[Machine] While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting, Asma bint Umais, who was close to him, returned the greetings. He signaled with his hand and said, "O Asma, this is Ja'far ibn Abi Talib with Jibril (Gabriel) and Mikail (Michael), who greeted us. So return the greeting to them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me that he had encountered the polytheists on a certain day before his arrival. He said, "I met the polytheists and was injured in my body with seventy-three wounds from stabbing and throwing. I took the banner in my right hand and it was cut off. Then I took it with my left hand and it was also cut off. Allah compensated me by giving me wings with which I fly in Paradise along with Jibril and Mikail (peace be upon them). I eat from its fruits whatever I wish." Asma said, "Congratulations to Ja'far for what Allah has blessed him with." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ascended the pulpit and informed the people about it. He said, "After that, no one in the world knew what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had informed them, so Ja'far al-Tayyar (the flyer) was named."  

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَأَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ عُمَيْسٍ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْهُ إِذْ رَدَّ السَّلَامَ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَسْمَاءَ هَذَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ وَمِيكَائِيلَ مَرُّوا فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا فَرُدِّي عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامَ» وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَبْلَ مَمَرِّهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِثَلَاثٍ أَوْ أَرْبَعٍ فَقَالَ لَقِيتُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأُصِبْتُ فِي جَسَدِي مِنْ مَقَادِيمِي ثَلَاثًا وَسَبْعِينَ بَيْنَ طَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ فَأَخَذْتُ اللِّوَاءَ بِيَدِي الْيُمْنَى فَقُطِعَتْ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُ بِيَدِي الْيُسْرَى فَقُطِعَتْ فَعَوَّضَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْ يَدِي جَنَاحَيْنِ أَطِيرُ بِهِمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَآكُلُ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا مَا شِئْتُ فَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ هَنِيئًا لِجَعْفَرٍ مَا رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمِنْبَرَ فَأَخْبَرَ بِهِ النَّاسَ قَالَ فَاسْتَبَانَ لِلنَّاسِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَا أَخْبَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسُمِّيَ جَعْفَرٌ الطَّيَّارُحذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه