Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the night I was taken on the Mi'raj, when we reached the seventh heaven and I looked upward (here one narrator transmitted the wording: I looked above myself), there was thunder and flashing lightning. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: I came upon some people whose bellies were like houses, and in them were snakes that could be seen from outside their bellies. I asked: O Jibril! Who are these people? He said: These are those who consume usury (riba). When, coming down, I reached the lowest heaven and looked below me, there before me were wind, voices and smoke. I asked: O Jibril! What is this? He said: These are devils who hover over the eyes of the children of Adam so that they do not reflect upon the dominion of the heavens and the earth; were it not for that, they would see wonders."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and Imam Ibn Majah recorded from it the story of those who consume usury. Its chain contains a narrator, Abu al-Salt, who is not known, and no one besides Ali bin Zayd narrated from him.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 232
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام احمد فى مسنده 363 ، 353/2 أورده المؤلف فى زوائد المسند 3122 ، أخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2273، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 8426»