The Sixth: According to the testimony of Halima al-Sa‘diya and her husband, when God’s Messenger was with them in his childhood, they frequently saw a cloud above him shielding him from the sun. They told everyone this, and it was well-known and authenticated.(371)

Also, as testified to by the monk Bahira, when the Noble Messenger went to Damascus at the age of twelve, he saw a cloud casting a shadow over his head, and he pointed this out.(372)

Again before his prophetic mission, one time God’s Messenger returned from a trading journey he made together with Khadija’s servant, Maysara, when Khadija saw two angels shading him like clouds. She mentioned this to her servant Maysara, and he replied: “I observed the same thing throughout our journey.”(373)

The Seventh: It is established in a sound narration that before his prophetic mission, God’s Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace) sat down beneath a tree. Although the place was dried up, it suddenly grew green. The tree’s branches inclined over his head, twisting back and shading him.(374)

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(371) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 368; al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa: iii, 318; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 753.
(372) See, page 169, fn. 176.
(373) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 368; al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa: iii, 318; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 753; Bayhaqi, Dala’il al-Nubuwwa ii, 65.
(374) Qadi Iyad, al-Shifa: i, 368; al-Khafaji, Sharh al-Shifa: iii, 318; ‘Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa: i, 753. See, Concordance.