Jibril teaching the Messenger of Allah
Wudu' and the Prayer
Ahmad transmits in his Musnad and al-Hakam in his Mustadrak from Zayd b. Haritha that the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"Jibril came to me at the beginning of what he revealed to me and taught me how to do wudu' and the prayer...."
Al-Bukhari transmits that the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
"Jibril descended and led me in the prayer and I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, and then I prayed with him," and he counted out five times on his fingers.
The Angels coining a metaphor for the Prophet
Al-Bukhari transmitted that Jabir b. Abdullah said, "The angels came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was asleep and some of them said, 'He is asleep,' while others said, "The eye sleeps but the heart is awake. They said, "There is a metaphor suitable for this companion of yours." One said, "So coin a metaphor for him. Some of them said, "He is asleep and others said, "The eye sleeps but the heart is awake." They said, "His metaphor is that of a man who builds a house and lays out a feast in it and sends out a summoner to invite people to it. All who answer the summoner enter the house and partake of the feast. Those who do not answer the summoner, do not enter the house and do not partake of the feast. They said, 'Interpret it for him so that he can understand it. Some of them said, "He is asleep. and others said, "The eye sleeps but the heart is awake.' They said, "The house is the Garden and the caller is Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. All who obey Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, have obeyed Allah. Those who disobey Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, have disobeyed Allah."