English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن مسعود
I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah "And was at a distance Of but two bowlengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed (that to Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, "Ibn Mas'ud informed us that the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen Gabriel having 600 wings."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ زِرَّ بْنَ حُبَيْشٍ ، عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى : فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى { 9 } فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى { 10 } سورة النجم آية 9-10 ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ : أَنَّهُ رَأَى "
جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّ مِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ
" .