بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum.

[Here are Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.]

The last 5 parts focused on when the angels came prior to the Prophethood of Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

Part 6 and beyond will discuss when the angels came during his Prophethood. The sources for this include Tafsir Ibn Kathir as well as the Sealed Nectar.

[Note: As everyone knows, at the time of this post, Gaza is under going a relentless onslaught by Israel.  I wanted to add something to this post about this topic, but honestly the proper words just aren’t coming out. These two earlier posts of mine mention some important issues though (please excuse the humour in them as they were not written at such a critical time):

A Very Powerful Dua

A Summary of Our Situation Today

And at the end of this post, you can read about the virtues of Ash-Sham (Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan) and the virtues of Masjid Al-Aqsa and its history.

The Best of Journeys – Part 11

Masjid Al-Aqsa is in the West Bank, not Gaza. Both Gaza and the West Bank constitute modern day Palestine. The actual (and original) Palestine includes these two places and the whole of that stolen property currently known as “Israel”.

As for Gaza, we need to do lots and lots and lots of dua (supplication) for our brothers and sisters, offer aid if possible, and try to educate people about this issue in halal (permissible) ways.

May Allah safeguard our brethren and hasten their victory, and humiliate and destroy the enemy.

PS. Thousands are also dying in Sudan’s civil war. May Allah hasten peace for them and reconcile the hearts of our brothers that are fighting each other.]

Jibreel (alaihissalaam) came to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) when he was a young child to wash his heart

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ فَأَخَذَهُ فَصَرَعَهُ فَشَقَّ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ الْقَلْبَ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ عَلَقَةً فَقَالَ هَذَا حَظُّ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْكَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ فِي طَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ لأَمَهُ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَجَاءَ الْغِلْمَانُ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ – يَعْنِي ظِئْرَهُ – فَقَالُوا إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ قُتِلَ ‏.‏ فَاسْتَقْبَلُوهُ وَهُوَ مُنْتَقَعُ اللَّوْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى أَثَرَ ذَلِكَ الْمِخْيَطِ فِي صَدْرِهِ

At the time of the incident, the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was staying with his wet nurse, Haleema As-Saadiyah.

Shaikh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri states in his book, The Sealed Nectar:

“It was the general custom of the Arabs living in towns to send their children away to bedouin wet nurses so that they might grow up in the free and healthy surroundings of the desert. Thereby they would develop a strong body and acquire the pure speech and manners of the bedouins, who were noted for chastity of their language and being free from the vices which usually develop in inactive societies.

The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was later entrusted to Halimah bint Abu Dhuaib from Bani Sad bin Bakr. Her husband was Al-Harith bin Abdul Uzza called Abi Kabshah, from the same tribe.”

According to Shaikh Safiur-Rahman, the incident mentioned in the above hadeeth took place when the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was about four or five years old.

Jibreel (alaihissalaam) came down to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) with the first revelation, when he was 40 years old

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَوَّلُ مَا بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْوَحْىِ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ فِي النَّوْمِ، فَكَانَ لاَ يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلاَّ جَاءَتْ مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ، ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلاَءُ، وَكَانَ يَخْلُو بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ فَيَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهِ ـ وَهُوَ التَّعَبُّدُ ـ اللَّيَالِيَ ذَوَاتِ الْعَدَدِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى خَدِيجَةَ، فَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِمِثْلِهَا، حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْحَقُّ وَهُوَ فِي غَارِ حِرَاءٍ، فَجَاءَهُ الْمَلَكُ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ ‏‏.‏ قَالَ :‏ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ‏.‏ قُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ ‏{‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ * خَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ * اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الأَكْرَمُ‏}‏ ‏‏‏.‏ فَرَجَعَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْجُفُ فُؤَادُهُ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتِ خُوَيْلِدٍ رضى الله عنها فَقَالَ ‏:‏ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي ‏‏.‏ فَزَمَّلُوهُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الرَّوْعُ، فَقَالَ لِخَدِيجَةَ وَأَخْبَرَهَا الْخَبَرَ ‏:‏ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي ‏‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ خَدِيجَةُ:  كَلاَّ وَاللَّهِ مَا يُخْزِيكَ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا، إِنَّكَ لَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ، وَتَحْمِلُ الْكَلَّ، وَتَكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَ، وَتَقْرِي الضَّيْفَ، وَتُعِينُ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الْحَقِّ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ بِهِ وَرَقَةَ بْنَ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى ابْنَ عَمِّ خَدِيجَةَ ـ وَكَانَ امْرَأً تَنَصَّرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ الْكِتَابَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّ، فَيَكْتُبُ مِنَ الإِنْجِيلِ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ، وَكَانَ شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا قَدْ عَمِيَ ـ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ خَدِيجَةُ:  يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ اسْمَعْ مِنَ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ:  يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَاذَا تَرَى فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَبَرَ مَا رَأَى‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ:  هَذَا النَّامُوسُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا لَيْتَنِي فِيهَا جَذَعًا، لَيْتَنِي أَكُونُ حَيًّا إِذْ يُخْرِجُكَ قَوْمُكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ أَوَمُخْرِجِيَّ هُمْ ‏‏‏.‏ قَالَ:  نَعَمْ، لَمْ يَأْتِ رَجُلٌ قَطُّ بِمِثْلِ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلاَّ عُودِيَ، وَإِنْ يُدْرِكْنِي يَوْمُكَ أَنْصُرْكَ نَصْرًا مُؤَزَّرًا‏.‏ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْشَبْ وَرَقَةُ أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ وَفَتَرَ الْوَحْىُ‏.‏

اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ

‎Recite in the name of your Lord who created.

Created man from a clinging substance.

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous. 

[Surah Al-Alaq (96) : 1 – 3]

Then Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” They covered him till his fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened and said, “I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadija replied, “Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones.” Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqah bin Naufal bin Asad bin Abdul Uzza, who, during the pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqah, “Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!” Waraqah asked, “O my nephew! What have you seen?” Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) described whatever he had seen. Waraqah said, “This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Jibreel) whom Allah had sent to Musa. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out.” Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) asked, “Will they drive me out?” Waraqah replied in the affirmative and said, “Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly.” But after a few days Waraqah died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while. [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadeeth No. 3]

One of the narrations of this hadeeth has the following addition:

  وَفَتَرَ الْوَحْىُ فَتْرَةً حَتَّى حَزِنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيمَا بَلَغَنَا حُزْنًا غَدَا مِنْهُ مِرَارًا كَىْ يَتَرَدَّى مِنْ رُءُوسِ شَوَاهِقِ الْجِبَالِ، فَكُلَّمَا أَوْفَى بِذِرْوَةِ جَبَلٍ لِكَىْ يُلْقِيَ مِنْهُ نَفْسَهُ، تَبَدَّى لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا‏.‏ فَيَسْكُنُ لِذَلِكَ جَأْشُهُ وَتَقِرُّ نَفْسُهُ فَيَرْجِعُ، فَإِذَا طَالَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَتْرَةُ الْوَحْىِ غَدَا لِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَإِذَا أَوْفَى بِذِرْوَةِ جَبَلٍ تَبَدَّى لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ‏

And the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while and the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) became so sad as we have heard that he intended several times to throw himself from the tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw himself down, Jibreel would appear before him and say, “O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah’s Messenger in truth” whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down and would return home. And whenever the period of the coming of the inspiration used to become long, he would do as before, but when he used to reach the top of a mountain, Jibreel would appear before him and say to him what he had said before. [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Hadeeth No. 111]

Some people think that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was suicidal based on this. However, these are not the words of Aishah (radiallahu anha) but rather one of the narrators, Imam Az-Zuhri (rahimahullah). Here’s a very important article which discusses why this addition is not authentic. Please make sure to read it as everyone needs to understand this issue.

With regards to the ayaat (verses) that were revealed, Imam Ibn Kathir mentions a very interesting point in his tafsir:

Jibreel (alaihissalaam) came to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) a second time

عَنْ جَابِر بْن 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 وَالرّجْزَ الأَوْثَانَ ـ ‏‏ ثُمَّ حَمِيَ الْوَحْىُ وَتَتَابَعَ ‏

Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah (radiallahu anhu) that he heard Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) 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 family and said, ‘Wrap me in garments! Wrap me in garments!’ They wrapped me, and then Allah revealed:

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ

 قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

 وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ ‎

 وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

 وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ 

O you who covers himself [with a garment],

Arise and warn

And your Lord glorify

And your clothing purify

And uncleanliness avoid 

[Surah Al-Muddathir (74) : 1 – 5]

Abu Salamah said Rujz means idols.

