Musnad Ahmad 3788

Translation

✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had me follow him. He said: We set out until I came to such-and-such a place, and he drew a line for me. He said to me: "Stay within this; do not come out of it, for if you come out, you will perish." He said: So I stayed in it. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went on a short distance, or somewhat farther, or as he said. Then he mentioned some beings, as if they were the Zutt—Affan said, or as Affan said, if Allah wills—with no clothes on them, yet I did not see their private parts; they were tall and had little flesh. He said: They came and began climbing upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: The Prophet of Allah ﷺ began reciting to them. He said: They began coming to me, appearing as phantoms—or swaying—around me and crossing in front of me. Abdullah said: I was terrified of them with intense terror. He said: So I sat down, or as he said. He said: When the first column of dawn split forth, they began to depart, or as he said. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, heavy and in pain—or almost in pain—because of what they had done in climbing upon him. He said: "I find myself heavy," or as he said. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his head in my lap, or as he said. He said: Then some beings came, wearing white garments and tall, or as he said, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had dozed off. Abdullah said: I was more terrified of them than I had been the first time. Arim said in his narration: He said: Some of them said to others, "This servant has certainly been given good," or as they said. "His two eyes are asleep"—or he said, "his eye," or as they said—"while his heart is awake." Then he said: Arim and Affan said: Some of them said to others, "Come, let us strike a parable for him," or as they said. Some of them said to others, "Strike a parable for him and we will interpret it, or we will strike it and you will interpret." Some of them said to others, "His likeness is that of a master who built a fortified structure, then sent food to the people," or as he said. "Whoever did not come to his food"—or he said, "did not follow him"—"he punished with a severe punishment," or as they said. The others said, "As for the master, he is the Lord of all worlds; as for the structure, it is Islam; the food is Paradise; and he is the caller. Whoever follows him will be in Paradise." Arim said in his narration: or as they said. "And whoever does not follow him will be punished," or as he said. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up and said: "What did you see, O Ibn Umm Abd?" Abdullah said: I saw such-and-such. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Nothing of what they said was hidden from me." The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: "They are a group of the angels," or he said: "They are from the angels," or as Allah willed.

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Sahih al-Bukhari 138Sahih al-Bukhari 2013Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2861

Narrators

1. 1
   ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

   One of the earliest and foremost (al-sābiqūn al-awwalūn), and one of the leading scholars among the Companions; his virtues are manyd. 28 AH, or 32 AH, 33 AH
   عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍمن السابقين الأولين ، ومن كبار العلماء من الصحابة ، مناقبه جمة
   عن
2. 2
   ʿAmr

   Companion (ṣaḥābī)d. between 61 and 70 AH
   عَمْرٍوصحابي
   عن
3. 3
   Ṭarīf b. Mujālid al-Hujaymī

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 95 AH, or 97 AH, said by al-Wāqidī, or 99 AH
   أَبُو تَمِيمَةَثقة
   حدثني
4. 4
   Sulaymān b. Ṭarkhān

   trustworthy (thiqah), devout (ʿābid)d. 143 AH, or 144 AH
   أَبِيثقة عابد
   قال
5. 5
   Muʿtamir

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 186 AH, or: 187 AH, or: 188 AH
   مُعْتَمِرٌثقة
   حدثنا
6. 6
   ʿAffān

   trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. 219 AH, or 220 AH
   وَعَفَّانُثقة ثبت
   حدثنا
7. 7
   Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal

   Trustworthy (thiqah), a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), a jurist (faqīh), an authority (ḥujjah).d. 241 AH, Abū Umayyah Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Ṭarsūsī said: 242 AH, and no one followed him in his view
   أحمد بن حنبلثقة حافظ فقيه حجة

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