SAHEEH AL-BUKHARI VOLUME-1
1: Kitab Badd-il Wahee (Waheeh Ke Aghaaz Ka Bayan)
[Revelation/كتاب بدء الوحى]
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    Baab 1: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."


Wazaahat: 

“Ham Ne Aap ki Taraf Usi Tarah Waheeh Naazil Farmaai Hai, Jaise Hazrat Nuh (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) Aur Unke Baad Aane Waale Tamaam Ambiya (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) Ki Taraf Naazil Ki Thi. [Surah Nisa: 163]


Ravi Hazrat Umar bin Al-Khattab (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) :

Maine Rasool Allah (ﷺ) se suna, Aap farma rahe the: 
“Amaal ka madaar niyyato'n par hai, aur har aadmi ko uski niyyat hi ke mutaabiq phal milega, phir jis shakhs ne duniya kamaane, yaa kisi aurat se shaadi rachaane ke liye watan choda, to uski hijrat usi kaam ke liye hai, jiske liye usne hijrat ki”



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1

 : Book 1, Hadith 1
 : Also see Hadith No.
 54, 2529, 3898, 5070, 6689, 6953




        Baab 2: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated 'Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes ' off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says." 'Aisha added: Verily I saw the Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the Sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).


Ravi Hazrat Ayesha (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا):

Hazrat Haaris bin Hisham (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا) ne Rasool Allah (ﷺ) se poocha: “Aye Allah ke Rasool (ﷺ)! Aap par wahee kaise aati hai?
To Rasool Allah (ﷺ): ne famraya: Kabhi to wahee aane ki kaifiyat ghanti ki tan-tan ki tarah hoti hai, aur ye kaifiyat mujh par bohot giraa'n guzarti hai, phir jab farishte ka paighaam mujhe yaad ho jaata hai, to ye mauquf ho jaati hai, aur kabhi farishta insaani shakl mein mera paas aakar mujhse ham-kalam hota hai, aur jo kuch wo kehta hai, main usey mehfooz kar leta hoo'n”.
Hazrat Ayesha (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا): ka bayan hai: “Maine sakht sardi ke dino'n mein Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ko dekha ke jab waheeh aati, to uske mauqoof hone par aap ki peshaani se pasina beh nikalta”.




Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2

 : Book 1, Hadith 2
 : Also see Hadith No. 3215 




     Baab 3: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated 'Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food likewise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. 
The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read. The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) 
Then Allah's Apostle 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 Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic 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 Waraqa, "Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa 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 Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while. 
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari while talking about the period of pause in revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet "While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of Quran): 
'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming strongly, frequently and regularly."


Ravi Hazrat Ayesha (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا):

