Hadith 2589

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Usayd ibn Hudayr said: "While he was reciting Surah Al-Baqarah at night with his horse tied beside him, the horse suddenly became agitated. He stopped reciting, and it calmed down. When he resumed, it became restless again. He stopped, and it settled. When he recited again, the horse moved violently, so he stopped. His son Yahya was nearby, and he feared it might harm him. When he moved the child away, he looked up and saw something like a canopy with lamps. In the morning, he told the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: ‘Recite, O Ibn Hudayr! Recite, O Ibn Hudayr!’ He said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I feared the horse might step on Yahya, so I turned to him and saw a canopy with lamps.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Those were angels drawing near at your recitation. Had you continued, people would have seen them in the morning, clearly visible.’" [Agreed upon, with Bukhari’s wording] In Muslim’s version: "I ascended into the sky..."