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Sahih al-Bukhari 3634 (Book 61, Hadith 137) #3470
Recognizing the Messenger of Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked Um Salama who she thought the visitor was, and she guessed it was Dihya. However, the Prophet (ﷺ) later revealed that it was actually Gabriel.

Narrated Abu 'Uthman: I got the news that Gabriel came to the Prophet ﷺ while Um Salama was present. Gabriel started talking (to the Prophet ﷺ and then left. The Prophet ﷺ said to Um Salama, "(Do you know) who it was?" (or a similar question). She said, "It was Dihya (a handsome person amongst the companions of the Prophet ﷺ )". Later on Um Salama said, "By Allah! I thought he was none but Dihya, till I heard the Prophet ﷺ talking about Gabriel in his sermon". (The Sub-narrator asked Abu 'Uthman, "From where have you heard this narration?" He replied, "From Usama bin Zaid")
حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ، فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ ثُمَّ قَامَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَتْ هَذَا دِحْيَةُ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ ايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا حَسِبْتُهُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ خُطْبَةَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُخْبِرُ جِبْرِيلَ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لأَبِي عُثْمَانَ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا قَالَ مِنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ‏.‏
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prophet  *  gabriel  *  salama  *  dihya  *  zaid

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Respect messengers of Allah
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about recognizing the messenger of Allah. It is narrated by Abu 'Uthman that he heard from Usamah bin Zayd that when Gabriel visited the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ while Um Salama was present. When Gabriel left, the Prophet ﷺ asked her who she thought it was and she guessed it to be Dihya al-Kalbi. Later on in his sermon he revealed that it was actually Jibril or Gabriel. This hadith teaches us to recognize and respect messengers of Allah as they are sent with a divine message for us to follow and obey without any doubt or hesitation. We should also be aware of our own limitations in understanding matters related to faith as we may not always be able to recognize them correctly like Um Salama did in this case.

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