Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Once Sayyiduna Harithah bin al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); at that time Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was conversing with him privately. Sayyiduna Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by and did not greet. Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) asked why he had not greeted: "Had he greeted, I would have answered him." Then he said: "Perhaps this man is one of 'the eighty'." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is meant by 'the eighty'?" He replied: "All the people will retreat and abandon you, except 'the eighty' (that is, that many people); they will stand firm with you. Providing for them and for their children in Paradise is upon Allah Almighty." When Sayyiduna Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) came back, he greeted. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "When you passed by earlier, did you not greet?" He submitted: "I saw a man with you, and I did not like to intrude on your conversation." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Did you see that man?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told him: "That was Jibril (peace be upon him)." The narrator said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told him what Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) had said to him.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and al-Bazzar recorded something similar; its chain is hasan (good), all of its narrators have been declared trustworthy, and there is disagreement about some of them.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15741
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