Hadith of a man from the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، ٢٠٣٥٠ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، وَيَزِيدُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ يَزِيدُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، قَالَ: خَرَجْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِي أُرِيدُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ قَائِمٌ، وَرَجُلٌ مَعَهُ مُقْبِلٌ عَلَيْهِ، فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُمَا حَاجَةً، قَالَ: فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ: وَاللهِ لَقَدْ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لَقَدْ قَامَ بِكَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَكَ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ، قَالَ: " وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ "، قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: " أَتَدْرِي (١) مَنْ هُوَ؟ " قُلْتُ: لَا، قَالَ: " ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ مَا زَالَ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَيْهِ رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ " (٢)، ،

An Ansari companion says that once I left my house with the intention of visiting the Prophet (peace be upon him). When I arrived, I saw that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was standing, and with him was another man whose face was towards the Prophet (peace be upon him). I thought perhaps the two were discussing something important. By Allah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood for so long that I began to feel pity for him. When that man left, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, that man kept you standing for so long that I began to feel pity for you." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Did you see him?" I replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do you know who he was?" I replied, "No." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "That was Jibreel, who kept advising me about the neighbor so much that I thought he would make him an heir in inheritance. Then he said, 'If you had greeted him, he would surely have replied to you.'"