65/74.5. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4926 — Revelation Comes Regularly
"And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)" (V.74:5)
يُقَالُ الرِّجْزُ وَالرِّجْسُ الْعَذَابُ.
Hadith About Revelation Returning and the Command to Leave Idols
Sahih Bukhari : 4926
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4926
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ فَتْرَةِ الْوَحْىِ " فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَرَفَعْتُ بَصَرِي قِبَلَ السَّمَاءِ، فَإِذَا الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي جَاءَنِي بِحِرَاءٍ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَجَئِثْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى هَوَيْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، فَجِئْتُ أَهْلِي فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي. فَزَمَّلُونِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {فَاهْجُرْ} " ـ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَالرِّجْزَ الأَوْثَانَ ـ " ثُمَّ حَمِيَ الْوَحْىُ وَتَتَابَعَ ".
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: That he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 revealed: "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 regularly.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4926In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 446USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 448
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4926
This Hadith gives another wording about the pause of Divine Inspiration. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم heard a voice from the sky, looked up, and saw the same angel who had come to him in the cave of Hira. The angel was sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was so terrified that he fell to the ground. He then went to his family and asked them to wrap him in garments. Allah revealed the verses of Al-Muddaththir up to the command to desert the idols. Abu Salama explained that rujz means idols. The Hadith then says that after this, Divine Inspiration became more frequent and regular.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes the return of revelation after a pause.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reacted with fear when he saw the angel.
- The verses mentioned include warning and leaving idols.
- The Hadith states that revelation came more frequently after this event.
