Abū ‘Īsā said, “Dāwūd ibn Abī Hind also narrated a similar hadith from al-Sha‘bī, from Masrūq, from ‘Ā’ishah, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Dāwūd’s narration is more explicit than Mujālid’s.”

Al-Tirmidhī narrated a similar report from al-Shaybānī, who said, “I also asked Zirr ibn Hubaysh about His words, ‘And he was at a distance of two bow-lengths or nearer’ (9). He replied, ‘Ibn Mas‘ūd told me that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw Gabriel, who had six hundred wings.’”

Abū ‘Īsā said, “This hadith is good, singular