Volume 6, Book 60, Number 474:
Narrated Ali:
While the Prophet was in a funeral procession. he picked up something and started scraping the
ground with it, and said, “There is none among you but has his place written for him either in the
Hell Fire or in Paradise.” They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we not depend upon what has been writ –
ten for us and give up deeds? He said, “Carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody will find easy to
do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created. So he who is
destined to be among the happy (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of
such people, while he who is destined to be among the miserable ones, will find it easy to do the
deeds characteristic of such people.” Then he recited:
‘As for him who gives (in charity) and fears Allah, and believes in the best….’ (92.5-10)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 475:
Narrated Jundub bin Sufyan:
Once Allah’s Apostle became sick and could not offer his night prayer (Tahajjud) for two or three
nights. Then a lady (the wife of Abu Lahab) came and said, “O Muhammad! I think that your Satan
has forsaken you, for I have not seen him with you for two or three nights!” On that Allah revealed:
‘By the fore-noon, and by the night when it darkens, your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither for –
saken you, nor hated you.’ (93.1-3)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 444:
Narrated Yahya bin Abi Kathir:
I asked Aba Salama bin ‘Abdur-Rahman about the first Sura revealed of the Qur’an. He replied “O
you, wrapped-up (i.e. Al Muddaththir).” I said, “They say it was, ‘Read, in the Name of your Lord Who
created,’ (i.e. Surat Al-‘Alaq (the Clot).” On that, Abu Salama said, “I asked Jabir bin ‘Abdullah about
that, saying the same as you have said, whereupon he said, ‘I will not tell you except what Allah’s
Apostle had told us. Allah’s Apostle said, “I was in seclusion in the cave of Hiram’, and after I com –
pleted the limited period of my seclusion. I came down (from the cave) and heard a voice calling me.
I looked to my right, but saw nothing. Then I looked up and saw something. So I went to Khadija (the
Prophet’s wife) and told her to wrap me up and pour cold water on me. So they wrapped me up and
poured cold water on me.” Then, ‘O you, (Muhammad) wrapped up! Arise and warn,’ (Surat Al Mud –
daththir) was revealed.” (74.1)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 460:
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
The Prophet said, “On the Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds, some of
them will be enveloped in their sweat up to the middle of their ears.”
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 445:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “I was in a seclusion in the cave of Hira………”(similar to the narration related by
‘Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above).
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 446:
Narrated Yahya: I asked Aba Salama, “Which Sura of the Qur’an was revealed first?” He replied, “O
you, wrapped-up’ (Al-Muddaththir).” I said, “I have been informed that it was, ‘Read, in the Name of
your Lord who created…….. (i.e. Surat Al-Alaq).
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 447:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
I heard the Prophet describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration. He said in his talk,
“While I was walking, I heard voices from the sky. I looked up, and behold ! I saw the same Angel
who came to me in the cave of Hira’ sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was too much
afraid of him (so I returned to my house) and said, ‘Fold me up in garments!’ They wrapped me up.
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Then Allah revealed: ‘O you wrapped…and desert the idols before the prayer became compulsory.’
Rujz means idols.
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 448:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
That he heard Allah’s Apostle describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration, and in his
description he said, “While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up towards the sky,
and behold! I saw the same Angel who came to me in the Cave of Hira’, sitting on a chair between
the sky and the earth. I was so terrified by him that I fell down on the ground. Then I went to my
wife and said, ‘Wrap me in garments! Wrap me in garments!’ They wrapped me, and then Allah re –
vealed:
“O you, (Muhammad) wrapped-up! Arise and warn…and desert the idols.” (74.1-5) Abu Salama
said….Rujz means idols.” After that, the Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently and regu –
larly.