His life · سيرته · Sahih
The life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sent at the age of forty. He remained in Mecca for thirteen years receiving revelation; then he was ordered to emigrate. He emigrated, (lived) ten years, and died at sixty-three.
- Narrated by
- Ibn Abbas
- Source
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Reference
- 3902
- Grade
- Sahih: authentic chain of narration according to hadith scholars.
- Place
- Mecca
- Period
- Before Hijra
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