The Hadith : Shahi BukhariBook 1. Revelation.
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 001.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 002.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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).
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 003.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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 like-wise 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,
& quot;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
Pre-Islamic 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,
& quot;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 Qur'an):
'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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 004-----------------------------------------
Narated By Said bin Jubair : Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not your tongue
concerning (the Qur'an) 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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 005-----------------------------------------
Narated By 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).
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 006.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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 labelling 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 ilya' (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).
Total Hadiths : 6.
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 001.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 002.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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).
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 003.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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 like-wise 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,
& quot;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
Pre-Islamic 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,
& quot;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 Qur'an):
'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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 004-----------------------------------------
Narated By Said bin Jubair : Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not your tongue
concerning (the Qur'an) 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."
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 005-----------------------------------------
Narated By 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).
Volumn 001, Book 001, Hadith Number 006.-----------------------------------------
Narated By '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 labelling 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 ilya' (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).
Total Hadiths : 6.