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Sahih al-Bukhari 4925 (Book 65, Hadith 445) #4705
Leaving Idols Before Prayer Becomes Compulsory

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was walking and heard voices from the sky. He saw an angel sitting between the sky and earth, which scared him so he returned home. Allah then revealed a verse to him about leaving idols before prayer became compulsory.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I heard the Prophet describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration. He said in his talk, "While I was walking, I heard voices from the sky. I looked up, 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 too much afraid of him (so I returned to my house) and said, 'Fold me up in garments!' They wrapped me up. Then Allah revealed: 'O you wrapped.and desert the idols before the prayer became compulsory'. Rujz means idols.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ وَهْوَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ فَتْرَةِ الْوَحْىِ فَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏"‏ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي جَاءَنِي بِحِرَاءٍ جَالِسٌ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ، فَجَئِثْتُ مِنْهُ رُعْبًا فَرَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي‏.‏ فَدَثَّرُونِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏وَالرِّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ‏}‏ ـ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ الصَّلاَةُ ـ وَهْىَ الأَوْثَانُ

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Leave idols before prayer becomes compulsory
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's experience with divine inspiration. He was walking when he heard voices from the sky and saw an angel sitting between the sky and earth. This scared him so much that he returned home and asked to be wrapped up in garments. After this experience, Allah revealed a verse to him about leaving idols before prayer became compulsory. This hadith teaches us that we should leave behind any false beliefs or practices before engaging in prayer as it is one of our most important duties as Muslims. It also shows us how powerful divine inspiration can be for those who are open to it - even if it can be scary at first!

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