It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: A wolf attacked a goat and caught it, but the shepherd chased after it and snatched the goat from it. The wolf sat down on its tail and said: Do you not fear Allah, you snatch from me the sustenance that Allah Almighty has granted me? He said: How astonishing! This wolf, sitting on its tail, speaks to me like a human being. Then the wolf said again: Shall I not tell you something even more astonishing than this? Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has appeared in Yathrib and informs people of past events. The shepherd began to drive his goats until he entered Madinah and gathered them in a corner of Madinah, then came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the entire incident. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, and the call for "As-Salatu Jami'ah" was made. When the people gathered, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said to the shepherd: Tell these people what happened. So he told them this incident. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He is speaking the truth. By the One in whose hand is my soul! The Hour will not be established until it happens that wild beasts will speak to people, the end of a man's whip and the strap of his sandal will speak to him, and a man's thigh will inform him of what his family did after him.

(Second chain of narration) A Bedouin was grazing his goats in a corner of Madinah Munawwarah when a wolf attacked and took away one of the goats, … … , that wolf said to the Bedouin: Between the date palms and between the two Harrahs, the Messenger of Allah is present, he tells people about what has passed and about things to come, so the Bedouin called out to his goats and left them at some place in Madinah and himself went to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and knocked at your door. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, finished the prayer, he said: Where is the Bedouin with the goats? The Bedouin stood up, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: Whatever you have heard and seen, narrate it to the people, … … .

(Third chain) A man from the tribe of Banu Aslam was driving his goats at the place of Bayda in Dhu’l-Hulayfa, when suddenly a wolf attacked and took away a goat. But the man scolded, shouted at, and threw a stone at the wolf, rescuing his goat from it. Then the wolf sat down in front of the man, placing its tail between its legs, ... ... . The same narration is mentioned further on.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: Indeed, the first news we received about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was that a woman had a follower who was a jinn. One day, he came in the form of a bird and sat on her trunk. The woman said: Will you not come down so that we may tell you things and you may tell us? But he said: A man has appeared in Makkah Mukarramah; he has forbidden adultery for us and has also prohibited fleeing from battle during jihad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Indeed, I see a light, I hear a voice, and I fear that some madness has afflicted me." In response, she said: "O son of Abdullah! Allah will never do such a thing to you." Then she went to Waraqah bin Nawfal and told him the whole matter. He said: "If you are truthful, then this is the same Namus (angel) as came to Musa (peace be upon him). If you are commissioned (as a Prophet) during my lifetime, I will support you, assist you, and I will believe in you."

Narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The beginning of revelation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the form of true dreams during sleep. Whatever dream he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw, it would come true like the break of dawn. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to prefer seclusion and would go to the Cave of Hira and worship there for several nights, taking provisions for those days. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would return to Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and take provisions again for as many days, until one day suddenly the Truth came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the Cave of Hira. The angel came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Read. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am not one who reads. So he took hold of me and pressed me so hard that I felt great difficulty, then he released me and said: Read. I said: I am not one who reads. He again took hold of me and pressed me until I felt great difficulty, then he released me and said again: Read. I said: I am not one who reads. He took hold of me a third time and pressed me, and I felt great difficulty, then he said: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ … … مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ} Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home, while the flesh of his shoulders was trembling. He (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: Cover me! So they covered him until his fear subsided. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Khadijah! What has happened to me? Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated the whole incident to her and said: I fear for myself. But she said: Never! Be happy, by Allah! Allah will never disgrace you, for you maintain ties of kinship, speak the truth, bear the burdens of others, host guests, and help in matters of truth. Then Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) took him (peace and blessings be upon him) to Waraqah bin Nawfal, who was her cousin. In the time of ignorance, he had adopted Christianity, and since he could write in Arabic, he used to write the Gospel in Arabic. He was an old man and had become blind. Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him: O son of my uncle! Listen to your nephew. Waraqah said: Nephew! What do you see? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated everything in detail. Waraqah said: This is the same Namus (angel) who was sent down to Musa (peace be upon him). Would that I were strong when your people will drive you out. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Will they drive me out? Waraqah said: Yes, no man has ever brought anything like what you have brought except that he was opposed, and if I live to see that day, I will support you strongly. But soon after, Waraqah passed away and the revelation stopped. Now the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved, and indeed it reached us that his grief increased so much that he (peace and blessings be upon him) wished several times to throw himself from the tops of mountains. Whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) climbed to the top of a mountain to throw himself down, Jibreel (peace be upon him) would appear before him and say: O Muhammad! Indeed, you are truly the Messenger of Allah. This would lessen the anxiety in his (peace and blessings be upon him) heart and his soul would be at ease, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would return. When the period would become prolonged and the revelation would remain suspended, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would do the same again, and when he reached the top of the mountain, Jibreel (peace be upon him) would appear to him and repeat the same words as before.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, he says: When revelation began to descend upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he was forty years old, then he stayed in Makkah Mukarramah for thirteen years and in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away at the age of sixty-three.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) also narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for fifteen years; during seven of those years, he would see light and hear voices, and for eight years, revelation continued to descend. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) resided in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years.

Mawla Bani Hashim Ammar narrates, he says: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the age of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his passing. He said: I did not think that a person like you, who lived among the people of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), would be unaware of this matter. I said: I have asked, but there has been disagreement among us, so I wanted to know your opinion on this matter. He said: Can you calculate? I said: Yes. He said: Add up—the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent at the age of forty, then he stayed in Makkah for fifteen years, during which there was both peace and fear, then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated to Madinah, he stayed there for ten years.

It is narrated from ‘Ala bin Ziyad ‘Adawi that he said to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abu Hamzah! When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent as a Prophet, how old was he at that time? He said: Forty years. He asked: Then what happened? He said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for ten years and in Madinah for ten years, thus his age became sixty years, then Allah Almighty caused him (peace and blessings be upon him) to pass away. He asked: In those days, what kind of age did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appear to be? He said: Like the most vigorous youth, the most handsome and well-built. He asked: O Abu Hamzah! Did you participate in jihad with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes, I was with him (peace and blessings be upon him) at the Battle of Hunayn.