Mishkat al-Masabih 5728
The Beginning of Creation, and Mention of the Prophets - Section 2
وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أُذِنَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ شحمة أُذُنَيْهِ إِلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِمِائَةِ عَامٍ». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Jabir b. `Abdallah reported God's messenger as saying, "I have been permitted to tell about one of God's angels who bear the Throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years." Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:4727 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali Zai | Isnaad Sahihgraded on abudawud:4727 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Soundgraded on abudawud:4727 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Sunan Abu Dawud 4727عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أُذِنَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلاَئِكَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِهِ إِلَى عَاتِقِهِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِمِائَةِ عَامٍ