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Sahih Muslim 161a — Surah Al-Muddaththir and Revelation
The beginning of the revelation to the messenger of Allah (saws)
Surah Al-Muddaththir Hadith About Revelation Restarting
Sahih Muslim : 161a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 161a
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، - وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ فَتْرَةِ الْوَحْىِ - قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ " فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي جَاءَنِي بِحِرَاءٍ جَالِسًا عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ " قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " فَجُئِثْتُ مِنْهُ فَرَقًا فَرَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي . فَدَثَّرُونِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ * قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ * وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ * وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ * وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ} وَهِيَ الأَوْثَانُ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَتَابَعَ الْوَحْىُ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told about the intermission of revelation and narrated While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky, and raising my head I saw the angel who had come to me in Hira', sitting on a Throne between heaven and earth I was terror-stricken on that account and came back (to my family) and said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped me up, and the Blessed and Most Exalted Allah sent down:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defilement shun," and" defilement" means idols; and then the revelation was followed continuously.
[1] Al-Muddath-thir 74:1-5.Reference : Sahih Muslim 161aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 311USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 304
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 161a
This hadith explains the intermission of revelation and what happened when revelation resumed. The Prophet heard a voice from the sky, looked up, and saw the angel who had come to him in Hira. He became deeply afraid and returned to his family, asking them to wrap him up. Then Allah revealed the words: “You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defilement shun.” The report also explains that “defilement” means idols. For searches like Surah Muddaththir hadith and revelation after pause, this narration gives the core message: the Prophet was called to warn, honor Allah, stay clean, and leave idols.
What we learn from this hadith
- The command to warn came with the command to magnify Allah.
- The text links purity of clothing with the mission of warning.
- The hadith explains that defilement here refers to idols.
- Revelation continued after this event.