Rasool Allah (ﷺ) par wahee ki ibteda sacche khwaabo'n ki soorat mein hui. Aap jo kuch khwaab mein dekhte wo supeeda-e-subah” ki tarah numudaar ho jaata. Phir aapko tanhaai mehboob ho gai, chunache aap ghar-e-hira mein khilwat ikhteyar farmate, aur kai-kai raat ghar tashreef laae baghair masroof-e-ibaadat rehte. Aap khane peene ka saamaan ghar se le jaakar waha'n chand roz guzaarte, phir Hazrat Khadeeja 2 ke paas waapas aate, aur taqriban utne hi dino'n ke liye phir tosha le jaate.
Yahaa'n tak ke ek roz jabke aap ghar-e-hira mein the, (yaka-yak) aapke paas haq aagaya, aur ek farishte ne aakar aapse kaha: “Padho!”, Aapne farmaya: “Main padha hua nahi hoo'n”. 
Aapka farmaan hai: “Us par farishte ne mujhe pakad kar khoob bheencha, yahaa'n tak ke meri quwwat-e-bardasht jawab dene lagi, phir usne mujhe chodh diya” aur kaha: “Padho!”, “Maine kaha main to padha hua nahi hoo'n”. 
Usne dobaara mujhe pakad kar dabocha, yahaa'n tak ke meri quwwat-e-bardasht jawab dene lagi. Phir chodhkar kaha: “Padho!” Maine phir kaha: “Main padha hua nahi hoo'n”. 
Usne teesri baar mujhe pakad kar bheencha, phir chodkar kaha: “Padho Apne Rabb ke Naame Se Jisne Paida Kiya, Jisne Insan Ko Khoon Ke Lothde Se Paida Kiya, Padho! Aur Tumhara Rab To Nihaayat Kareem Hai”.
Phir Rasool Allah (ﷺ): un ayaat ko le kar wapas aae aur aapka dil (khof se) dhadak raha tha. Chunache aap (apni biwi) Hazrat Khadija bint Khwailid ke paas tashreef laae, aur farmaya: “Mujhe chaadar udhaado, mujhe chaadar udhaado”. Unho'n ne aapko chaadar udhaadi, yahaa'n tak ke aapse khof-zadgi ki kaifiyat door ho gai. Phir aapne Hazrat Khadija 5 ko wagea ki ittela dete hue farmaya: “Mujhe apni jaan ka dar hai”. 
Hazrat Khadija (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا) ne kaha: “Qat-an nahi, Allah ki qasam! Allah Ta'ala aapko kabhi ranjeeda nahi karega, aap sila-rehmi karte hain, darmaando'n ka bojh uthaate hain, faqeero'n, mohtaajo'n ko kamakar dete hain, mehmaano'n ki mezbaani karte hain aur haq ke silsile mein pesh aane waale masaeb mein madad karte hain”.
Phir Hazrat Khadija (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا) Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ko saath le kar apne chacha-zaad bhai Warga bin Naufal bin Asad bin Abdul Uzza ke paas aaee'n. Warqa daur-e-jahaalat mein isaai ho gae the, aur ibraani zuban bhi likhna jaante the, chunache ibrani zuban mein hasb-e-taufeeq-e-ilaahi injeel likhte the. Us waqt bahot boodhe aur naabina ho chuke the. 
Unse Hazrat Khadija (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهَا) ne kaha: “Bhai jaan! Apne bhatije ke baat sune'n”. Warga ne poocha: “Bhateeje! Kya dekhte ho?” 
Rasool Allah (ﷺ): ne jo kuch dekha tha, bayan farma diya. Us par Warga ne aapse kaha: “Ye to wohi naamoos (wahee laane aala farishta) hai, jise Allah Ta'ala ne Hazrat Moosa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ)  par naazil farmaya tha. Kaash! Main aapke zamaana-e- nabuwwat mein tawaana hota, Kaash! Main us waqt tak zinda rahoo'n, jab aap ki qaum aapko nikaal degi”. 
Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ne farmaya: “Accha to kya wo log mujhe nikaal de'nge?” 
Warga ne kaha: “Haa'n! Jab bhi koi aadmi is tarah ka paighaam laaya, jaisa aap laae hain, to usse zaroor dushmani ki gai, aur agar mujhe aapka zamaana naseeb hua to aap ki bharpoor madad karoo'nga”. 
Uske baad Warga jald hi faut ho gae aur wahee ruk gai.



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3

 : Book 1, Hadith 3
 
: Also see Hadith No. 3392, 4953, 4955, 4956, 4957, 6982




        Baab 4: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari:

"While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of Quran): 'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming strongly, frequently and regularly."


Ravi Hazrat Jaabir bin Abdullah Ansari (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ):

Unho'n ne Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ki zubani bandish-e-wahee ka wagea suna. Aap ne bayan farmaya: Ek baar main (kahee'n) jaa raha tha, ke mujhe achaanak aasmaan se ek awaaz sunaai di, maine nigaah uthaai to dekhake wohi farishta, jo mere paas ghar-e-hira mein aaya tha, aasmaan-0-zameen ke darmiyaan ek kursi par baitha hua hai”. Main usey dekhkar sakht dehshat-zada ho gaya. Ghar lautkar maine ahle- khaana se kaha: “Mujhe chaadar udhaao, mujhe chaadar udhaao”. (Unho'nne mujhe chaadar udhaadi) Us waqt Allah Ta'ala ne wahee naarzil ki: “Aye Lehaaf Mein Lipatne Waale! Utho Aur Khabardar Karo, Apne Rab Ki Badaai Ka Elaan Karo, Aur Apne Kapde Paak Rakho, Aur Gandagi Se door Raho”. Phir nuzool-e-wahee mein tezi aagai aur lagataar naazil hone lagi.



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4

 : Book 1, Hadith 4
 : Also see Hadith No. 
3238, 4922, 4923, 4924, 4925, 4926, 4954, 6214




        Baab 5: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated Said bin Jubair:

Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith." (75.16) Said "Allah's Apostle used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn 'Abbas moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of you as Allah's Apostle used to move his." Said moved his lips saying: "I am moving my lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his." Ibn 'Abbas added, "So Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an) (75.16-17) which means that Allah will make him (the Prophet ) remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The Statement of Allah: And 'When we have recited it to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an) recital' (75.18) means 'listen to it and be silent.' Then it is for Us (Allah) to make It clear to you' (75.19) means 'Then it is (for Allah) to make you recite it (and its meaning will be clear by itself through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's Apostle used to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and after his departure he used to recite it as Gabriel had recited it."


