Salamah, who related that ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with them both) sent a messenger to ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with them both), asking whether Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) had seen his Lord. ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abbās sent back word that he had. ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Umar then sent his messenger back to ask how he had seen Him. He sent back word that he had seen Him in a green meadow, with a carpet of gold before Him, upon a chair of gold borne by four angels: one in the form of a man, one in the form of a bull, one in the form of an eagle, and one in the form of a lion.

Ibn Battah added, through the chain of transmission from Ibn Ishāq: Ya‘qūb ibn ‘Utbah narrated to me