Hadith #562
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ مُتَّكِئًا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا عَائ
ِشَةَ أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ هَذِهِ قَالَ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ لَمْ أَرَهُ فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي خُلِقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَرَّتَيْنِ رَأَيْتُهُ مُنْهَبِطًا مِنْ السَّمَاءِ سَادًّا عِظَمُ خَلْقِهِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 'I was the first to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this.' He said: 'That was Jibril. I have never seen him in his original form in which he was created except twice. I saw him descending from the sky, his immense frame filling the space between the heavens and the earth.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 562
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24800
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-61190