Jibreel (May peace be upon him) kissing the heels of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
In the incident of the heavenly journey of Meraj, we see the best example of Jibreel’s (May peace be upon him) reverence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).
Mulla Muhammad Moin Kaashfi Haravi (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) narrates a Hadith about Meraj:
Translation: The second narration is from Jibreel (May peace be upon him): I got to know from the Wahi of Allah Ta’ala that my body has been fashioned out of camphor of Jannah, but I didn’t know the reason for this. I realized this on the night of Meraj. In spite of my purity and fineness, I was hesitating to awaken the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and I was anxious as to how should I do it. I was ordered that I should rub my face on the heel of the blessed foot of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). When I did so, the coolness of camphor met the warmth (of the feet of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)) and the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) easily awakened from sleep. At that time, I realized the reason of me being created from camphor. (Ma’arij Un Nubuwwah, Pg. No. 601)
Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came to the presence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) along with 210000 angels.
On the night of Meraj, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) had the good fortune of serving the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). As given in Tafseer Ruh Al Bayan Vol. 5, Pg. No. 109:
Translation: The night of Meraj, Jibreel, Mikail, Israfeel and Izrail (May peace be upon them) all came. Each one of them had 70,000 angels. When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) mounted the Burraq, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) held the reins, Mikail (May peace be upon him) held the stirrup and Israfeel (May peace be upon him) held the saddle.
The angels received the service of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in lieu of their worship
Zubdatul Muhaddithin Hadhrat Abul Hasanaat Syed Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi Qadri (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes in his work Miladnama:
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: I was embarassed by their service and stopped them. These angels said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! We have taken this service in lieu of thousands of years of worship. O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the fact is that after thousands of years of worship, one day Allah Ta’ala asked us: What do you want as a reward for this worship? We entreated: Let us serve the One whose name is written along with your name on the ‘Arsh. Allah Ta’ala said: When He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) will be born, I will take Him from
Makkah to Bait ul Muqaddis. I will let you serve Him in that journey. O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), we got this service in this manner.
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is Wastae-Uzma for Jibreel
Jibreel (May peace be upon him) always used to think about pleasing the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). It was in this connection that the he requested permission to spread his wings on the Sirat on the Day of Judgment. He conveyed his wish to Allah Ta’ala through the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Does a friend leave a friend in such a place? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), if I step forward, I’ll be burned by the radiance of Allah Ta’ala. In another Hadith, it is recorded thus: If I step forward even to the extent of a finger pad, I will be burned to ashes. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Do you have any wish that you would like to have conveyed to Allah Ta’ala? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! you please convey to Allah Ta’ala that I would like to spread my wings on the Siraat for Your Ummah, so that they can pass over it easily.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 