English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن مسعود
I asked Zirr about the Statement of Allah 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer. So did Allah convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) conveyed that to Muhammad.' (53.10) He said, "Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) informed us that Muhammad had seen Gabriel with six hundred wings."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا طَلْقُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ ، عَنْ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ زِرًّا عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى { 9 } فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى { 10 } سورة النجم آية 9-10 ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّ مِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ " .