Volume 6, Book 60, Number 451:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
(as regards) Allah’s Statement:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 60: PROPHETIC COMMENTARY ON THE QUR’AN (TAFSEER OF THE PROPHET (PBUH))
“Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith.” (75.16)
When Gabriel revealed the Divine Inspiration in Allah’s Apostle , he (Allah’s Apostle) moved his
tongue and lips, and that state used to be very hard for him, and that movement indicated that revel –
ation was taking place. So Allah revealed in Surat Al-Qiyama which begins:
‘I do swear by the Day of Resurrection…’ (75) the Verses:–
‘Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it
(Quran) in your mind, and give you the ability to recite it by heart. (75.16-17) Ibn Abbas added: It is
for Us to collect it (Qur’an) (in your mind), and give you the ability to recite it by heart means,
“When We reveal it, listen. Then it is for Us to explain it,” means, ‘It is for us to explain it through
your tongue.’ So whenever Gabriel came to Allah’s Apostle ‘ he would keep quiet (and listen), and
when the Angel left, the Prophet would recite that revelation as Allah promised him.