Narrated Yahya bin Abi Kathir: I a ked Aba Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman about the fir t Sura revealed of the Qur'an. He replied "O you, wrapped-up (i.e. Al Muddaththir)." I aid, "They ay it wa , 'Read, in the Name of your Lord Who created,' (i.e. Surat Al-`Alaq (the Clot)." On that, Abu Salama aid, "I a ked Jabir bin `Abdullah about that, aying the ame a you have aid, whereupon he aid, 'I will not tell you except what Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) had told u . Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) aid, "I wa in eclu ion in the cave of Hiram', and after I completed the limited period of my eclu ion. I came down (from the cave) and heard a voice calling me. I looked to my right, but aw nothing. Then I looked up and aw omething. So I went to Khadija (the Prophet' wife) and told her to wrap me up and pour cold water on me. So they wrapped me up and poured cold water on me." Then, 'O you, (Muhammad) wrapped up! Ari e and warn,' (Surat Al Muddaththir) wa revealed." (74.1)

Narrated Yahya bin Abi Kathir: I a ked Aba Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman about the fir t Sura revealed of the Qur'an. He replied "O you, wrapped-up (i.e. Al Muddaththir)." I aid, "They ay it wa , 'Read, in the Name of your Lord Who created,' (i.e. Surat Al-`Alaq (the Clot)." On that, Abu Salama aid, "I a ked Jabir bin `Abdullah about that, aying the ame a you have aid, whereupon he aid, 'I will not tell you except what Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) had told u . Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) aid, "I wa in eclu ion in the cave of Hiram', and after I completed the limited period of my eclu ion. I came down (from the cave) and heard a voice calling me. I looked to my right, but aw nothing. Then I looked up and aw omething. So I went to Khadija (the Prophet' wife) and told her to wrap me up and pour cold water on me. So they wrapped me up and poured cold water on me." Then, 'O you, (Muhammad) wrapped up! Ari e and warn,' (Surat Al Muddaththir) wa revealed." (74.1)

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَوَّلِ، مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ‏}‏ قُلْتُ يَقُولُونَ ‏{‏اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ‏}‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رضى الله عنهما عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي قُلْتَ فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلاَّ مَا حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ جَاوَرْتُ بِحِرَاءٍ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي هَبَطْتُ فَنُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ عَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ أَمَامِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، وَنَظَرْتُ خَلْفِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا، فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَرَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا، فَأَتَيْتُ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَىَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا ـ قَالَ ـ فَدَثَّرُونِي وَصَبُّوا عَلَىَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ * قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ * وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ‏}‏ ‏"‏‏.‏