It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for fifteen years, seven or eight of which were such that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would see light and hear an unseen voice, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Madinah for ten years. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Kitab al-Hijrah (The Book of the Emigration): Most of its reports are sahih according to the two Shaykhs, and both of them recorded the difference among the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding the length of the stay of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah.