[Machine] I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ , and there was a man who would privately converse with him. So, he acted as if he distanced himself from me. We then left his presence, and my father said, "Did you not see your cousin? He acted as if he distanced himself from me." So, I said to him, "Oh my father, there was a man with him who was conversing with him." He asked, "And who was that man?" I replied, "Yes, there was." So, we returned, and my father said, "O Messenger of Allah, I said to Abdullah such and such, and he said to me such and such. Did you have anyone with you?" He said, "Yes, did you see him, O Abdullah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "That was Jibreel (Gabriel) ﷺ , who was preoccupying me from you."
كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ يُنَاجِيهِ فَكَانَ كَالْمُعْرِضِ عَنْ أَبِي فَخَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَقَالَ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكَ كَانَ كَالْمُعْرِضِ عَنِّي؟ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَتِ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ يُنَاجِيهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَحَدٌ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعْنَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَهَلْ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هَلْ رَأَيْتَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هُوَ الَّذِي شَغَلَنِي عَنْكَ