Volume 4, Book 54, Number 437:
Narrated Humaid bin Hilal:
Anas bin Malik said, “As if I say a cloud of dust swirling up in the lane of Bani Ghanim.” Musa ad –
ded, “That was caused by the procession of Gabriel.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 438:
Narrated Aisha:
Al Harith bin Hisham asked the Prophet, “How does the divine inspiration come to you?” He
replied, “In all these ways: The Angel sometimes comes to me with a voice which resembles the sound
of a ringing bell, and when this state abandons me, I remember what the Angel has said, and this
type of Divine Inspiration is the hardest on me; and sometimes the Angel comes to me in the shape of
a man and talks to me, and I understand and remember what he says.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 439:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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I heard the Prophet saying, “Who ever spends a couple (of objects) in Allah’s cause, will be called
by the Gatekeepers of Paradise who will say, “O so-and-so, come on!” Abu Bakr said, “Such a person
will never perish or be miserable’ The Prophet said, “I hope you will be among such person.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 440:
Narrated Abu Salama:
‘Aisha said that the Prophet said to her “O ‘Aisha’ This is Gabriel and he sends his (greetings) sa –
lutations to you.” ‘Aisha said, “Salutations (Greetings) to him, and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings be on
him,” and addressing the Prophet she said, “You see what I don’t see.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 425:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
On the day of a solar eclipse, Allah’s Apostle stood up (to offer the eclipse prayer). He recited Tak –
bir, recited a long recitation (of Holy Verses), bowed a long bowing, and then he raised h is head say –
ing. “Allah hears him who sends his praises to Him.” Then he stayed standing, recited a long recita –
tion again, but shorter than the former, bowed a long bowing, but shorter than the first, performed a
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long prostration and then performed the second Rak’a in the same way as he had done the first. By
the time he had finished his prayer with Taslim, the solar eclipse had been over. Then he addressed
the people referring to the solar and lunar eclipses saying, “These are two signs amongst the Signs of
Allah, and they do not eclipse because of anyone’s death or life. So, if you see them, hasten for the
Prayer.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 441:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle asked Gabriel, “Why don’t you visit us more often than you do?” Then the following
Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):– “And we (angels) descend not but by the order of your
Lord. To Him belong what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and
your Lord was never forgetful.” (19.64)
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 426:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet said, “the sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life of someone, but
they are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. So, if you see them, offer the Prayer (of eclipse).”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 442:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Gabriel read the Qur’an to me in one way (i.e. dialect) and I continued asking
him to read it in different ways till he read it in seven different ways.”