How to reconcile the statement that the first thing revealed was Surat al-Muddathir with the statement that the first thing revealed was Surat al-'Alaq?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the statement of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) thatSunan al-Bayhaqi 16:359 is Surat al-Muddathir, with the other statement that the first thing revealed was Surat al-'Alaq?
Answer:
There is no contradiction. He was informed of Surat al-'Alaq, and he was sent with Surat al-Muddathir. So the first verse he was sent with is Surat al-Muddathir, and the first verse he was informed of is "Read." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do you reconcile the statement of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that
The first thing revealed from the Qur'an
أول ما نزل من القرآنAnswer:
There is no contradiction. He was informed of Surat al-'Alaq, and he was sent with Surat al-Muddathir. So the first verse he was sent with is Surat al-Muddathir, and the first verse he was informed of is "Read." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4345- 4717] كيف الجمع بين القول بأن أول ما نزل سورة المدثر والقول بأن أول ما نزل سورة العلق؟ — youtube.com
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