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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 2 min readعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما في قوله تعالى: {لا تُحَرِّكْ به لسانَك} [القيامة: 16]، قال: «كان النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعالِجُ مِن التنزيل شِدَّةً، وكان يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ» فقال لي ابنُ عباس: فأنا أُحَرِّكُهما لك كما كان رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحَرِّكُهما، فقال سعيد: أنا أُحَرِّكُهما كما كان ابنُ عباس يُحَرِّكُهما، فحرَّك شَفَتَيْهِ فأنزل اللهُ -عزَّ وجلَّ-: {لا تُحَرِّكْ به لسانَك لِتَعْجَلَ به إنَّ علينا جَمْعَه وقُرآنَه} [القيامة: 17]، قال: «جَمْعَه في صدرك ثم تقرؤه»، {فإذا قرأناه فاتَّبِعْ قُرآنه} [القيامة: 18] قال: «فاستمِع له وأَنْصِتْ، ثم إنَّ علينا أن تقْرَأه، قال: فكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتاه جبريل عليه السلام استمع، فإذا انطلقَ جبريلُ قرأه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كما أقرَأَه».
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to experience hardship and intense stress while the revelation was being sent down upon him. He used to move his lips with what he received from Jibrīl before Jibrīl had finished the revelation, fearing that he would not be able to memorize it before Jibrīl left. Ibn ‘Abbās described to his student Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr how the Prophet moved his lips. This indicates that Ibn ‘Abbās had seen the Prophet in that state. Sa‘īd, likewise, described it to his students. Allah, the Exalted, sent down a verse commanding the Prophet not to move his tongue with the Qur'an to hasten in receiving it, for Allah ensured that the Qur'an would be collected in the Prophet's heart. Then, Allah, the Almighty, revealed another verse telling the Prophet to listen attentively when Jibrīl recited the Qur'an to him, for Allah ensured that the Prophet would recite it just as Jibrīl had recited it. Later on, when Jibrīl came to the Prophet with revelation, the Prophet would listen to him, and when Jibrīl had departed, the Prophet would read the Qur'an as Jibrīl taught him to read it.
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