Ravi Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair:

Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ), farmaan-e-ilaahi: “(Aye Paighambar!) Aap Wahee Ko Jaldi Jaldi Yaad Karne Ke Liye Apni Zuban Ko Harkat Naa De'n”,”? ki tafseer bayan karte hue farmate hain ke: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) nuzool-e-wahee ke waqt bohot mashaqqat bardasht karte the aur aap (aksar) ane labb-e-mubarak ko harkat diya karte the... 
Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) ne kaha: Main aapke saamne apne hont hilaata hoo'n, jis tarah Rasool Allah (ﷺ) hilaate the. (aapke shaagird) Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair kehte hain ke maine apne hont hilaata hoo'n, jis tarah maine Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ): ko hilaate hue dekha. 
Phir unho'n ne apne hont hilaae... (Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) ne kaha:) Us par Allah Ta'ala ne ye aayat naazil ki: “(Aye Nabi!) Is Wahee Ko Jaldi Jaldi Yaad Karne Ke Liye Apni Zuban Ko Harkat Naa Do, Usey Jamaa Karna Aur Padha Dena Hamaari Zimmedaari Hai”. Yaane aapke seene mein mehfooz kar dena aur padhaana hamaara kaam hai. 
Phir irshad-e-ilaahi: “Chunache, Jab Ham Padh Chuke'n To Hamaare Padhne Ki Pariwee Karo”. Ki tafseer karte hue farmaya: Khamoshi se kaan lagaakar sunte raho. 
Phir farmaan-e-ilaahi: “Uska Bayan Karna Bhi Hamaara Kaam Hai”? ki tafseer karte hue farmaya: Phir uska matlab samjha dena bhi hamaari zimme-daari hai. Un ayaat ke nuzool ke baad jab Jibraeel (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) aapke paas aakar quran sunaate to aap kaan lagaakar sunte rehte. Jab wo chale jaate to aap (waada-e-ilaahi ke mutaabiq) us tarah padhte jis tarah Hazrat Jibraeel (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) ne padha hota.



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5

 : Book 1, Hadith 5
 : Also see Hadith No. 
4927, 4928, 4929, 5044, 7524




        Baab 6: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).


Ravi Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ):

Rasool Allah (ﷺ) sab logo'n se ziyada sakhi the, khusoosan ramzan mein jab Hazrat Jibraeel (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) se aap ki mulagaat hoti to bohot sakhawat karte. Aur Hazrat Jibraeel es ramzan-ul-mubarak mein har raat aapse mulaqaat karte aur aap unke saath Quran-e-Majeed ka daur farmate. Al-gharz Rasool Allah (ﷺ) sadqa karne mein khuli (tez) hawaa se bhi ziyaada tez raftaar hote."



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6

 : Book 1, Hadith 6
 
: Also see Hadith No. 1902, 3220, 3554, 4997




        Baab 7: Rasool Allah (ﷺ) Par Waheeh Ka Aghaaz Kyou'nkar Hua?







Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)."

Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was:

'What is his family status amongst you?' 
I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.' 
Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' 
I replied, 'No.' 
He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' 
I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' 
I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' 
He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' 
I replied, 'They are increasing.' 
He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?' 
I replied, 'No.' 
Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' 
I replied, 'No. ' 
Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' 
I replied, 'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. 
Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' 
I replied, 'Yes.' 
Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' 
I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' 
Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' 
I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.'

Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom.

I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:)

'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). 

Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it)."

The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews).

'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.'

While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.'

(After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).'

(On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in audience.

(When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius's story (in connection with his faith).


