Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15495

With the same chain, he narrated this: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated, and Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) was near the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned a greeting of salam and then said: "O Asma'! This is Ja'far bin Abi Talib with Jibril and Mika'il; they greeted us as they passed by, and I returned their greeting. He told me that on such-and-such a day he faced the polytheists. (He said:) I received seventy-three wounds and blows on the front of my body. I was holding the banner in my right hand, and that hand was cut off; then I took it in my left hand, and that hand too was cut off. So Allah Almighty has given me two wings in place of my two arms, and with these two wings I fly in Paradise along with Sayyiduna Jibril and Sayyiduna Mika'il; I alight wherever I wish, and I eat of its fruits whatever I wish." The narrator says: Sayyidah Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Congratulations to Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) for the good that Allah Almighty has granted him! But I fear that people will not believe me in this, so, O Messenger of Allah, ascend the pulpit and inform the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit and, after praising and extolling Allah Almighty, said: "O people! Ja'far bin Abi Talib is with Jibril and Mika'il. He has two wings which Allah Almighty has given him in exchange for his two arms, and with those two wings he goes wherever he wishes in Paradise. He has greeted me with salam." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told what their situation had been when they faced the polytheists. After that it became clear to the people that Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) had faced the enemy, and he was named "Ja'far al-Tayyar" (Ja'far the Flyer) in Paradise.