“After that, the Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently and regularly.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Hadeeth No. 448]

The revelation (or divine inspiration) came to the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in different ways throughout his 23 years of preaching the message of Islam.

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الْوَحْىُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ :‏ أَحْيَانًا يَأْتِينِي مِثْلَ صَلْصَلَةِ الْجَرَسِ ـ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّهُ عَلَىَّ ـ فَيُفْصَمُ عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْهُ مَا قَالَ، وَأَحْيَانًا يَتَمَثَّلُ لِيَ الْمَلَكُ رَجُلاً فَيُكَلِّمُنِي فَأَعِي مَا يَقُولُ ‏‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رضى الله عنها وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْىُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ الْبَرْدِ، فَيَفْصِمُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّ جَبِينَهُ لَيَتَفَصَّدُ عَرَقًا

The angels came to protect the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) from Abu Jahl

Allah says:

 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ

أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ

 أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

 أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ‎

نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ ‎

فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ

سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ

Have you seen the one who forbids

A servant when he prays?

Have you seen if he is upon guidance

Or enjoins righteousness?

 Have you seen if he denies and turns away –

Does he not know that Allah sees?

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock –

A lying, sinning forelock.

Then let him call his associates;

 We will call the angels of Hell. [Surah Al-Alaq (96) : 9 – 18]

Ibn Kathir states in his explanation of these ayaat (verses):

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنۡهَىٰ • عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ ﴾

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴾

﴿ أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ ﴾

﴿ أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ ﴾

﴿ كَلَّا لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ ﴾

﴿ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ ﴾

﴿ نَاصِيَةٍ۬ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ۬ ﴾

﴿ فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُ ۥ ﴾

﴿ سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴾

« لَئِنْ فَعَلَ لَأَخَذَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَة »

﴿ فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُ ۥ • سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ ﴾

« لَوْ دَنَا مِنِّي لَاخْتَطَفَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عُضْوًا عُضْوًا »

﴿ كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ ﴾

Abu Jahl was so foolish that he thought a group of his people could take on the angels guarding Hell.

Allah says:

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ ‎

Over it are nineteen [angels]. 

And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve – that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, “What does Allah intend by this as an example?” Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.  [Surah Al-Muddathir [74: 30 – 31]

Jibreel (alaihissalaam) came to give the glad tidings of Paradise to Khadijah (radiallahu anha)

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَتَى جِبْرِيلُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذِهِ خَدِيجَةُ قَدْ أَتَتْ مَعَهَا إِنَاءٌ فِيهِ إِدَامٌ أَوْ طَعَامٌ أَوْ شَرَابٌ، فَإِذَا هِيَ أَتَتْكَ فَاقْرَأْ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمَ مِنْ رَبِّهَا وَمِنِّي، وَبَشِّرْهَا بِبَيْتٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ قَصَبٍ، لاَ صَخَبَ فِيهِ وَلاَ نَصَبَ‏‏

Even after Khadijah (radiallahu anha) passed away (about 10 years after the first revelation), the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) did not cease to remember her.

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَمَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ، لِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِيَّاهَا وَثَنَائِهِ عَلَيْهَا، وَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُبَشِّرَهَا بِبَيْتٍ لَهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ قَصَبٍ‏

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ وَلَقَدْ هَلَكَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَنِي بِثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ لِمَا كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُهُ يَذْكُرُهَا وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُبَشِّرَهَا بِبَيْتٍ مِنْ قَصَبٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَذْبَحُ الشَّاةَ ثُمَّ يُهْدِيهَا إِلَى خَلاَئِلِهَا ‏

This hadeeth mentions the marriage of Aishah (radiallahu anha). Interestingly enough, this event also indirectly involved the angels. They came in the Prophet’s (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) dream.

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ : أُرِيتُكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَكِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، رَأَيْتُ الْمَلَكَ يَحْمِلُكِ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اكْشِفْ‏.‏ فَكَشَفَ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ، فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يَكُنْ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُمْضِهِ‏.‏ ثُمَّ أُرِيتُكِ يَحْمِلُكِ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ اكْشِفْ‏.‏ فَكَشَفَ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يَكُ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُمْضِهِ ‏

To be continued…

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