Hadith 4727

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أخبرنا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أُذِنَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ ، مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ ، إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِهِ إِلَى عَاتِقِهِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِ مِائَةِ عَامٍ " .
Jabir bin Abdullah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: I have been permitted to tell about one of Allah’s angels who bears the throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4727
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (5728), أخرجه ابن طھمان (21 وسنده صحيح/معاذ),
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
When the greatness of just one of Allah Azza wa Jall’s creatures, an angel, is of such magnitude, then what can be said of the majesty, grandeur, and greatness of Allah Azza wa Jall Himself?
Undoubtedly, this is beyond our imagination, and He is without equal or likeness.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4727