Ravi Hazrat Ibne Abbas (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ):

Unho'n ne farmaya: Abu Sufiyan bin Harb (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) ne unse bayan kiya ke harqil (shah-e-rome) ne unhe'n quraish ki ek jamat samet bulwaaya. Ye jamat (sulah-e-hudaibiya ke tahat) Rasool Allah (ﷺ), Abu Sufiyan aur Kuffaar-e-quraish ke darmiyan tae-shuda arsa-e-aman mein mulk-e-sham ba-gharz-e- tijaarat gai hui thi. Ye log Eeliya (B'ait-ul-Muqaddas) mein uske paas haazir ho gae. Harqil ne unhe'n apne darbaar mein bulaya. Us wagt uske ird-gird rome ke raees baithe hue the. 
Phir usne unko aur apne tarjumaan ko bulakar kaha: “Ye shakhs jo apne aapko nabi samajhta hai, tum mein se kaun uska qareebi rishtedaar hai?” 
Abu Sufiyan ne kaha: “Main uska sabse ziyada qareeb un nasab hoo'n”. T
ab harqil ne kaha: “Usey mere qareeb kar do, aur uske saathiyo ko bhi qareeb karke uske pas-e-pusht bithaao”. 
Uske baad harqil ne apne tarjumaan se kaha: “Unse kaho, ke main is shakhs se us admi (Nabi (ﷺ)) ke mutaalliq sawalaat karu'nga, agar ye ghalat bayaani kare to tum logo'n ne usey jhutla dena hai”. 
Abu Sufiyan kehte hain: “Allah ki qasam! Agar jhoot bolne ki badnami ka khof naa hota to main Aapke mutaalliq yaqeenan jhoot bolta”.
Abu Sufiyan kehte hain: “Uske baad pehla sawal jo harqil ne mujhse Aapke baare mein kiya, ye tha ke tum logo'n mein uska nasab kaisa hai?” 
Maine kaha: “Wo ham mein oonche nasab waala hai”. 
Phir kehne laga: “Accha! To kya ye baat usse pehle bhi tum mein se kisi ne kabhi kahi thi?” 
Maine kaha: “Nahi”. 
Kehne laga: “Accha uske buzurgo'n mein se koi badshah guzra hai?” 
Maine kaha: “Nahi”. 
Kehne laga: “Accha ye bataao ke bade logo'n ne uski pairwee ki hai, yaa gharibo'n ne?” 
Maine kaha: “Balke kamzoro'n ne”. 
Kehne laga: “Uske pairokaar (din-ba-din) badh rahe hain, yaa kam ho rahe hain?” 
Maine kaha: “Balke unki taadaad mein izaafa ho raha hai”. 
Kehne laga: “Kya us deen mein dakhil hone ke baad koi shakhs us deen se bar-gashta ho kar murtad bhi ho jaata hai?” 
Maine kaha: “Nahi”. 
Kehne laga: “Usne jo baat kahi hai, kya us (daawa-e-nabuwwat) se pehle tum log usey jhoot se muttaham karte the?” 
Maine kaha: “Nahi”. 
Kehne laga: “Kya wo bad-ahdi karta hai?” 
Maine kaha: “Nahi, albatta ham log is waqt uske saath sulah ki ek muddat guzaar rahe hain, na maloom us mein wo kya karega...?” 
Abu Sufiyan kehte hain: “Is faqre ke siwa mujhe aur kahee'n (apni taraf se) baat daakhil karne ka mauqa nahi mila”... 
Kehne laga: “Kya tum logo'n ne usse jung ladi hai?” 
Maine kaha: “Ji haa'n!”. 
Usne kaha: “Phir tumhaari aur uski jung kaisee rahi?” 
Maine kaha: “Jung mein ham dono ke darmiyan baraabar ki chot hai, kabhi wo hame'n zik pohcha leta hai, aur kabhi ham usey nugsaan se do-chaar kar dete hain”. 
Kehne laga: “Wo tumhe'n kin baato'n ka hukum deta hai?”. 
Maine kaha: “Wo kehta hai: sirf Allah ki ibaadat karo, uske saath kisi cheez ko shareek naa karo aur apne baap dada ki (shirkiya) baate'n chod-do, aur wo hame'n namaz, sacchai, parhezgaari, paakdamani aur qaraabat-daaro'n ke saath husn-e- sulook ka hukum deta hai”.
