Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ahmed bin Hafs bin 'AbdullahfromHafs bin 'Abdullah bin RashidfromIbrahim bin TahmanfromMusa bin 'UqbafromMuhammad bin al-Munkdar bin 'AbdullahfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
أُذِنَ لِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ مَلَكٍ مِنْ مَلاَئِكَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِهِ إِلَى عَاتِقِهِ مَسِيرَةُ سَبْعِمِائَةِ عَامٍ
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English translation
Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying :
I have been permitted to tell about one of Allah’s angels who bears the throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 132
- English Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 4709