Malik bin Sasaa said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I wa
lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body open from here t
here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It means from his throa
to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the chest." The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "He then took out m
heart. Then a gold tray of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (wit
Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was smaller than a mule an
bigger than a donkey was brought to me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Ab
Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the affirmative). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The animal's step (was so wid
that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabrie
set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven
When he asked for the gate to be opened, it was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It wa
asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhamma
been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellen
visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabrie
said (to me). 'This is your father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned th
greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascende
with me till we reached the second heaven. Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked
'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied
'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the affirmative. Then it wa
said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened
When I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and `Isa (i.e. Jesus) who wer
cousins of each other. Gabriel said (to me), 'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So
greeted them and both of them returned my greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O piou
brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the third heaven and asked for its gat
to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanyin
you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in th
affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened
and when I went over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Joseph; pa
him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed
O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked fo
its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who i
accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replie
in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excel lent visit his is!
The gate was opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me)
'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said
'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fift
heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It wa
asked. 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?
Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is! S
when I went over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aaron), Gabriel said, (to me). This is Aaron
pay him your greetings.' I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You ar
welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heave
and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked
'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabrie
replied in the affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!
When I went (over the sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me),' This is Moses; pay hi
your greeting. So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed,
pious brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses) he wept. Someone asked him, 'Wha
makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young ma
whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascende
with me to the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabrie
replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It wa
asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed
What an excellent visit his is!
So when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is you
father; pay your greetings to him.' So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'Yo
are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e
the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its fruits were like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place nea
Medina) and its leaves were as big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree of th
utmost boundary) . Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden and two were visible, I asked
'What are these two kinds of rivers, O Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden rivers, they are tw
rivers in Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.
Then Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container full of wine an
another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought to me. I took the milk. Gabriel remarked
'This is the Islamic religion which you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers wer
enjoined on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who asked (me)
'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Mose
said, 'Your followers cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you
and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord and ask for reduction t
lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again
came to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah an
He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah an
He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated the sam
advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe five prayers a day
When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered t
observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt,
have got an experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so g
back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I said, 'I have requested s
much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When
left, I heard a voice saying, 'I have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers." - Hadith Al Bukhari 3887 (islam)
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