Uske baad harqil ne apne tarjuman se kaha: Tum us shakhs (Abu Sufiyan) se kaho ke maine tumse us shakhs (Nabi (ﷺ)) ka nasab poocha, to tumne bataaya ke “wo oonche nasab ka hai”. 
Aur dastoor yehi hai ke paighambar (hamesha) apni qaum ke oonche nasab mein bheje jaate hain. 
Aur maine tumse dariyaft kiya, ke aaya ye baat usse pehle bhi tum mein se kisi ne kahi thi? Tumne batlaaya ke “nahi”. 
Main kehta hoo'n: Agar ye baat usse pehle kisi aur ne kahi hoti, to main kehta ke ye shakhs ek aisee baat ki nagqali kar raha hai, jo usse pehle kahi jaa chuki hai. 
Aur maine tumse dariyaaft kiya ke uske buzurgo'n mein se koi baadshah guzra hai, to tumne batlaaya ke “Nahi”. 
Main kehta hoo'n: Agar uske buzurgo'n mein se koi baadshah guzra hota, to main kehta ke ye shakhs apne baap ki baadshahat ka taalib hai. Aur maine tumse ye dariyaaft kiya ke jo baat usne kahi hai, us (daawa-e-nabuwwat) se pehle tumne kabhi us par jhoot bolne ka ilzaam aaed kiya hai? To tumne batlaaya ke “Nahi”. 
Aur main acchi tarah jaanta hoo'n ke aisa nahi ho sakta, ke wo logo'n par bhoot baandhne se to parhez kare, lekin Allah par jhoot bole. 
Maine tumse (ye bhi) dariyaaft kiya ke bade log uski pariwee kar rahe hain, yaa kamzor? To tumne batlaya ke “Naa-tawaa'n logo'n ne uski pariwee ki hai”. Aur haqeeqat yehi hai ke us qism ke logo hi paighambaro'n ke periukaar hote hain. 
Maine tumse poocha: Wo badh rahe hain yaa kam ho rahe hain? To tumne batlaaya ke: “Unke taadaad mein musalsal izaafa ho raha hai”. Dar-hageeqat iman ka yehi haal hota hai, ta-aa'nke wo paaya-e-takmeel tak pohoch jaata hai. 
Phir maine tumse poocha: Kya us deen mein dakhil hone ke baad koi shakhs mutanaffir ho kar murtad bhi hota hai? To tumne batlaya ke “Nahi”. Aur iman ka haal yehi hota hai ke uski bashaashat (khushi) jab dil mein samaa jaati hai (to phir nikalti nahi). 
Aur maine tumse dariyaaft kiya: Kya wo ehed-shikni karta hai? To tumne batlaya ke “Nahi”. Aur Rasool aise hi hote hain, wo dhoka nahi karte. 
Maine tumse (ye bhi) poocha: Wo tumhe'n kin baato'n ka hukum deta hai? to tumne batlaya ke: “Wo Allah ki ibaadat karne aur uske saath kisi ko shareek naa thehraane ka hukum deta hai, tumhe'n buth-parasti se mana karta hai, aur namaz, sacchai (aur parhezgaari) aur paakdamani ikhtiyar karne ke mutaalliq kehta hai”. Lehaza jo kuch tumne bataaya hai, agar wo saheeh hai to ye shakhs bohot jald is jagah ka maalik ho jaaega, jaha'n mere ye dono qadam hain. Main Janata tha ke ye nabi aane waala hai, leki mera ye khayaal na tha ke wo tum mein se hoga. Agar mujhe yageen hota ke main uske paas pohoch sakoo'nga to usse mulagaat ki zehmat zaroor uthaata, aur agar main uske paas (Madina mein) hota to zaroor uske paao'n dhota.
Uske baad harqil ne Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ka wo khat mangwaaya, jo aapne Dihyah Kalbi : ke zariye se Haakim-e-Basra ke paas bheja tha, aur usne wo khat hargil ko pohocha diya tha. Harqil ne usey padha, usme likha tha:

