Mishkat al-Masabih Excellent Qualities and Description of the Prophet

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace ‎and blessings be upon him) was sent as a Messenger of Allah at the age of forty. Then he ‎stayed in Makkah for thirteen years receiving the divine revelation. Afterwards, he was ‎commanded to emigrate (to Madīnah where he lived) for ten years, and he died at the age ‎of sixty-three

Chapter: The Commission and the Beginning of the Revelation - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 5837

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَمَكَثَ بِمَكَّةَ ثلاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فهاجرَ عشر سِنِينَ وَمَاتَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً. مُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace ‎and blessings be upon him) was sent as a Messenger of Allah at the age of forty. Then he ‎stayed in Makkah for thirteen years receiving the divine revelation. Afterwards, he was ‎commanded to emigrate (to Madīnah where he lived) for ten years, and he died at the age ‎of sixty-three.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3902, 3903), Muslim (No. 2351a, 2351b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3621, 3652) and Ahmad (No. 1913, 2006, 2130, 3254, 3323, 3336, 3337). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 5837).

Explanation

According to this Hadīth, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon ‎him) started receiving divine revelation at the age of forty. He stayed in Makkah for ‎thirteen years, receiving divine revelation. Afterwards, Allah, the Almighty, commanded ‎him to emigrate from Makkah to Madīnah, where he lived for ten years and then died. ‎Accordingly, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was sixty-three years old when he ‎died.‎

Explanation in Arabic

أفاد الحديث أن الوحي نزل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وعمره أربعون سنة، فأقام بمكة ثلاث عشرة سنة يوحِي الله إليه، ثم أمره الله تعالى بالهجرة من مكة إلى المدينة، فأقام بها عشر سنين، ثم توفي بها، فيكون عمره ثلاثًا وستين سنة.

ابتدأ نزول الوحي على النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وعمره أربعون سنة.
أقام النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بمكة ثلاث عشرة سنة يوحِي الله إليه.
أقام النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بالمدينة عشر سنين بعد الهجرة.
توفي النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وعمره ثلاث وستون سنة.

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Authenticمُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ	The hadith	تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3902

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) started receiving the Divine Inspiration at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Mecca for thirteen years, receiving the Divine Revelation. Then he was ordered to migrate and he lived as an Emigrant for ten years and then died at the age of sixty-three (years).

بُعِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً، فَمَكُثَ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَهَاجَرَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، وَمَاتَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3903

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years (after receiving the first Divine Inspiration) and died at the age of sixty-three.

مَكَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ، وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهْوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2351a

Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years and he died when he had attained the age of sixty three years.

مَكَثَ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2351b

Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years (after he had received revelation) and stayed in Medina for ten years, and he was sixty-three when he died.

أَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا وَمَاتَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3621

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) received Revelation when he was forty years old. So he stayed in Makkah for thirteen years and in Al-Madinah for ten. And he died when he was sixty-three years old."

أُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعِينَ فَأَقَامَ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ ‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3652

"The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed in Makkah for thirteen years - meaning while he was receiving Revelation - and he died when he was sixty-three years old."

مَكَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَكَّةَ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ - يَعْنِي يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَتُوُفِّيَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاَثٍ وَسِتِّينَ ‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 1913