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Sahih al-Bukhari, 3218
sahih

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked Gabriel, "Why don't you visit us more often than you do?" Then the following Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):-- "And we (angels) descend not but by the order of your Lord. To Him belong what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and your Lord was never forgetful." (19:64)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ ذَرٍّ، ح قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِجِبْرِيلَ ‏

‏ أَلاَ تَزُورُنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَزُورُنَا ‏

‏ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلاَّ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

Isnad

8 transmitters
  1. 1al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemal-Kufa · d. 212 AH or 219 AH
  2. 2'Umar bin Dhar bin 'Abdullah al-HamdaniHamadan,al-Kufa · d. 153 AH
  3. 3Yahya bin Ja'far bin A'yn al-Baykandid. 243 AH
  4. 4Waki' bin al-JarrahKufa · d. ~197 AH
  5. 5'Umar bin Dhar bin 'Abdullah al-HamdaniHamadan,al-Kufa · d. 153 AH
  6. 6Dhar bin 'Abdullah al-Marhabial-Kufa, al-Ray · d. before 100 AH
  7. 7Sa'id bin Jubayral-Kufa · d. 95 AH
  8. 8ibn AbbasMakkah/Medina · d. 68 AH/687 CE
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 59, Hadith 29
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 441 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet ﷺwould long to meeting Gabriel more often; therefore, he ﷺ encouraged him to visit him more often when he asked him: “Why don't you visit us more often than you do?” This is because the Prophet ﷺ hoped that Gabriel would come down to him with revelation more often, as he longed to hear the Words of Allah, Exalted be He.Thereupon, Allah, Most High, revealed: {We only descend by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us, and whatever is behind us, and everything in between. And your Lord is never forgetful.} [Quran 19:64].Angels come down with revelation only by Allah’s command, for He knows whatever is before them, and whatever is behind them; we do not move from one place to another except by Allah’s command and do not descend at any time except by Allah’s command. He knows everything, and nothing escapes His knowledge, for He transcends forgetfulness and heedlessness. This hadeeth shows that one should ask the righteous to visit him at home to benefit from their company. .
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