حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ فَتْرَةِ الْوَحْيِ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ السَّمَائِ فَرَفَعْتُ بَصَرِي قِبَلَ السَّمَائِ فَإِذَا الْمَلَکُ الَّذِي جَائَنِي بِحِرَائٍ قَاعِدٌ عَلَی کُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَائِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَجَئِثْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّی هَوَيْتُ إِلَی الْأَرْضِ فَجِئْتُ أَهْلِي فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي فَزَمَّلُونِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ إِلَی قَوْلِهِ فَاهْجُرْ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَالرِّجْزَ الْأَوْثَانَ ثُمَّ حَمِيَ الْوَحْيُ وَتَتَابَعَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4928
Narrated Musa bin Abi Aisha: That he asked Sa`id bin Jubair regarding (the statement of Allah). 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith.' He said, "Ibn `Abbas said that the Prophet used to move his lips when the Divine Inspiration was being revealed to him. So the Prophet was ordered not to move his tongue, which he used to do, lest some words should escape his memory. 'It is for Us to collect it' means, We will collect it in your chest;' and its recitation' means, We will make you recite it. 'But when We recite it (i.e. when it is revealed to you), follow its recital; it is for Us to explain it and make it clear,' (i.e. We will explain it through your tongue).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020