Narrated Aisha:
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.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3234 |
| In-book reference | : Book 59, Hadith 45 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 457 |
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Narrated Masruq:
I asked Aisha "What about His Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel) approached And came closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer?" (53.8-9) She replied, "It was Gabriel who used to come to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the figure of a man, but on that occasion, he came in his actual and real figure and (he was so huge) that he covered the whole horizon."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3235 |
| In-book reference | : Book 59, Hadith 46 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 458 |
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Narrated Samura:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Last night I saw (in a dream) two men coming to me. One of them said, "The person who kindles the fire is Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and I am Gabriel, and this is Michael."
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3236 |
| In-book reference | : Book 59, Hadith 47 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 459 |
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