HADITH OF THE DAY
ANGEL GABRIEL (COVERING HORIZON)
Narrated by Masruq
I asked Aisha "What about this Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel) approached & came closer, & was at a distance Of but 2 bow-lengths Or (even) nearer?" (53:8-9) She replied -
"It was Gabriel who used to come to the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah upon Him) in the figure of a man, but on that occasion, he came in his actual & real figure and (he was so huge) that he covered the whole horizon."
[ Vol – 4 Hadith – 458 Sahih Al-Bukhari ]
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