The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gives the reward for the service done to Ibrahim Khaleelullah (May peace be upon him)
Imam Zurqani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) relates a very interesting Hadith in his commentary on Mawahib-e-Ladunniya
Translation of Hadith: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Ibn Abbas (May Allah be well pleased with him) that Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) said: Ask me before you miss me. Ask me about that science about which neither Jibreel knew anything nor Mikail (May peace be upon them). The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) taught me from those sciences which Allah Ta’ala taught Him on the night of Meraj. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: My Lord taught me various sciences. Hadhrat Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) told me this and said: I was a radiance in the body of Hadhrat Ibrahim (May peace be upon him) and was a manifestation of Noor in his back. When Nimrod was about to throw Hadhrat Ibrahim (May peace be upon him) in the fire, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came to him and said: O beloved of Rahman, do you have any need? He said: I have no need from you o Jibreel (May peace be upon him). Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came for a second time. This time Mikail (May peace be upon him) was with him. Ibrahim (May peace be upon him) said: I have no need from you or from Mikail (May peace be upon him). Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came for a third time and said: Do you have any wish with your Lord Allah Ta’ala? Hadhrat Ibrahim (May peace be upon him) said: Brother Jibreel (May peace be upon him), the mark of a beloved is not disobey the wish of his beloved.
Allah Ta’ala made me talk, so I said: When I will come to this world and Allah Ta’ala will seat me on the station of Prophethood and will raise my status above all others, then I will give a reward to Jibreel (May peace be upon him) for the service rendered to my father Hadhrat Ibrahim (May peace be upon him). Then the night of Meraj came after Allah Ta’ala sent me into this world. Jibreel (May peace be upon him) came to my presence and remained with me until he reached a particular place and stopped there. I told Jibreel (May peace be upon him): Does a friend leave another in a place like this? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: If I go beyond this place, Allah’s radiance will incinerate me. Then the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: O Jibreel (May peace be upon him), do you have any wish which you would like to have conveyed to Allah Ta’ala? Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! Please supplicate to Allah Ta’ala on my behalf that I want to spread my wings on the Siraat for Your Ummah so that they can pass over it with ease.
Jibreel’s (May peace be upon him) seeking blessings from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
The way Jibreel (May peace be upon him) considers his coming to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), in the same way, he considers the Holy Prophet’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) sitting at Sidratul Muntaha as a means of blessings for him.
Mulla Muin Kaashfi Haravi (May Allah Ta’ala shower His mercy on him) has mentioned a Hadith in Maa’arij Un Nubuwwah:
Translation: Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! I have a request. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Tell me what it is. He said: It is my request that you offer 2 Raka’at of Salaat here, so that my dwelling gains the blessings of your feet. (Maa’arij Un Nubuwwah, Pg. No. 931)
anded to sek Jibreel (May peace be upon him) was commanded to seek the protection of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)
Nuzhatul Majalis has a Hadith:
Translation of Hadith: Allah Ta’ala commanded Jibreel (May peace be upon him): O Jibreel (May peace be upon him) take the Flag of guidance, the Burraq of benevolence, the robe of honor, the mantle of Prophethood and the turban of majesty along with a procession of 70000 angels to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).
Stand at his door and seek His protection. Tonight you have to hold the reins of His horse. O Mikail (May peace be upon him), you take the flag of acceptance and along with a procession 70000 angels and go to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). O Israfeel and ‘Izrail (Peace be upon them), you both also serve Our Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in the same way.
There is a Hadith in Khasaais Ul Kubra of Imam Suyuti, Mo’jam e Ausat and Majma ‘Uz
Zawaid of Imam Tabarani.
Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Aisha Siddiqua (May Allah be well pleased with her) narrates from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam): Jibreel (May peace be upon him) said: I have combed the east and the west but I have not found anybody as excellent as the Holy Prophet Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). (M’ojam Kabeer Tabarani, Hadith No. 6468; Majma ‘Uz Zawaid, Vol. 8, Pg. No. 217; Khasaais Ul Kubra, Vol. 1, Pg. No. 318)
Research about the words “Fahamazanee Bi Qadamihee”
On the night of Meraj, Jibreel (May peace be upon him) descended from the heavens and right from coming to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and continuing through out the journey, he was the very personification of the respect of the Holy Prophet of (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). He held the reins of the mount of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). He did not let go of even a small article of the respect of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).
When he came to the the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), he came with soft steps and rubbed his cheeks on the heels of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). What is to be understood here is that some books of Seerah like Ibn Hisham, etc. have used the words Fahamazanee Bi Qadamihee. Some people have translated the above mentioned words as “Jibreel (May peace be upon him) kicked me to awaken me”. This translation is completely wrong and is against logic and is against what has been reported to us well. No Muslim can even think like this. This is against the respect and reverence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and is a lie against a respectful like Jibreel (May peace be upon him). That’s why linguistic research about these words is being produced here.
First thing to be understood here is that the Prophets have been given such spiritual power that when Jibreel (May peace be upon him) starts his descent from the Sidrah, they smell him right here on the earth and understand that Jibreel (May peace be upon him) is going to descend. Allama Shihabuddin Khafaji writes in Naseem Al Riyaz:
Translation: The summary of all this is that, the inward of the Prophets and their senses are angelic. That’s why they see the ends of the world, hear the creaking o the sky and when Jibreel (May peace be upon him) decides to descend from the sky, they smell him. (Naseem Al Riyaz, Vol. 3, Pg. No. 545)
In that book, it has been proved beyond doubt using the verses of the Holy Quran, the Hadith and the rulings and sayings of the Imams and the Sahabah that Jibreel (May peace be upon him) is the preferred servant of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). He has been appointed by Allah Ta’ala to serve the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). He does not move away even to the extent of a hair’s breadth from the respect of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). Is it even conceivable that to wake up the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), Jibreel (May peace be upon him)
committed such an indecency? Islam is a religion which teaches culture and refinement and in Islam waking up even a common Muslim like this is against culture and refinement.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 