Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 5714

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنوءَةَ ورأيتُ عِيسَى بن مَرْيَم فإِذا أقربُ مَن رأيتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا عُرْوَةُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَرَأَيْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا صَاحِبُكُمْ - يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ - وَرَأَيْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَإِذَا أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ شَبَهًا دِحْيَةُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Translation

Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘The prophets were presented to me, and I saw Moses, a type of man resembling the men of Shanū’ah. I saw Jesus son of Mary; the person I have seen who most resembles him is ‘Urwah ibn Mas‘ud. I saw Abraham; the person I have seen who most resembles him is your companion’—meaning himself. ‘And I saw Gabriel; the person I have seen who most resembles him is Dihyah ibn Khalifah.’ Muslim transmitted it.