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Sahih al-Bukhari 4856

"And was at a distance of two bows' length or (even) nearer." (V.53:9)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih al-Bukhari 4856

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زِرًّا، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏{‏فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى * فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى‏}‏ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ

أَنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah:

Regarding the Verses: 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to Muhammad...' (53.9-10) Ibn Mas`ud narrated to us that the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen Gabriel with six hundred wings.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4856, 3232, 4857) and Muslim (No. 174a).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد الْوَاحِد ) هُوَ اِبْن زِيَاد , وَسُلَيْمَان هُوَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ , وَزِرّ هُوَ اِبْن حُبَيْشٍ. قَوْله : ( عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه ( فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى , فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى ) قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اِبْن مَسْعُود أَنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيل ) هَكَذَا أَوْرَدَهُ , وَالْمُرَاد بِقَوْلِهِ " عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه " وَهُوَ اِبْن مَسْعُود أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي تَفْسِير هَاتَيْنِ الْآيَتَيْنِ مَا سَأَذْكُرُهُ , ثُمَّ اِسْتَأْنَفَ فَقَالَ " حَدَّثَنَا اِبْن مَسْعُود " وَلَيْسَ الْمُرَاد أَنَّ اِبْن مَسْعُود حَدَّثَ عَبْد اللَّه كَمَا هُوَ ظَاهِر السِّيَاق , بَلْ عَبْد اللَّه هُوَ اِبْن مَسْعُود. وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ فِي الْبَاب الَّذِي يَلِيه مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4857

I asked Zirr about the Statement of Allah: 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer. So did Allah convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (53.10) He said, "Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) informed us that Muhammad had seen Gabriel…

أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

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مَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتَمَ شَيْئًا مِمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَدْ كَذَبَ، وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ ‏‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

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مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ، وَلَكِنْ قَدْ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ فِي صُورَتِهِ، وَخَلْقُهُ سَادٌّ مَا بَيْنَ الأُفُقِ‏.‏

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