صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإيمان
The Book of Faith
باب مَعْنَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى} وَهَلْ رَأَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَبَّهُ لَيْلَةَ الإِسْرَاءِ:
Chapter: The Meaning of the Saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And indeed he saw him at a second descent (another time)"; And did the prophet (saws) see his lord on the night of the Isra?
Hadith 177
This hadith is listed as number 442 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنَا وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَشْوَعَ ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ : فَأَيْنَ قَوْلُهُ ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى { 8 } فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى { 9 } فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى { 10 } سورة النجم آية 8-10 ؟ قَالَتْ : " إِنَّمَا ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ فِي صُورَةِ الرِّجَالِ ، وَإِنَّهُ أَتَاهُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ فِي صُورَتِهِ ، الَّتِي هِيَ صُورَتُهُ ، فَسَدَّ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ " .
Masruq reported: I said to 'A'isha: What about the words of Allah:" Then he drew nigh and came down, so he was at a distance of two bows or closer still: so He revealed to His servant what He revealed" (al-Qur'an, liii. 8-10)? She said: It implies Gabriel (ؑ). He used to come to him (the Holy Prophet) in the shape of men; but he came at this time in his true form and blocked up the horizon of the sky.
