Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 160a
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ أَوَّلُ مَا بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْوَحْىِ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّادِقَةَ فِي النَّوْمِ فَكَانَ لاَ يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلاَّ جَاءَتْ مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلاَءُ فَكَانَ يَخْلُو بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ يَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهِ - وَهُوَ التَّعَبُّدُ - اللَّيَالِيَ أُولاَتِ الْعَدَدِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى خَدِيجَةَ فَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِمِثْلِهَا حَتَّى فَجِئَهُ الْحَقُّ وَهُوَ فِي غَارِ حِرَاءٍ فَجَاءَهُ الْمَلَكُ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ . قَالَ " مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ - قَالَ - فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ . قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ - قَالَ - فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ . فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي . فَقَالَ { اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ * خَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ * اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكْرَمُ * الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ * عَلَّمَ الإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ} " . فَرَجَعَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَرْجُفُ بَوَادِرُهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ فَقَالَ " زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي " . فَزَمَّلُوهُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الرَّوْعُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِخَدِيجَةَ " أَىْ خَدِيجَةُ مَا لِي " . وَأَخْبَرَهَا الْخَبَرَ قَالَ " لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي " . قَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ كَلاَّ أَبْشِرْ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ يُخْزِيكَ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ وَتَصْدُقُ الْحَدِيثَ وَتَحْمِلُ الْكَلَّ وَتَكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَ وَتَقْرِي الضَّيْفَ وَتُعِينُ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الْحَقِّ . فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ بِهِ وَرَقَةَ بْنَ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ خَدِيجَةَ أَخِي أَبِيهَا وَكَانَ امْرَأً تَنَصَّرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْكِتَابَ الْعَرَبِيَّ وَيَكْتُبُ مِنَ الإِنْجِيلِ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ وَكَانَ شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا قَدْ عَمِيَ . فَقَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ أَىْ عَمِّ اسْمَعْ مِنِ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ . قَالَ وَرَقَةُ بْنُ نَوْفَلٍ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَاذَا تَرَى فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَبَرَ مَا رَآهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ هَذَا النَّامُوسُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا لَيْتَنِي فِيهَا جَذَعًا يَا لَيْتَنِي أَكُونُ حَيًّا حِينَ يُخْرِجُكَ قَوْمُكَ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَوَمُخْرِجِيَّ هُمْ " . قَالَ وَرَقَةُ نَعَمْ لَمْ يَأْتِ رَجُلٌ قَطُّ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلاَّ عُودِيَ وَإِنْ يُدْرِكْنِي يَوْمُكَ أَنْصُرْكَ نَصْرًا مُؤَزَّرًا " .
Abu al-Tahir, Ahmad ibn 'Amr ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn Sarh, narrated this to me: Ibn Wahb informed us; Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, who said: 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr told me that 'A'isha, the Prophet's wife, told him that she said: The first form of revelation that came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was true dreams in sleep. Whenever he saw a dream, it came as clearly as daybreak. Then solitude was made beloved to him, and he would withdraw to the Cave of Hira, devoting himself to worship there for a number of nights before returning to his family; he would take provisions for this. Then he would return to Khadija and take provisions for a similar period, until the Truth came to him while he was in the Cave of Hira. The angel came to him and said: Recite. He replied: I cannot recite. He said: The angel seized me and pressed me until I was exhausted, then released me and said: Recite. I said: I cannot recite. He seized and pressed me a second time until I was exhausted, then released me and said: Recite. I said: I cannot recite. He seized and pressed me a third time until I was exhausted, then released me and said: Recite in the name of your Lord who created—created the human being from a clinging clot. Recite, for your Lord is Most Generous, who taught by the pen, taught the human being what he did not know. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned with these words, his heart trembling, until he came to Khadija and said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! They wrapped him until his fear subsided. Then he said to Khadija: Khadija, what is happening to me? He told her what had happened and said: I feared for myself. Khadija said: No, rejoice! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. By Allah, you maintain family ties, speak truthfully, carry people's burdens, help those who have nothing, show hospitality to guests, and support people through the trials of truth. Khadija then took him to Waraqa ibn Nawfal ibn Asad ibn 'Abd al-'Uzza, her cousin—the son of her paternal uncle. He had become a Christian in pre-Islamic times and used to write Arabic script and, as much as Allah willed, write from the Gospel in Arabic. He was very old and blind. Khadija said to him: Uncle, listen to your brother's son. Waraqa ibn Nawfal said: Nephew, what have you seen? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told him what he had seen. Waraqa said: This is the Namus—the bearer of revelation—whom Allah sent down to Moses. If only I were young then! If only I were alive when your people drive you out! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Will they drive me out? Waraqa said: Yes. No man has ever brought what you have brought without being opposed. If I live to see that day, I will support you with all my strength.
Translation notes
The repeated pressing, the complete quoted verses, and Khadija's list of virtues are retained from the Arabic.