[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about things that nobody else asked him about. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what was the first thing you witnessed in matters of prophethood?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat up straight and said, "I asked Abu Hurairah, 'When I was in the desert at the age of ten years and some months, I heard a voice above my head. Then, a man said to another man, 'Is it him?' He replied, 'Yes.' They both turned towards me and started walking towards me until each of them held one of my shoulders without me feeling their touch. One of them said to his companion, 'Make him lie down,' so they made me lie down without any bending or stiffening. Then, one of them said to his companion, 'Open his chest,' and one of them reached out towards my chest and opened it up without any pain or bleeding. Then, he said to the other, 'Remove the gland and jealousy.' So, the other one removed something resembling a clot of blood or flesh and threw it away. Then, he said, 'Enter compassion and mercy,' and when he did, it seemed as if a silver thread were being drawn through my chest. Finally, he closed my chest and said, 'Go forth and be steadfast.' So, I returned with it, feeling lightness in my heart, providing comfort for the young and mercy for the elderly."  

أَنْ يَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ لَا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهَا غَيْرُهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَوَّلُ مَا رَأَيْتَ فِي أَمْرِ النُّبُوَّةِ؟ فَاسْتَوَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا وَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِنِّي لَفِي صَحْرَاءَ ابْنُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ وَأَشْهُرٍ وَإِذَا بِكَلَامٍ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَقُولُ لِرَجُلٍ أَهُوَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَاسْتَقْبَلَانِي بِوُجُوهٍ لَمْ أَرَهَا لِخَلْقٍ قَطُّ وَأَرْوَاحٍ لَمْ أَجِدْهَا مِنْ خَلْقٍ قَطُّ وَثِيَابٍ لَمْ أَرَهَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ قَطُّ فَأَقْبَلَا إِلَيَّ يَمْشِيَانِ حَتَّى أَخَذَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بِعَضُدِي لَا أَجِدُ لِأَخْذِهِمَا مَسًّا فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ أَضْجِعْهُ فَأَضْجَعَانِي بِلَا قَصْرٍ وَلَا هَصْرٍ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ افْلِقْ صَدْرَهُ فَهَوَى أَحَدُهُمَا إِلَى صَدْرِي فَفَلَقَهَا فِيمَا أَرَى بِلَا دَمٍ وَلَا وَجَعٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَخْرِجِ الْغِلَّ وَالْحَسَدَ فَأَخْرَجَ شَيْئًا كَهَيْئَةِ الْعَلَقَةِ ثُمَّ نَبَذَهَا فَطَرَحَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَدْخِلِ الرَّأْفَةَ وَالرَّحْمَةَ فَإِذَا مِثْلُ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَيُشْبِهُ الْفِضَّةَ ثُمَّ هَزَّ إِبْهَامَ رِجْلِي الْيُمْنَى فَقَالَ اغْدُ وَاسْلَمْ فَرَجَعْتُ بِهَا أَغْدُو بِهِ رِقَّةً عَلَى الصَّغِيرِ وَرَحْمَةً لِلْكَبِيرِ