1426 — ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ahmad informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn Makhlad informed us; he said: Ja‘far ibn Mukram narrated to us; he said: Rawh ibn ‘Ubadah narrated to us; he said: Sa‘id ibn Abi ‘Arubah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Abu al-‘Aliyah, who said: The cousin of your Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace—meaning Ibn ‘Abbas—narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“On the night I was taken by night, I saw Moses son of ‘Imran: a dark-complexioned, tall man, as though he were one of the men of Shanu’ah. I saw Jesus son of Mary: a man of medium height, ruddy and fair-complexioned, with straight hair ⦗851⦘. And I saw Malik, the keeper of the Fire”—among the signs which Allah showed him.