The reason for the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: “Cover me” and “Wrap me up”
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Question:
The questioner asks: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Muzzammil 73:1], what was the reason for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying to his family, “Cover me” and “Wrap me up”?
Answer:
Because when the revelation suddenly came to him in a matter he was not accustomed to, when the revelation suddenly came to him in the Cave of Hira, he was struck with fear from seeing the angel and from the suddenness of it. So he went to his family and said, “Cover me” and “Wrap me up,” meaning, cover me.
The questioner asks: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُAnswer:
Because when the revelation suddenly came to him in a matter he was not accustomed to, when the revelation suddenly came to him in the Cave of Hira, he was struck with fear from seeing the angel and from the suddenness of it. So he went to his family and said, “Cover me” and “Wrap me up,” meaning, cover me.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [333] سبب قول النبي ﷺ: "زملوني" و"دثروني" - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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