from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During the night, my Lord, Blessed is He, and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances." He (one of the narrators) said - I think he said it was during a dream - "So he said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast." - or he said: "on my throat, so I knew what was in the heavens, and what was in the earth. He said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'Yes, in the acts that atone: and the acts that atone are; lingering in the Masjid after the Salat, walking on the feet to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, in difficulty, and whoever does that, he lives in goodness and dies upon goodness, and his wrongs shall be like that of the day his mother bore him.' He said: 'O Muhammad! When you have performed Salat then say: 'O Allah! Indeed I ask of You, the doing of good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, and loving the poor. And when you have willed Fitnah for your slave, then take me to You, without making me suffer from Fitnah.'" He [the Prophet ﷺ] said: "And the acts that raise ranks are spreading the Salam, feeding others, and Salat during the night, while the people are sleeping."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ أَوْ قَالَ فِي نَحْرِي فَعَلِمْتُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتُ الْمُكْثُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالْمَشْىُ عَلَى الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ وَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بِعِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ قَالَ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ إِفْشَاءُ السَّلاَمِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلاَةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ  

"One morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prevented from coming to us for Salat As-Subh, until we were just about to look for the eye of the sun (meaning sunrise). Then he came out quickly, had the Salat prepared for. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Salat, and he performed his Salat in a relatively quick manner. When he said the Salam, he called aloud with his voice saying to us: 'Stay in your rows as you are.' Then he turned coming near to us, then he said: 'I am going to narrate to you what kept me from you this morning: I got up during the night, I performed Wudu and prayed as much as I was able to, and I dozed off during my Salat, and fell deep asleep. Then I saw my Lord, Blessed and Most High, in the best of appearances. He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'My Lord here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'I do not know Lord.' And He said it three times." He said: "So I saw Him place His Palm between my shoulders, and I sensed the coolness of His Fingertips between my breast. Then everything was disclosed for me, and I became aware. So He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'Here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'In the acts that atone.' He said: 'And what are they?' I said: 'The footsteps to the congregation, the gatherings in the Masajid after the Salat, Isbagh Al-Wudu during difficulties.' He said: 'Then what else?' I said: 'Feeding others, being lenient in speech, and Salat during the night while the people are sleeping.' He said: 'Ask.' I said: 'O Allah! I ask of you the doing of the good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, loving the poor, and that You forgive me, and have mercy upon me. And when You have willed Fitnah in the people, then take me without the Fitnah. And I ask You for Your love, the love of whomever You love, and the love of the deeds that bring one nearer to Your love.'" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed it is true, so study it and learn it."  

احْتُبِسَ عَنَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى كِدْنَا نَتَرَاءَى عَيْنَ الشَّمْسِ فَخَرَجَ سَرِيعًا فَثُوِّبَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَتَجَوَّزَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ دَعَا بِصَوْتِهِ قَالَ لَنَا عَلَى مَصَافِّكُمْ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ إِلَيْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي سَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ مَا حَبَسَنِي عَنْكُمُ الْغَدَاةَ إِنِّي قُمْتُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَصَلَّيْتُ مَا قُدِّرَ لِي فَنَعَسْتُ فِي صَلاَتِي حَتَّى اسْتَثْقَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ لاَ أَدْرِي قَالَهَا ثَلاَثًا قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ أَنَامِلِهِ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ فَتَجَلَّى لِي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَعَرَفْتُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ مَا هُنَّ قُلْتُ مَشْىُ الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَالْجُلُوسُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ قَالَ فِيمَ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَلِينُ الْكَلاَمِ وَالصَّلاَةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ سَلْ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةَ قَوْمٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا حَقٌّ فَادْرُسُوهَا ثُمَّ تَعَلَّمُوهَا  

from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During the night, my Lord, Blessed is He, and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances." He (one of the narrators) said - I think he said it was during a dream - "So he said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast." - or he said: "on my throat, so I knew what was in the heavens, and what was in the earth. He said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'Yes, in the acts that atone: and the acts that atone are; lingering in the Masjid after the Salat, walking on the feet to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, in difficulty, and whoever does that, he lives in goodness and dies upon goodness, and his wrongs shall be like that of the day his mother bore him.' He said: 'O Muhammad! When you have performed Salat then say: 'O Allah! Indeed I ask of You, the doing of good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, and loving the poor. And when you have willed Fitnah for your slave, then take me to You, without making me suffer from Fitnah.'" He [the Prophet ﷺ] said: "And the acts that raise ranks are spreading the Salam, feeding others, and Salat during the night, while the people are sleeping." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3233)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ أَتَانِي رَبِّي ﷻ اللَّيْلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ أَحْسِبُهُ يَعْنِي فِي النَّوْمِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِيفِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ أَوْ قَالَ نَحْرِي فَعَلِمْتُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ وَالدَّرَجَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ؟ قَالَ الْمُكْثُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ وَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَقُلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بِعِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً أَنْ تَقْبِضَنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ قَالَ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ بَذْلُ الطَّعَامِ وَإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ  

[Machine] From some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to them one morning while he was in a good mood and his face was radiant. So we said, "O Prophet of Allah, we see that you are in a good mood and your face is radiant." He said, "What prevents me from being in a good mood when my Lord came to me last night in the best form?" He said, "O Muhammad, I said, 'Here I am at Your service, my Lord, and happy for You.' He said, 'What are the disputing angels disputing about?' I said, 'I do not know, my Lord.' He said, 'That was twice or thrice.' He said, 'Then He placed His hand between my shoulders and I felt its coolness between my chest until I saw what is in the heavens and the earth.' Then he recited this verse, 'And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth' [Quran 6:75]. He said, 'O Muhammad, what were the disputing angels disputing about?' He said, 'I said, 'About the expiations.' He said, 'And what are the expiations?' I said, 'Walking to the congregational prayer, sitting in the mosques after the prayers, and the extra ablution in disliked times.' He said, 'Whoever does that, lives and dies in goodness, and he will be rewarded for his sins as the day his mother gave birth to him.' And among the levels of goodness are speaking kindly, spreading peace, feeding others, praying at night while people are asleep.' He said, 'O Muhammad, when you pray, say, 'O Allah, I ask You for goodness, abandoning evil, love for the poor, and that You may forgive me. And when you wish to afflict the people with a trial, take me unto You before that.'  

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ وَهُوَ طَيِّبُ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرُ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقُ الْوَجْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرَ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقَ الْوَجْهِ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي وَأَتَانِي رَبِّي اللَّيْلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَسَعْدَيْكَ فَقَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ حَتَّى تَجَلَّى لِي مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ} الْآيَةَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ الْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَالْجُلُوسُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِخِلَافَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ قَالَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَمِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ طَيِّبُ الْكَلَامِ وَبَذْلُ السَّلَامِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلْ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً فِي النَّاسِ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ  

"One morning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prevented from coming to us for Salat As-Subh, until we were just about to look for the eye of the sun (meaning sunrise). Then he came out quickly, had the Salat prepared for. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Salat, and he performed his Salat in a relatively quick manner. When he said the Salam, he called aloud with his voice saying to us: 'Stay in your rows as you are.' Then he turned coming near to us, then he said: 'I am going to narrate to you what kept me from you this morning: I got up during the night, I performed Wudu and prayed as much as I was able to, and I dozed off during my Salat, and fell deep asleep. Then I saw my Lord, Blessed and Most High, in the best of appearances. He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'My Lord here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'I do not know Lord.' And He said it three times." He said: "So I saw Him place His Palm between my shoulders, and I sensed the coolness of His Fingertips between my breast. Then everything was disclosed for me, and I became aware. So He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'Here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'In the acts that atone.' He said: 'And what are they?' I said: 'The footsteps to the congregation, the gatherings in the Masajid after the Salat, Isbagh Al-Wudu during difficulties.' He said: 'Then what else?' I said: 'Feeding others, being lenient in speech, and Salat during the night while the people are sleeping.' He said: 'Ask.' I said: 'O Allah! I ask of you the doing of the good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, loving the poor, and that You forgive me, and have mercy upon me. And when You have willed Fitnah in the people, then take me without the Fitnah. And I ask You for Your love, the love of whomever You love, and the love of the deeds that bring one nearer to Your love.'" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed it is true, so study it and learn it." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3235)   

احْتَبَسَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى كِدْنَا نَتَرَاءَى قَرْنَ الشَّمْسِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيعًا فَثُوِّبَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَصَلَّى وَتَجَوَّزَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ عَلَى مَصَافِّكُمْ كَمَا أَنْتُمْ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ مَا حَبَسَنِي عَنْكُمُ الْغَدَاةَ إِنِّي قُمْتُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَا قُدِّرَ لِي فَنَعَسْتُ فِي صَلَاتِي حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي يَا رَبِّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي رَبِّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي يا رَبِّ فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ أَنَامِلِهِ بَيْنَ صَدْرِي فَتَجَلَّى لِي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَعَرَفْتُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ نَقْلُ الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ وَجُلُوسٌ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَواتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عِنْدَ الْكَرِيهَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الدَّرَجَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَلِينُ الْكَلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ سَلْ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً فِي قَوْمٍ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا حَقٌّ فَادْرُسُوهَا وَتَعَلَّمُوهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ detained us for Fajr prayer until the sun was about to rise. When he prayed Fajr with us, he said, "I prayed all night and the night was not fully completed for me, and I laid down in the Mosque. Then my Lord came to me in the finest form and said, 'O Muhammad! Do you know what the highest assembly disputes about?' I said, 'No, O Lord.' He said it three times, and I responded three times. Then He placed His hand between my shoulders, and I felt the coolness of His hand between my chest. Everything was unveiled to me, and I recognized it. I asked about the degrees and expiations. He asked, 'What are the degrees?' I said, 'Feeding the needy, spreading peace, prayer, while people are asleep.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth.' He asked, 'What are the expiations?' I said, 'Pouring water for ablution onto the joints, waiting for the next prayer after performing one, and taking steps to the congregational prayers.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth.' He said, 'Ask, O Muhammad.' I said, 'O Allah! I ask You for performing righteous deeds, abstaining from sins, and love for the poor. And I ask You for forgiveness and mercy. And when You intend to test Your slaves, take me to You while I am still steadfast. O Allah! I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love for deeds that will draw me closer to Your love.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Teach them and instruct them, for they are true.'"  

احْتَبَسَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بِنَا الْغَدَاةَ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ مَا قُضِيَ لِي وَوَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَا رَبِّ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ لَا يَا رَبِّ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ فَتَجَلَّى لِي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَعَرَفْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ فَمَا الدَّرَجَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَراتِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَنَقْلُ الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ سَلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا غَيْرُ مَفْتُونٍ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ وَادْرُسُوهُنَّ فَإِنَّهُنَّ حَقٌّ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ delayed the Fajr prayer for us until the sun almost rose, so he went out and led us in prayer. He shortened his prayer and then turned to us with his face and said, "Shall I inform you of what delayed me from you today in this prayer? I prayed in my night so Allah willed, then my eyes closed, and I saw my Lord in the most beautiful and perfect form. He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know, O my Lord.' Then He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know.' Then He placed His hand between my shoulders until I felt the coolness of His fingertips between my chest, and I knew everything and saw it clearly. Then He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'In acts of expiation.' He asked, 'And what are they?' I said, 'Walking to Friday prayers, performing ablution in unfavorable conditions, and ascending stairs.' He asked, 'And what is it?' I said, 'Feeding the hungry, speaking gently, praying at night while people are asleep.' He said, 'Ask.' I said, 'O Allah, I ask You for good deeds, abandoning evil deeds, loving the poor, and for You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend a trial among Your creation, deliver me to You untempted. And I ask for Your love and the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds that will bring me closer to Your love.'  

أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى كَادَتْ أَنْ تُدْرِكَنَا الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا فَخَفَّفَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ عَلَى مَكَانِكُمْ أُخْبِرْكُمْ مَا بَطِأَنِي عَنْكُمِ الْيَوْمَ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ فِي لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ مَلَكَنِي عَيْنِي فَنِمْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ وَأَجْمَلِهَا فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي يَا رَبِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ أَنَامِلِهِ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ فَعَلِمْتُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وبَصُرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا هُنَّ؟ قُلْتُ الْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَراتِ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَلِينُ الْكَلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ سَلْ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكُ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ فَنَجِّنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمِلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "My Lord came to me in the best form and said, 'O Muhammad!' So, I said, 'At your service, my Lord, and joy be with you.' He said, 'What do the highest angels dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know.' He then placed His hand on my chest, and I knew everything that He asked me about of the matters of the worldly life and the Hereafter. He said, 'What do the highest angels dispute about?' I said, 'They dispute about the degrees (of reward) and the expiation of sins.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth. Whoever does that will live a good life and die a good death, and his sins will be effaced as his mother gave birth to him. As for the expiation of sins, it is by feeding food, spreading peace, speaking good words, praying while people are asleep.' Then, he (the Prophet) said, 'O Allah, I ask You for the performance of good deeds, abstaining from evil, love for the poor, forgiveness, and that You turn to me (in mercy). And when You intend a test for a people, save me from being among the tested ones.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنَ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى ثَدْيَيَّ فَعَلِمْتُ فِي مَقَامِي ذَلِكَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ فَأَمَّا الدَّرَجَاتُ فَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَرَاتِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَأَمَّا الْكَفَّارَاتُ فَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ وَطِيبُ الْكَلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَتَرْكَ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَأَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِي قَوْمٍ فِتْنَةً فَنَجِّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ  

The sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. As I went to 'A'isha who was busy in prayer. I said: What is the matter with the people that they are praying (a special prayer)? She ('A'isha) pointed towards the sky with her head. I said: Is it (an unusual) sign? She said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for prayer for such a long time that I was about to faint. I caught hold of a waterskin lying by my side, and began to pour water over my head, or (began to sprinkle water) on my face. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then finished and the sun had brightened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then addressed the people, (after) praising Allah and lauding Him, and then said: There was no such thing as I did not see earlier, but I saw it at this very place of mine. I ever saw Paradise and Hell. It was also revealed to me that you would be tried in the graves, as you would he tried something like the turmoil of the Dajjal. Asma' said: I do not know which word he actually used (qariban or mithl), and each one of you would be brought and it would be said: What is your knowledge about this man? If the person is a believer, (Asma' said: I do not know whether it was the word al-Mu'min or al-Mu'qin) he would say: He is Muhammad and he is the Messenger of Allah. He brought to us the clear signs and right guidance. So we responded and obeyed him. (He would repeat this three times), and it would be said to him: You should go to sleep. We already knew that you are a believer in him. So the pious man would go to sleep. So far as the hypocrite or sceptic is concerned (Asma' said: I do not know which word was that: al-Munafiq (hypocrite) or al-Murtad (doubtful) he would say: I do not know. I only uttered whatever I heard people say. (Using translation from Muslim 905a)   

الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ وَهِيَ تُصَلِّي فَقُلْتُ مَا شَأْنُ النَّاسِ يُصَلُّونَ فَأَشَارَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقُلْتُ آيَةٌ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَأَطَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْقِيَامَ جِدًّا حَتَّى تَجَلَّانِي الْغَشْيُ فَأَخَذْتُ قِرْبَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ إِلَى جَنْبِي فَجَعَلْتُ أَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ تَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَخَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ تُوعَدُونَهُ لَمْ أَكُنْ رَأَيْتُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا حَتَّى الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّكُمْ تُفْتَنُونَ فِي الْقُبُورِ قَرِيبًا أَوْ مِثْلَ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ لَا أَدْرِي أِيَّ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ يُؤْتَى أَحَدُكُمْ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ مَا عِلْمُكَ بِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ؟ فَأَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ أَوِ الْمُوقِنُ فَيَقُولُ هُوَ مُحَمَّدٌ هُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى فَأَجَبْنَا وَاتَّبَعْنَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ قَدْ كُنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ بِهِ فَنَمْ صَالِحًا وَأَمَّا الْمُنَافِقُ أَوِ الْمُرْتَابُ فَيَقُولُ لَا أَدْرِي أِيَّ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ فَيَقُولُ لَا أَدْرِي سَمِعْتُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ شَيْئًا فَقُلْتُ قَالَ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْحُسَيْنِ  

