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Sahih al-Bukhari 4924 (Book 65, Hadith 444) #4704
Revelation of the First Surah in Quran

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the revelation of the first Surah of the Quran.

Narrated Yahya: I asked Aba Salama, "Which Sura of the Qur'an was revealed first?" He replied, "O you, wrapped-up' (Al-Muddaththir)". I said, "I have been informed that it was, 'Read, in the Name of your Lord who created (ie Surat Al-Alaq).similar to the narration related by 'Ali bin Al-Mubarak, 444 above).
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ أَوَّلُ فَقَالَ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ‏}‏ فَقُلْتُ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ ‏{‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ‏}‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الْقُرْآنِ أُنْزِلَ أَوَّلُ فَقَالَ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ‏}‏ فَقُلْتُ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ ‏{‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ‏}‏ فَقَالَ لاَ أُخْبِرُكَ إِلاَّ بِمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ جَاوَرْتُ فِي حِرَاءٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي، هَبَطْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ الْوَادِيَ فَنُودِيتُ، فَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَىَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا، وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَىَّ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ * قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ * وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ‏}‏‏"‏

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revelation  *  tanzil  *  quraan  *  surat  *  muddaththir  *  alaq  *  quran  *  surah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be aware and knowledgeable about religion, Learn from those more knowledgeable than oneself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the revelation of the first sura in Quran. Yahya asked Aba Salama which sura was revealed first and he replied that it was 'O you, wrapped-up' or Al-Muddaththir. It has also been narrated by Ali bin Al-Mubarak that it was 'Read, in the Name of your Lord who created or Alaq'. This hadith teaches us to be aware and knowledgeable about our religion and its teachings. It also shows us how important it is to learn from those who are more knowledgeable than us as they can provide us with valuable information regarding our faith.

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