen, and Waraqa said to him: It is namus that God sent down to Musa. Would that I were then (during your prophetic career) a young man. Would that I might be alive when your people would expel you! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Will they drive me out? Waraqa said: Yes. Never came a man with a like of what you have brought but met hostilities. If I see your day I shall help you wholeheartedly.
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 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
-Kaall are
those who are need, like Kallun Alaa Mawlaahu
-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 Iqra Bism Rabik, Qadhee.
-la
yukhtheek, from Khathee which is to be put to shame
-Taksib
al-Ma'doom meaning you earn a lot and give it away
-Taqri
al-Dayf meaning you feed the guest, 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 tranquility
-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.
The incident with
Waraqah bin Nawfal bin Asad
-he was the
cousin of Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid bint Asad but she addressed him as uncle out
of respect
-they had the
same grandfather, Asad
-he became a
Christian in the time of Jahilliyyah
-he was well
versed both Hebrew and Arabic
-he was
well-versed in the old and new testaments and would be able to carry on writing
from any place from them
-Namoos is
something that brings good news in privacy
-Jasoos is
the opposite of Nampo, as it brings about bad news in privacy.
-the scholars
are agreed that al-Namoos is another name for Jibreel and he had this name as
he had been given the role to give the message of the revelation
-Jaabir was
of the opinion that Mudatthir was the first thing to be revealed but the
correct view is that of Aaishah and majority which is that it was Iqra'.
Sharh Sahih Muslim, 2/219-232
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