Hadith 177
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.
Hadith 593
Sha'bi reported that the scribe of al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: Mu'awiyah wrote to Mughira: Write for me something which you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); and he wrote: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. Verily Allah disapproves three things for you: irrelevant talk, wasting of wealth and persistent questioning.