that whatever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw, whether asleep or awake, was true.

He then said, “Chapter,” and continued: Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Yahyā ibn Abī Bukayr narrated to us, saying: Ibrāhīm ibn Tahmān narrated to us: Simāk ibn Harb narrated to us, from Jābir ibn Samurah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:

“Allah manifested Himself to me in the most beautiful form and asked me, ‘What is the Exalted Assembly disputing about?’ I replied, ‘My Lord, I have no knowledge of it.’ Then He placed His hand between my shoulders until I felt its coolness between my breasts—or He placed it between