[Machine] He said that Muhammad had only seen Gabriel in his true form twice. The first time, he asked Gabriel to show him his true form and Muhammad saw his form, which caused the horizon to distort. The second time, Gabriel ascended with him and his words were "And he was on the highest horizon. Then he approached and descended, and was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer. And he revealed to His servant what He revealed" [Surah An-Najm: 10-12]. He said that when Gabriel felt that his Lord was present, he returned in his true form and prostrated. His words were "And he certainly saw him in another descent at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary - near it is the Garden of Refuge - when there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it]. The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit]. He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord" [Surah An-Najm: 13-18]. He said that Gabriel was created by Allah, peace be upon him.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا لَمْ يَرَ جِبْرِيلَ فِي صُورَتِهِ إِلَّا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَمَّا مَرَّةٌ فَإِنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ أَنْ يُرِيَهُ نَفْسَهُ فِي صُورَتِهِ فَأَرَاهُ صُورَتَهُ فَسَدَّ الْأُفُقَ وَأَمَّا الْأُخْرَى فَإِنَّهُ صَعِدَ مَعَهُ حِينَ صَعِدَ بِهِ وَقَوْلُهُ {وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَى ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى} [النجم 710] قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ جِبْرِيلُ رَبَّهُ عَادَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَسَجَدَ فَقَوْلُهُ {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَى إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَى مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَى لَقَدْ رَأَى مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَى} [النجم 1318] قَالَ خَلْقَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