I set out from my family heading to the Prophet ﷺ, and there I found him standing with a man who was facing him in conversation. I thought the two of them had some matter to attend to.The Ansari said, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for so long that I began to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ because of how long he was standing. When he finished, I said, 'Messenger of Allah, that man stood with you so long that I began to feel sorry for you because of the length of his standing.'"The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Did you see him?"I replied, "Yes."He asked, "Do you know who he was?"I said, "No."He said, "That was Jibreel . He kept urging me concerning the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir. Indeed, had you greeted him with peace, he would have returned the greeting to you."
خرجت من أهلي أريد النبي ﷺ فإذا أنا به قائم، ورجل معه مقبل عليه، فظننت أن لهما حاجة، قال: فقال الأنصاري: والله لقد قام رسول الله ﷺ حتى جعلت أرثي لرسول الله ﷺ من طول القيام، فلما انصرف، قلت: يا رسول الله لقد قام بك الرجل حتى جعلت أرثي لك من طول القيام قال: ولقد رأيته، قلت: نعم قال: أتدري من هو؟ قلت: لا، قال: ذاك جبريل عليه السلام مازال يوصيني بالجار حتى ظننت أنه سيورثه، ثم قال: أما إنك لو سلمت عليه رد عليك السلام.
Ahmad (20350, 23093) narrated it, via Hisham (that is, Ibn Hassan Qurdusi), from Hafsa bint Sirin, from Abu Aliyah, from a man from the Ansar, who related it.