“Shuru Allah ke naam se jo bohot meherbaan nihayat rahem karne waala hai. Allah ke bande aur uske Rasool Muhammad (ﷺ) ki taraf harqil-e-azeem (shah e) rome ke naam. Us shakhs par salaam jo hidayat ki pairawi kare. Uske Dj IA a Jah ki dawat deta hoo'n. Musalman ho ja tu mehfooz rahega. Allah Ta'ala tujhe dohra ajar de ga. Agar tu ye baat naa maane to teri riaayaa ka gunah bhi tujhi par hoga. Aur “Aye Ahle Kitab! Ek Aisee Baat Ki Taraf Aajao Jo Hamaare Aur Tumhare Darmiyan Yaksaa'n Hai, Ham Allah Ke Siwa Aur Kisi Ibaadat Naa Kare'n Aur Uske saath Kisi Cheez Ko Shareek Naa Thehraae'n, Aur Ham Mein Se Koi Allah Ke Siwa Ek Doosre Ko Apna Karsaaz Naa Samjhe. Chunache Agar Ye Log Eraaz Kare'n To Saaf Kehdo Ke Gawah Raho Ham To Farma-bardaar Hain” [Surah aale Imran: 64]

Abu Sufiyan (رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ) ne kaha: Jab Harqil jo kehna chahta tha, keh chuka aur khat padhkar faarigh hua to waha'n awaaze'n buland huee'n, aur bohot shor macha aur ham bahar nikaal diye gae. Meine baahar aakar apne saathiyo'n se kaha: “Abu Kashba ke bete ka muaamala bada zor pakad gaya hai, usse to roomiyo'n ka badshah bhi darta hai. Us roz ke baad mujhe baraabar yaqgeen raha ke us (Rasool) ka deen ghalib aakar rahega, yahaa'n tak ke Allah Ta'ala ne mere andar islam jaagazeen kar diya”.

Ibne Naatoor, jo Eeliya ka governer, Harqil ka masaahib aur shaam ke isaaiyo'n ka paadri tha, bayan karta hai ke harqil jab eeliya (Bait-ulI-Muqaddas) aaya to ek roza subah ke waqt ranjeeda-e-khaatir bedaar hua. Uske kuch masaahib kehne lagey: Ham dekhte hain ke aap ki tabiyyat kuch bujhi bujhi hai? Ibne Natoor ne kaha: Harqil maahir nujoomi aur sitaara shanaas tha. Jab logo'n ne usse poocha to kehne laga: Maine aaj raat taaro'n par ek nigah daali to dekhta hoo'n, ke khatna karne waalo'n ke badshah ka tahoor ho chuka hai. (Bataao) un dono kaun log khatna karte hain? Masaahib kehne lagey: Yahoodiyo'n ke siwa koi khatna nahi karta, unse fikrmand hone ki chandaa'n zaroorat nahi. Aap apne ahle ilaaga ko parwaana bhej de'n ke waha'n ke tamam yahoodiyo'n ko maar daale'n.
Us guftagu ke dauran mein harqil ke saamne ek shakhs pesh kiya gaya, jise shah-e-ghassan ne bheja tha, aur wo Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ka haal bayan karta tha. Jab Harqil ne usse tamam malumaat haasil kar lee'n to kehne laga: Usey le jaao, aur dekho ke uska khatna hua hai yaa nahi? Logo'n ne usey dekha aur harqil ko bataaya ke uska khatna hua hai. Hargil ne usse dariyaft kiya: Arab khatna karte hain? Usne kaha: Haan, wo khatna karte hain. Tab hargil ne kaha: Yehi shaksh (paighambar) us ummat ka badshah hai, jiska zuhoor ho chuka hai. Phir hariql ne apne ilm mein ham- palla ek dost ko roomiyo'n mein khat likha aur khud Homs rawaana ho gaya. Abhi homs nahi pohocha tha, ke usey apne dost ka jawab mausool ho gaya. Uski raae bhi Rasool Allah (ﷺ) ke zaahir hone mein hargil ke muwaafiq thi ke apni nabi-e-bar-haq hain. Aakhir homs pohoch kar usne rome ke sardaro'n ko apne mahel aane ki dawat di. (jab wo aagae to) Phir usne hukum de kar darwaze band karwa diye, phir bala-khane (bal-kufi) se unhe'n dekha aur kehne laga: Rome ke logo'n agar tum apni kamyabi, bhalai aur badshahat par gaaem rehna chaahte ho to us paighambar ki bait karlo. Ye (elan hag) sunte hi wo log jungle gadho'n ki tarah darwazo'n ki taraf daude, dekha to wo band the. Jab harqil ne unki nafrat ko dekha aur unke imaan laane se maayoos hua to kehne laga: Un sardaro'n ko mere paas laao. (jab wo aae to) kehne laga: Maine abhi jo baat tumhe'n kahi thi, wo sirf azmaane ke liye thi ke dekho'n tum apne deen par kis gadar mazboot ho, ab main wo dekh chuka. Tab tamam hazireen ne usey sajda kiya aur usse raazi ho gae. Ye hargil (ke imaan laane) ke mutaallig aakhri haalat hain. Ye riwayat Saaleh bin Kisaan, Yunus aur Ma'amar ne bhi Zohri se bayan ki hai.



Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7

 : Book 1, Hadith 7
 : Also see Hadith No. 
51, 2681, 2804, 2941, 2978, 3174, 4553, 5980, 6260, 7196, 7541





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