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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3277

Chapter: Regarding Surat Wan-Najm

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3277

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ زِرَّ بْنَ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏فكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى ‏)‏ فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ وَلَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ ‏

Narrated Ash-Shaibani:

"I asked Zirr bin Hubaish about the saying of Allah the Might and Sublime: And was a distance of two bow lengths or less (53:9). So he said: 'Ibn Mas'ud informed me that the Prophet (ﷺ) saw Jibra'il, and he had six-hundred wings.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3277).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ) هُوَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ. قَوْلُهُ ( { فَكَانَ } ) أَيْ جَبْرَائِيلُ مِنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( { قَابَ } ) أَيْ قَدْرَ ( { قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى } ) أَيْ أَقْرَبَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. زَادَ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي رِوَايَةٍ فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى ( فَقَالَ ) أَيْ ذَرُّ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ ( رَأَى جَبْرَائِيلَ ) أَيْ فِي صُورَتِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ : مَرَّةً بِالْأَرْضِ فِي الْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَى. وَمَرَّةً فِي السَّمَاءِ عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى قَالَ الْحَافِظُ : الْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ اِبْنَ مَسْعُودٍ كَانَ يَذْهَبُ فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي رَآهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ جَبْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3277
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3277
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3277
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3277

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  • المسند للشاشي (608)رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ وَلَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ
  • الوسيط في تفسير القرآن المجيد (890)رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ وَلَهُ سِتُّ مِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (5279)رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ وَلَهُ سِتُّ مِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4612

Whoever tells that Muhammad concealed part of what was revealed to him, is a liar, for Allah says:-- "O Apostle (Muhammad)! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord." (5.67)

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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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4856

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.

أَنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3234

Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was created covering the whole horizon.

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

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