[Machine] About the man who passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was having a conversation with Jibril ﷺ , Abu Salamah claimed that he avoided getting close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and was afraid to hear their conversation. When morning came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Why didn't you greet me when you passed by me last night?" He replied, "I saw you having a conversation with someone, and I was afraid that you would dislike me getting close to both of you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Do you know who that man was?" He replied, "No." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "That was Jibril ﷺ . If you had greeted him, he would have returned your greeting. I have heard from someone other than Abu Salamah that he was Harithah ibn An-Nu'man."  

عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي مَرَّ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُنَاجِي جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَزَعَمَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ تَجَنَّبَ أَنْ يَدْنُوَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَخَوُّفًا أَنْ يَسْمَعَ حَدِيثَهُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ إِذْ مَرَرْتَ بِي الْبَارِحَةَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُكَ تُنَاجِي رَجُلًا فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَكْرَهَ أَنْ أَدْنُوَ مِنْكُمَا قَالَ وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَلَوْ سَلَّمْتَ لَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ حَارِثَةَ بْنَ النُّعْمَانِ