Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 4927
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ ـ وَكَانَ ثِقَةً ـ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْىُ حَرَّكَ بِهِ لِسَانَهُ ـ وَوَصَفَ سُفْيَانُ ـ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَحْفَظَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {لاَ تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ}
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Humaydi related to us; Sufyan related to us; Musa ibn Abi Aisha related to us—and he was trustworthy—from Said ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: Whenever revelation came down to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would move his tongue with it—Sufyan described the manner—intending to memorize it. Then Allah revealed: ‘Do not move your tongue with it to hasten it.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says Sufyan described the movement; the English witness specifies that the Prophet moved his lips.