مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ أَيْضًا قَالَ كُنْتُ مُتَّكِئًا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا عَائِشَةَ أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ هَذِهِ قَالَ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ لَمْ أَرَهُ فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي خُلِقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَرَّتَيْنِ رَأَيْتُهُ مُنْهَبِطًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَادًّا عِظَمُ خَلْقِهِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
(Second chain) Masruq says: I was sitting reclining with Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: O Abu Aisha! I am the first person who asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That was Jibreel; I have only seen him in his true form twice. When I saw him descending from the sky, his great form filled the space between the sky and the earth.