[Machine] While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with Jibril, ﷺ , confiding in him, the horizon of the sky split open. Jibril drew closer to the earth and staggered, and suddenly an angel appeared before the Prophet ﷺ. The angel said, "O Muhammad, Allah commands you to choose between being a prophet or a servant." Jibril then pointed at me with his hand, signaling for me to be humble. I understood that he was advising me, so I said, "I am a servant who is a prophet." The angel then ascended to the sky. I said to Jibril, "O Jibril, I wanted to ask you about this matter, but your condition distracted me. Who was that, O Jibril?" He said, "That was Israfil, whom Allah created on the day He created him, standing between His hands, pure with his feet never lifting from the ground. There are seventy lights between him and the Lord, and any light that approaches him is burned. When Allah gives an order in the heavens or on earth, that revelation rises. He then strikes his forehead and looks, and if the matter is from my actions, he informs me of it. If the matter is from the actions of Mikail, he informs him. If the matter is from the actions of the Angel of Death, he informs him." I said, "O Jibril, what are you responsible for?" He said, "I am responsible for the wind and the soldiers." I said, "And what is Mikail responsible for?" He said, "He is responsible for vegetation and rain." I said, "And what is the Angel of Death responsible for?" He said, "He is responsible for taking souls. I did not think he descended except for the establishment of the Hour. And what you have seen from me is only fear of the Day of Judgment."  

بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يُنَاجِيهِ إِذِ انْشَقَّ أُفُقُ السَّمَاءِ فَأَخَذَ جِبْرِيلُ يَدْنُو مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَيَتَمَايَلُ فَإِذَا مَلَكٌ قَدْ مَثُلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ بَيْنَ نَبِيٍّ عَبْدٍ وَمَلِكٍ نَبِيٍّ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَيَّ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ تَوَاضَعَ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لِي نَاصِحٌ فَقُلْتُ عَبْدٌ نَبِيٌّ فَعَرَجَ ذَلِكَ الْمَلَكُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ هَذَا فَرَأَيْتُ مِنْ حَالِكَ مَا شَغَلَنِي عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَمَنْ هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ هَذَا إِسْرَافِيلُ خَلَقَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ صافًّا قَدَمَيْهِ لَا يَرْفَعُ طَرْفَهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الرَّبِّ سَبْعُونَ نُورًا مَا مِنْهَا مِنْ نُورٍ يَكَادُ يَدْنُو مِنْهُ إِلَّا احْتَرَقَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ لَوْحٌ فَإِذَا أَذِنَ اللهُ ﷻ فِي شَيْءٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ ارْتَفَعَ ذَلِكَ الْوَحْيُ فَضَرَبَ جَبْهَتَهُ فَيَنْظُرُ فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عَمَلِي أَمَرَنِي بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عَمِلِ مِيكَائِيلَ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عَمِلِ مَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ وَعَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ عَلَى الرِّيحِ وَالْجُنُودِ قُلْتُ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ مِيكَائِيلُ؟ قَالَ عَلَى النَّبَاتِ وَالْقَطْرِ قُلْتُ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ؟ قَالَ عَلَى قَبْضِ الْأَنْفُسِ وَمَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ نَزَلَ إِلَّا لَقِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ وَمَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ مِنِّي إِلَّا خَوْفًا مِنْ قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