65/74.3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4924 — First Revealed Quran Discussion
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "And magnify your Lord (Allah)!" (V.74:3)
Hadith About Which Quran Was Revealed First and Al-Muddaththir
Sahih Bukhari : 4924
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4924
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ أَوَّلُ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ} فَقُلْتُ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ} فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ أَوَّلُ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ} فَقُلْتُ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ} فَقَالَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكَ إِلاَّ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " جَاوَرْتُ فِي حِرَاءٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي، هَبَطْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ الْوَادِيَ فَنُودِيتُ، فَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَىَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا، وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَىَّ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ * قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ * وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ}"
Yahya Narrated from:
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)...similar to the narration related by `Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4924In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 444USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 446
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4924
This Hadith records a question about which part of the Quran was revealed first. Abu Salama answered with Al-Muddaththir. When another view was mentioned, he reported what Jabir said from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. In this narration, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described being in Hira, finishing his stay, coming down, and being called. He looked before him, behind him, to his right, and to his left. Then he saw the angel sitting on a throne between the heaven and the earth. He returned to Khadija and asked to be wrapped and cooled with water. Then the verses were revealed: O you wrapped up, arise and warn, and magnify your Lord. The Hadith keeps the focus on revelation, fear, and the beginning of warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith reports Abu Salama’s answer that Al-Muddaththir was revealed first in this discussion.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described what he saw and how he reacted.
- The revealed verses call the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to warn and to magnify Allah.
- The narration shows careful reporting by linking the answer to what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said.
