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Sahih al-Bukhari 4980 (Book 66, Hadith 2) #4761
Recognizing Gabriel

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) being visited by Gabriel and not recognizing him until he gave a sermon.

Narrated Abu 'Uthman: I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started talking (to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked Um Salama, "Who is this?" She replied, "He is Dihya (al-Kalbi)". When Gabriel had left, Um Salama said, "By Allah, I did not take him for anybody other than him (ie Dihya) till I heard the sermon of the Prophet wherein he informed about the news of Gabriel". The subnarrator asked Abu 'Uthman: From whom have you heard that? Abu 'Uthman said: From Usama bin Zaid.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ وَعِنْدَهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ فَجَعَلَ يَتَحَدَّثُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَتْ هَذَا دِحْيَةُ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا حَسِبْتُهُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ خُطْبَةَ النَّبِيِّ يُخْبِرُ خَبَرَ جِبْرِيلَ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ، قَالَ أَبِي قُلْتُ لأَبِي عُثْمَانَ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا‏.‏ قَالَ مِنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
prophet  *  sermon  *  gabriel  *  dihya  *  zaid

QUICK LESSONS:
Pay attention to your surroundings and listen carefully to sermons for valuable information from Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about the time when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was visited by an angel named Gabriel. However, at first he did not recognize him and asked his wife Um Salama who it was. She replied that it was Dihya al-Kalbi. After Gabriel left, Um Salama informed the Prophet ﷺ that she only knew it was him after hearing his sermon. This hadith teaches us to be aware of our surroundings and to pay attention to what is happening around us so we can recognize important people or events when they come our way. It also shows us how important it is for us to listen carefully to sermons as they can contain valuable information from Allah SWT that we should take heed of in our lives.

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