He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ speaking about the period when revelation had paused. The Prophet said, "As I was walking along, I heard a voice from the sky. I raised my gaze toward the heavens, and there was the angel who had come to me at Hira, seated on a throne between the sky and the earth. I was so overcome with terror at the sight of him that I sank to the ground. I went to my family and said, 'Wrap me up, wrap me up.' So they wrapped me, and Allah Almighty revealed, "You who are wrapped in a cloak, arise and warn" through to His words "and shun" [Muddaththir 74:1–5].Abu Salama explained that the impurity referred to there means the idols.After that, revelation grew intense and came in close succession.
حدثنا عبد الله بن يوسف حدثنا الليث عن عقيل قال ابن شهاب سمعت أبا سلمة قال أخبرني
أنه سمع رسول الله ﷺ يحدث عن فترة الوحي فبينا أنا أمشي سمعت صوتا من السماء فرفعت بصري قبل السماء فإذا الملك الذي جاءني بحراء قاعد على كرسي بين السماء والأرض فجئثت منه حتى هويت إلى الأرض فجئت أهلي فقلت زملوني زملوني فزملوني فأنزل الله تعالى {يا أيها المدثر قم فأنذر} إلى قوله {فاهجر} قال أبو سلمة والرجز الأوثان ثم حمي الوحي وتتابع