1/73. Chapter:
The beginning of the revelation to the messenger of Allah (saws)
Sahih Muslim : 161e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 161e
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ " فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ " .
Yahya b Abi Kathir has reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters and narrated: And there he was sitting on the Throne between the heaven and the earth.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 161eIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 315USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 308
