Sahih Muslim

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَی قَالَ رَأَی جِبْرِيلَ

Zirr b. Hubaish narrated it on the authority of 'Abdullah (that the words of Allah): Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of Allah (al-Qur'an, liii. 18) imply that he saw Gabriel in his (original) form and he had six hundred wings.

أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ← عَطَائٍ ← عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، ← عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ← أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ رَآهُ بِقَلْبِهِ

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the (words of Allah): And certainly he saw him in another descent (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 13) imply that he saw Gabriel.

ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ← عَطَاءٌ ← عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، ← حَفْصٌ، ← أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ جَمِيعًا عَنْ وَکِيعٍ قَالَ الْأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ أَبِي جَهْمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَا کَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَی وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَی قَالَ رَآهُ بِفُؤَادِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart.

ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ← أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ ← زِيَادِ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ أَبِي جَهْمَةَ ← الْاَعْمَشِ ← وَكِيعٌ، ← الْأَشَجُّ، ← وَكِيعٌ، ← أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ جَمِيعًا ← أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَهْمَةَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the words: The heart belied not what he saw (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 11) and Certainly he saw Him in another descent (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 13) imply that he saw him twice with his heart.

الْاَعْمَشِ ← حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ← أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ

حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ کُنْتُ مُتَّکِئًا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا عَائِشَةَ ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ تَکَلَّمَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَی اللَّهِ الْفِرْيَةَ قُلْتُ مَا هُنَّ قَالَتْ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَی رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَی اللَّهِ الْفِرْيَةَ قَالَ وَکُنْتُ مُتَّکِئًا فَجَلَسْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْظِرِينِي وَلَا تَعْجَلِينِي أَلَمْ يَقُلْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَی فَقَالَتْ أَنَا أَوَّلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِکَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ جِبْرِيلُ لَمْ أَرَهُ عَلَی صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي خُلِقَ عَلَيْهَا غَيْرَ هَاتَيْنِ الْمَرَّتَيْنِ رَأَيْتُهُ مُنْهَبِطًا مِنْ السَّمَائِ سَادًّا عِظَمُ خَلْقِهِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَائِ إِلَی الْأَرْضِ فَقَالَتْ أَوَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ لَا تُدْرِکُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِکُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ أَوَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ وَمَا کَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُکَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَائِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَائُ إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَکِيمٌ قَالَتْ وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَتَمَ شَيْئًا مِنْ کِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَی اللَّهِ الْفِرْيَةَ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْکَ مِنْ رَبِّکَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ قَالَتْ وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ بِمَا يَکُونُ فِي غَدٍ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَی اللَّهِ الْفِرْيَةَ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ قُلْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaiba narrated it on the same authorities.

مَسْرُوقٍ ← الشَّعْبِيِّ ← دَاوُدَ ← إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ← زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ،

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَزَادَ قَالَتْ وَلَوْ کَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَاتِمًا شَيْئًا مِمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ لَکَتَمَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِکْ عَلَيْکَ زَوْجَکَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِکَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَی النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ

It is narrated on the authority of Masruq that he said: I was resting at (the house of) 'A'isha that she said: O Abu 'A'isha (kunya of Masruq), there are three things, and he who affirmed even one of them fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I asked that they were. She said: He who presumed that Muhammad ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) saw his Lord (with his ocular vision) fabricated the greatest lie against Allah. I was reclining but then sat up and said: Mother of the Faithful, wait a bit and do not be in a haste. Has not Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: And truly he saw him on the clear horizon (Al-Qur'an, Surat at-Takwir, 81:23) and he saw Him in another descent (Al-Qur'an, Surat Najm 53:13)? She said: I am the first of this Ummah who asked the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) about it, and he said: Verily he is Gabriel. I have never seen him in his original form in which he was created except on those two occasions (to which these verses refer); I saw him descending from the heaven and filling (the space) from the sky to the earth with the greatness of his bodily structure. She said: Have you not heard Allah saying: Eyes comprehend Him not, but He comprehends (all) vision. and He is Subtle, and All-Aware (Al-Qur'an, Surat al-An`am 6:103)? (She, i.e. 'A'isha, further said): Have you not heard that, verily, Allah says: And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise. (Al-Qur'an, Surat ash-Shura, 42:51) She said: He who presumes that the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) concealed anything from the Book of Allah fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. Allah says: O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people. (Al-Qur'an, Surat al-Ma'idah, 5:67). She said: He who presumes that he would inform about what was going to happen tomorrow fabricates the greatest lie against Allah. And Allah says Say, 'None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah , and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.' (Al-Qur'an, Surat an-Naml, 27:65).

