مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2850

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (PBUH) said: I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet (PBUH) , and there was a man speaking to him. - 'Affan said: It was as if he was not paying attention to al-'Abbas - So we left him and he [al-'Abbas] said: Did you see how your cousin was not paying attention to me? I said: There was a man with him, speaking to him. - 'Affan said: He said: Was there someone with him? I said: Yes. - So he went back to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, was there someone with you? For 'Abdullah told me that there was a man with you and you were speaking to him. He said: "Did you see him, O 'Abdullah?" He said: Yes. He said: "That was Jibreel; he is the one who distracted me from you."

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020