Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari 2

Text of the hadith

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2 We were told by ‘Abdullah ibn Yusuf, who said: We were informed by Malik, from Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, from his father, from ‘Aisha, the mother of the faithful, may Allah be pleased with her, that Al-Haris ibn Hisham, may Allah be pleased with him, asked the Messenger of Allah, ‘O Messenger of Allah, how do the revelations come to you?’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Sometimes what comes to me is like the ringing of a bell, which is most difficult for me, and this leaves me when I have already learned what he has said.” Sometimes the angel appears to me as a man and speaks to me with his words, and I absorb what he says. ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I saw revelations sent down to him on very cold days, and after the revelation was completed, sweat poured from his forehead.

Original text (Arabic)

٢: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، أَنَّ الحَارِثَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الوَحْيُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: ﴿أَحْيَانًا يَأْتِينِي مِثْلَ صَلْصَلَةِ الجَرَسِ، وَهُوَ أَشَدُّهُ عَلَيَّ، فَيُفْصَمُ عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْهُ مَا قَالَ، وَأَحْيَانًا يَتَمَثَّلُ لِيَ المَلَكُ رَجُلًا فَيُكَلِّمُنِي فَأَعِي مَا يَقُولُ﴾. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ الوَحْيُ فِي اليَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ البَرْدِ، فَيَفْصِمُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّ جَبِينَهُ لَيَتَفَصَّدُ عَرَقًا.

Transmitters

• Abdullah ibn Yusuf
• Malik
• Hisham ibn Urwah
• Urwah
• Aisha, Mother of the Believers
• Al-Harith ibn Hisham
• Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Comments and interpretations

‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “I saw revelations sent down to him on very cold days, and sweat was always poured from his forehead after the revelation was completed.”.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Messenger of Allah. It is permissible sometimes to ask what does not follow, but for the purpose of calming. “How do revelations come to you?” The right to compare something to something forbidden. However, this comparison on the one hand is like the ringing of a bell. The difficulty that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) experienced in demanding knowledge. Knowledge that is acquired with difficulties is not easily forgotten. Angels can become human beings. What comes out of the pure body is pure until an argument to the contrary comes. "There was always sweat from his forehead.". The variety of ways of learning, and that this is what strengthens knowledge and does not lead the learner to fatigue. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came down to him while he was with his wives. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a prophet.