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Sahih al-BukhariVirtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions

Sahih al-Bukhari 3614

Chapter: The signs of Prophethood in Islam

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3614

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ الْكَهْفَ وَفِي الدَّارِ الدَّابَّةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْفِرُ فَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا ضَبَابَةٌ ـ أَوْ سَحَابَةٌ ـ غَشِيَتْهُ، فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"

‏ اقْرَأْ فُلاَنُ، فَإِنَّهَا السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:

A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and in the house there was a (riding) animal which got frightened and started jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a cloud hovered over him. He informed the Prophet (ﷺ) of that and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O so-and-so! Recite, for this (mist or cloud) was a sign of peace descending for the recitation of Qur'an."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3614).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث الْبَرَاء " قَرَأَ رَجُل الْكَهْف " هُوَ أُسَيْد بْن حُضَيْر كَمَا سَيَأْتِي بَيَان ذَلِكَ فِي فَضَائِل الْقُرْآن بِأَتَمّ مِنْهُ.…

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  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (6046)تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ
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  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (744)رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ لَيْلَةً ، إِذْ رَأَى دَابَّتَهُ تَرْكُضُ ، أَوْ قَالَ : فَرَسَهُ تَرْكُضُ ، فَنَظَرَ ، فَإِذَا مِثْلُ الضَّبَابَةِ ، أَوْ قَالَ : مِثْلُ الْغَمَامَةِ ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ عَلَى
  • مشيخة ابن البخاري (491)السَّكِينَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ تَنَزَّلَتْ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ “

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