أَخْبَرَنَا
عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ مُجَاشِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ
ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ
أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَقْرَأُ اللَّيْلَةَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ وَجْبَةً مِنْ خَلْفِي ، فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ فَرَسِي انْطَلَقَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا عَتِيكٍ " ، فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا مِثْلُ الْمِصْبَاحِ مُدَلًّى بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا عَتِيكٍ " ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَنْ أَمْضِيَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " تِلْكَ الْمَلائِكَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِقِرَاءَةِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ، أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ مَضَيْتَ لَرَأَيْتَ الْعَجَائِبَ " .
Usayd bin Hudhayr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He said, "O Messenger of Allah! Last night I was reciting Surah Al-Baqarah. During this, I heard a sound behind me and thought perhaps my horse had run away." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "O Abu Usayd! Continue reciting." I paid attention and saw some lights that were present between the sky and the earth. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "O Abu ‘Atiq! You are reciting." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Now I cannot continue reciting." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "These were angels who descended because of the recitation of Surah Al-Baqarah. If you had continued reciting, you would have seen even more astonishing things."