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Sahih Muslim 2353a (Book 43, Hadith 158) #13183
Age of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at Commissioning

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the age of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he was commissioned as a Prophet and how long he lived in Mecca and Medina.

'Ammar, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, reported: I asked Ibn 'Abbas how old was he when death overtook the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: I little know that such a thing is not known to a man like you who belong to his people. He said: I asked people about it but they differed with me, and I liked to know your opinion about it. He said: Do you know counting? He said: Yes. He then said: Bear this in mind very well that he was commissioned (as a Prophet) at the age of forty, and he stayed in Mecca for fifteen years; sometime in peace and sometime in dread, and (lived) for ten years after his migration to Medina.
وَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ مِنْهَالٍ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَمْ أَتَى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ مَاتَ فَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ أَحْسِبُ مِثْلَكَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ ذَاكَ - قَالَ - قُلْتُ إِنِّي قَدْ سَأَلْتُ النَّاسَ فَاخْتَلَفُوا عَلَىَّ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ قَوْلَكَ فِيهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَتَحْسُبُ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَمْسِكْ أَرْبَعِينَ بُعِثَ لَهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ بِمَكَّةَ يَأْمَنُ وَيَخَافُ وَعَشْرَ مِنْ مُهَاجَرِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ
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prophetmuhammad  *  commissioning  *  age  *  mecca  *  medina

QUICK LESSONS:
Learn more about our beloved prophet's life so that we can follow his example better; Stay true to your faith; Trust in Allah SWT; Have patience during hardships or difficulties .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the age of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he was commissioned as a prophet and how long he lived in Mecca and Medina. According to this hadith, the prophet ﷺ was 40 years old when he received his first revelation from Allah SWT. He then stayed in Mecca for 15 years before migrating to Medina where he stayed for 10 more years until his death. This hadith teaches us that even though we may not know all the details about our beloved prophet's life, we should still strive to learn more about him so that we can follow his example better. It also teaches us that no matter what hardships or difficulties come our way, if we stay true to our faith and trust in Allah SWT then He will always be with us and guide us through it all.

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