Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw Jibrīl at the Lote Tree and he had six hundred wings." He said: "I asked ‘Āsim about the wings, but he refused to tell me. Then some of his companions said to me: "A single wing covered the distance between the east and west."
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibrīl in the highest part of Paradise, and he had six hundred wings. The narrator asked ‘Āsim ibn Abu Bahdalah about the appearance of these wings, but he did not inform him, so some of his companions informed him that owing to their huge size, each wing filled the distance between the east and west. This is also mentioned in other authentic Hadīths: "Due to the enormity of his creation, he filled what is between the east and the west.”
Explanation in Arabic
رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم جبريل في أعلى الجنة وله ستُّ مائة جَناح، فسأل الراوي عاصمَ بن أبي بهدلة عن هيئة هذه الأجنحة؟ فلم يخبره، فأخبره بعض أصحابه أن كل جناح من كبره وعظمته يسد ما بين المشرق والمغرب، وهذا جاء في أحاديث صحيحة أخرى: (سادا عظم خلقه ما بين المشرق والمغرب).
جبريل له ست مائة جناح، كل جناح يسد ما بين المشرق والمغرب.
الملائكة مخلوقات عظيمة.
رأى محمد -صلى الله عليه وسلم- جبريل -عليه السلام- في صورته الحقيقية في أعلى الجنة.
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Original grading term, without a named scholar: حسن
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