English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن مسعود
Regarding the Verses 'And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey the Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he Gabriel) conveyed (that to Muhammad...' (53.9-10) Ibn Mas`ud narrated to us that the Prophet (ﷺ) had seen Gabriel with six hundred wings.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ زِرًّا ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى { 9 } فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى { 10 } سورة النجم آية 9-10 ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ : "
أَنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَهُ سِتُّ مِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ
" .