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ رَأَی مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَبَّهُ فَقَالَتْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ قَفَّ شَعَرِي لِمَا قُلْتَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ وَحَدِيثُ دَاوُدَ أَتَمُّ وَأَطْوَلُ

Dawud reported on the same authorities the hadith as narrated above by Ibn 'Uliyya and added: She ('A'isha) said: If Muhammad were to conceal anything which was sent to him, he would have certainly concealed this verse: And when thou saidst to him on whom Allah had conferred favour and thou too had conferred favour: Keep thy wife to thyself and fear Allah, and thou wast concealing in thy heart that which Allah was going to disclose, and thou wast fearing men while Allah has a better right that thou shouldst fear Him.

مَسْرُوقٍ ← الشَّعْبِيِّ ← إِسْمَعِيلُ ← أَبِي ← ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ،

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَکَرِيَّائُ عَنْ ابْنِ أَشْوَعَ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ فَأَيْنَ قَوْله ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّی فَکَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَی فَأَوْحَی إِلَی عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَی قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا ذَاکَ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ يَأْتِيهِ فِي صُورَةِ الرِّجَالِ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَاهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي هِيَ صُورَتُهُ فَسَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَائِ

Masruq reported: I asked 'A'isha if Muhammad ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) had seen his Lord. She replied: Hallowed be Allah, my hair stood on end when you said this, and he (Masruq) narrated the hadith as narrated above. The hadith reported by Diwud is more complete and longer.

مَسْرُوقٍ ← عَامِرٍ، ← ابْنُ أَشْوَعَ، ← زَکَرِيَّائُ ← أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ← ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ،

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّکَ قَالَ نُورٌ أَنَّی أَرَاهُ

Masruq reported: I said to 'A'isha: What about the words of Allah: Then he drew nigh and came down, so he was at a distance of two bows or closer still: so He revealed to His servant what He revealed (al-Qur'an, liii. 8-10)? She said: It implies Gabriel. He used to come to him (the Holy Prophet) in the shape of men; but he came at this time in his true form and blocked up the horizon of the sky.

اَبِیْ ذَرٍّ ← عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ← قَتَادَةَ ← يزيد بن إبراهيم ← وَكِيعٌ، ← أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح و حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ کِلَاهُمَا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْئٍ کُنْتَ تَسْأَلُهُ قَالَ کُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّکَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ نُورًا

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr: I asked the Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ): Did you see thy Lord? He said: (He is) Light; how could I see Him?

عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ← قَتَادَةَ ← هَمَّامٌ کِلَاهُمَا ← عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ← حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، ← و، ← أَبِي ← مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، ← مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ،

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو کُرَيْبٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَی قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِخَمْسِ کَلِمَاتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَنَامُ وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَنَامَ يَخْفِضُ الْقِسْطَ وَيَرْفَعُهُ يُرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ عَمَلُ اللَّيْلِ قَبْلَ عَمَلِ النَّهَارِ وَعَمَلُ النَّهَارِ قَبْلَ عَمَلِ اللَّيْلِ حِجَابُهُ النُّورُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَکْرٍ النَّارُ لَوْ کَشَفَهُ لَأَحْرَقَتْ سُبُحَاتُ وَجْهِهِ مَا انْتَهَی إِلَيْهِ بَصَرُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَکْرٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ حَدَّثَنَا

Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported: I said to Abu Dharr: Had I seen the Messenger of Allah, I would have asked him. He (Abu Dharr) said: What is that thing that you wanted to inquire of him? He said: I wanted to ask him whether he had seen his Lord. Abu Dharr said: I, in fact, inquired of him, and he replied: I saw Light.

اَبِیْ مُوْسیٰ ← أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ← عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ← الْاَعْمَشِ ← أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ← أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو کُرَيْبٍ

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَرْبَعِ کَلِمَاتٍ ثُمَّ ذَکَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْکُرْ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَقَالَ حِجَابُهُ النُّورُ

Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) was standing amongst us and he told us five things. He said: Verily the Exalted and Mighty God does not sleep, and it does not befit Him to sleep. He lowers the scale and lifts it. The deeds in the night are taken up to Him before the deeds of the day, and the deeds of the day before the deeds of the night. His veil is the light. In the hadith narrated by Abu Bakr (instead of the word light ) it is fire. If he withdraws it (the veil), the splendour of His countenance would consume His creation so far as His sight reaches.

الْاَعْمَشِ ← جَرِيرٌ ← إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