The Angels and human beings - II

The emissaries of Allaah to His Messengers and Prophets:
Allaah has told us that Jibreel (Gabriel) is the only one who carries
out this mission through the verse (which means): "Say [O Muhammad]:
'Whatever is an enemy to Jibreel (Gabriel)-it is [none but] he who has
brought it[i.e. the Quran] down upon your heart, by permission of
Allaah, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good
tidings for the believers.'" [Quran 2:97]
Revelation may be brought by angels other than Jibreel, but
thishappens rarely – as stated in the narration that was narrated by
Ibn `Abbaas who said: "Whilst Jibreel was sitting with the Prophet he
heard a creaking sound above him, and he raised his head. He said:
'This is a door in the heaven which has been opened today, and it has
never been opened before today, and an angel has come down through it.
This is an angel who has come down to theearth, and he never came down
before today. He [that angel] gavethe greeting of Salaam and said:
'Rejoice, for you have been granted two lights which have not been
given to any Prophet before you: the Opening (chapter)of the Book
(chapter Al-Faatihah) and the closing verses of chapter Al-Baqarah.
You will not read even one letter of them but you will be granted
reward."' [Muslim]
According to Huthayfah the Messenger of Allaah said: "An angel came to
me and greeted me with salaam – he came down from the heavens and he
had never come down before – and he gave me the glad tidings that
Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn would be the leaders of the youth of Paradise,
and that Faatimah would be the leader of the women of Paradise."" [Ibn
`Asaakir]
Not everyone to whom an angel comes is a Messenger or a Prophet:
Not everyone to whom an angel comes can be counted as a Messenger or a
Prophet; this is anillusion. Allaah sent Jibreel to Maryam (Mary), as
He sent him to the mother of Ismaa`eel (Ishmael) when she ran out of
food and drink. (And it is known that neither of them wereProphets).
The companions saw Jibreel in the form of a Bedouin. And Allaah sent
an angel to that man who visited a brother of his for the sake of
Allaah, to tell him that Allaah loved him because he loved his
brother... This happened a lot, and the reason was to make a point.
How did the revelation come to the Messenger ?
Al-Haarith Ibn Hishaam asked the Messenger : "O Messengerof Allaah,
how does the revelation come to you?"
The Messenger said: "Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a
bell, and that is the hardest for me. Then it departs from me, and I
understand what has been said. Sometimes the angel comes to me in the
form of a man who speaks to me, and I understand what he says."
[Al-Bukhaari]
Jibreel used to come to the Messenger in his angelic form. This was
difficult for the Messenger . At other times Jibreel would change from
his angelic form and take on human form, and this was easier for the
Messenger .
The Messenger saw Jibreel twice in the form in which Allaah created him:
Three years after the beginning of the Prophetic Mission:
The Messenger of Allaah said: "Whilst I was walking, I heard a voice
from the heavens. I raised my head and saw the angel who had come to
me in (the cave of) Hiraa', sitting on a throne between the heavens
and the earth. I was scared of him, and I went back (home) and said
(to his wife), `Cover me!'" [Al-Bukhaari]
When he was taken up into the heavens (the Ascension)
This occasion was mentioned in chapter An-Najm, where Allaah Says
(what means): "(The Quran was) Taught to him (i.e. Muhammad) by one
intense in strength [i.e. Jibreel] — One of soundness. And he rose to
[his] true form. While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
Thenhe approached and descended. And was at a distance of two bow
lengths or nearer. And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed
[i.e. conveyed]. The heart did not lie [about] what it saw. So will
you dispute with him overwhat he saw? And he certainly saw him in
another descent. At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary — Near it is
the Garden of Refuge [i.e. Paradise] — When there covered the Lote
Tree that which covered [it]. The sight [of the Prophet] did not
swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit]." [Quran 53:5-17]
The mission of Jibreel:
The mission of Jibreel is not restricted only to conveying the
Revelation from Almighty Allaah. He used to come to the Prophet every
year in Ramadaan, on every night of that month, to teach him the
Quran. According to Ibn `Abbaas : "The Messenger of Allaah was the
most generous of people, and he was at his most in generosity during
Ramadaan, when he used to meet Jibreel, and he used to meet him every
night during Ramadaan, to study the Quran with him. The Messenger of
Allaah was more generous in doing good than the strong windwhen it
blows." [Al-Bukhaari]
His leading the Messenger in prayer:
Jibreel led the Messenger Muhammad in prayer, so that he could learn
the prayer as Allaah wanted it to be performed. According to Ibn
Mas'ood the Messenger said: "Jibreel came down and led me in prayer,
so I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, thenI prayed with him,
then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him" — and he counted them
off on his fingers five times." [Al-Bukhaari]
The Messenger said: "Jibreel led me in prayer at the Ka'bah twice. He
led me in praying Thuhr(noon prayer) when the sun had passed its
zenith by the length of a sandal-thong, and he led me in praying Asr
(afternoon prayer) when the shadow of every object was the same length
as the object itself. He led me — prayingMaghrib (sunsert prayer)— at
the time when the fasting person breaks his fast. He led me in praying
'Ishaa' (night prayer) when the twilight had ended. And he led me in
praying Fajr (dawn prayer) at the time when food and drink become
Haraam (forbidden) for the one who is fasting.
On the following day, he led me in praying Thuhr when the shadow of an
object was the same length as the object itself. He led me in praying
'Asr when the shadow of an object was twice as long as the object
itself. He led me in praying Maghrib at the time when the fasting
personbreaks his fast. He led me in praying 'Ishaa' when a third of
the night had passed. And he led me in praying Fajr when there was a
fair amount of light. Then he turned to me and said: `O Muhammad,
these are the times (observed by) the Prophets before you, and the
time (for each prayer) is anywhere between these two times (mentioned
in each case). "' [Abu Daawood]

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