My father informed me: Ibn Jābir and al-Awzā‘ī narrated to us. They both said: Khālid ibn al-Lajlāj narrated to us: I heard ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Ā’ish say: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) led us in prayer—and he related the hadith in similar terms, including the words: “He placed His palm between my shoulders, and I felt its coolness between my breasts, whereupon I came to know what lies between heaven and earth.” Then he recited:

“And thus We showed Abraham the dominion of the heavens and the earth.” [al-An‘ām 75]

The hadith master Abū ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mandah said: Abū Sallām narrated it from ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Ā’ish, from Mālik ibn Yukhāmir, from Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal. He said: This hadith was narrated from ten of the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and it was transmitted from them by