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Hadith 4163

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودٌ , حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ , عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ , عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , قَالَ : انْطَلَقْتُ حَاجًّا فَمَرَرْتُ بِقَوْمٍ يُصَلُّونَ قُلْتُ : مَا هَذَا الْمَسْجِدُ ؟ قَالُوا : هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةُ حَيْثُ بَايَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْعَةَ الرِّضْوَانِ , فَأَتَيْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ , فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ , فَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَنْ بَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ , قَالَ : فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ نَسِينَاهَا فَلَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهَا , فَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ : " إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوهَا وَعَلِمْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ , فَأَنْتُمْ أَعْلَمُ " .
Narrated Tariq bin `Abdur-Rahman: When I set out for Hajj, I passed by some people offering a prayer, I asked, "What is this mosque?" They said, "This is the Tree where Allah's Apostle took the Ar-Ridwan Pledge of allegiance. Then I went to Sa`id bin Musaiyab and informed him about it. Sa`id said, "My father said that he was amongst those who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle beneath the Tree. He (i.e. my father) said, "When we set out the following year, we forgot the Tree and were unable to recognize it. "Then Sa`id said (perhaps ironically) "The companions of the Prophet could not recognize it; nevertheless, you do recognize it; therefore you have a better knowledge."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب المغازي / 4163
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Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Some individuals have identified the reciter of Surah al-Kahf as Hazrat Usayd radi Allahu anhu, but from the narration in Sahih al-Bukhari it is evident that Hazrat Usayd radi Allahu anhu was reciting Surah al-Baqarah. This incident also occurred with Hazrat Thabit bin Qays bin Shammas radi Allahu anhu, but he too was reciting Surah al-Baqarah. Therefore, either the one who recited Surah al-Kahf was a third Companion, or they recited Surah al-Kahf after Surah al-Baqarah. From this, it is understood that seeing angels is possible and not impossible.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1859