Narrated `Aisha:
The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many (days) nights. He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him in it and asked him to read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read." (The Prophet added), "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and again asked me to read, and I replied, "I do not know how to read," whereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked me again to read, but again I replied, "I do not know how to read (or, what shall I read?)." Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me and then released me and said, "Read: In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and Your Lord is Most Generous...up to..... ..that which he knew not." (96.15) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck muscles twitching with terror till he entered upon Khadija and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was over and then he said, "O Khadija, what is wrong with me?" Then he told her everything that had happened and said, 'I fear that something may happen to me." Khadija said, 'Never! But have the glad tidings, for by Allah, Allah will never disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith and kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guest generously and assist the deserving, calamityafflicted ones." Khadija then accompanied him to (her cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin `Abdul `Uzza bin Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father's brother, who during the Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the Arabic writing and used to write of the Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to him, "O my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew." Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you ...
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6982 |
| In-book reference | : Book 91, Hadith 1 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 111 |
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| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1544 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1551 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1606 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 586 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 43 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 1, Hadith 586 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3227 |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 279 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3227 |
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 1237 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 247 |
| ضَعِيف (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 1582 |
| In-book reference | : Book 5, Hadith 60 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1309 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 1488 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 10, Hadith 2779 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 1963 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4028 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 4, Hadith 8812 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 6, Hadith 1532 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1298 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1321 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1323 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 10, Hadith 2828 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 12, Hadith 1174 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2157 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 7386 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 39, Hadith 37161 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4026 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 4, Hadith 8856 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 365 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 1861 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 1878 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 65, Hadith 10817 |
I (one of the narrators) said to Hisham: "Were they commanded to make up for that day?" He said: "It had to be made up." (According to Hisham's opinion).
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 1674 |
| In-book reference | : Book 7, Hadith 37 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1674 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 4056 |
| In-book reference | : Book 36, Hadith 131 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4056 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 17, Hadith 2433 |
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 2, Hadith 3 |
| Arabic/English book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 153 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3684 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 80 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3684 |
[Muslim].
| Reference | : Riyad as-Salihin 402 |
| In-book reference | : Introduction, Hadith 402 |
| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 5464 |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 85 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1204 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 1458 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 14, Hadith 3512 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 3835 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 8124 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 9, Hadith 17416 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 26, Hadith 30112 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 36, Hadith 35424 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 890 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1571 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 1927 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4016 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 4, Hadith 8810 |