from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During the night, my Lord, Blessed is He, and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances." He (one of the narrators) said - I think he said it was during a dream - "So he said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast." - or he said: "on my throat, so I knew what was in the heavens, and what was in the earth. He said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'Yes, in the acts that atone: and the acts that atone are; lingering in the Masjid after the Salat, walking on the feet to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, in difficulty, and whoever does that, he lives in goodness and dies upon goodness, and his wrongs shall be like that of the day his mother bore him.' He said: 'O Muhammad! When you have performed Salat then say: 'O Allah! Indeed I ask of You, the doing of good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, and loving the poor. And when you have willed Fitnah for your slave, then take me to You, without making me suffer from Fitnah.'" He [the Prophet ﷺ] said: "And the acts that raise ranks are spreading the Salam, feeding others, and Salat during the night, while the people are sleeping." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3233)   

"أتانى الليلة ربِّى تبارك وتعالى في أحسَنِ صورةٍ - أحسبُهُ قال: في المنام - فقال: يا محمد، هل تدرى فيمَ يخْتَصمُ الملأُ الأعلى؟ قلت: لا، فوضع يده بين كَتِفىَّ حتى وَجَدْتُ بردها بين ثديىَّ، فعلمت ما في السموات وما في الأرض فقال: يا محمد، هل تدرى فيم يختَصم الملأ الأعلى؟ قلتُ: نعم: في الكفَّاراتِ والدَّرجاتِ والكفَّاراتُ: المكثُ في المساجد بعدَ الصلواتِ، والمشى على الأقدامِ إلى الجماعات، وإسباغُ الوضوء في المكارهِ، قال: صدقت يا محمدُ، ومن فعلَ ذلك عاش بخير، وماتَ بخيرٍ، وكان من خَطيئَتهِ كيومَ ولدته أمُّه، وقال: يا محمد، إذا صليت فقلْ: اللهمَّ إنى أسألك فعلَ الخيراتِ، وترك المنكراتِ وحُبَّ المساكين، وأن تغفر لى وترحمنَى وتتوبَ علىّ، وإذا أردت بعبادِك فتنةً فاقبضْنى إليكَ غير مفتونٍ، قال: والدرجاتُ، إفشاءُ السلام، وإطعامُ الطعام، والصلاة بالليل والناسُ نيامٌ".  

"أما إِنِّي سَأُحَدِّثُكُم ما حبَسَنِى عنكم الغداةَ، إنِّي قمتُ، فتوضَّأتُ، وصليتُ ما قدِّرَ لي، فنعست في صلاتى حتى اسْتَثْقَلْتُ، فإِذا أَنَا بربي تبارك وتعالى في أحسنِ صُورة قال: يا محمد، قلت. لبَيكَ ربى: قال فيم يَخْتَصِم الملأ الأعلى؟ قال : قُلتُ: لا أدرى، قالها ثلاثا- قال: فرأيته وضع كفَّهُ بين كَتِفَى فوجدتُ بَرْدَ أنامله بينَ ثَدْيَّي -فَتَجَلَّى لي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وعَرَفْتُ: فقال: يا محمدُ. قلت: لَبَّيكَ- قال فيم يختصمُ الملأ الأعلى؟ قلت في الكفَّارات: قال: ما هن؟ قلتُ: مَشْىُ الأقدام إلى الحسنات، والجلوسُ في المساجدِ بعد الصلواتِ، وإسباغُ الوضوء حين الكَرِيهَاتِ- قال: فيمَ؟ قُلتُ: إطعامُ الطعام، ولينُ الكلام، والصلاةُ والناسُ نيامٌ. قال: سَلْ، قلت: اللهمَّ إنِّي أسأُلكَ فِعْلَ الخيراتِ، وَتَرْكَ المنكراتِ، وحُبَّ المساكين، وأن تْغفِر لي، وترحَمنى، وإذا أردت فتنةً في قومٍ فَتوَفَّنِى غَيَر مفْتُونٍ -وأسألك حبَّكَ، وحبَّ من يُحبِ عملٍ يقربنى إلى حُبِّكَ- إنَّها حقٌّ؛ فإدْرُسُوهَا ثمَّ تَعَلَّمُوهَا".  

" قَالَ كَرَ: لُه حَدِيثٌ واحدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بِنِ عَائشِ الحَضرميِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: مَا رَأيْتُ أصْفَرَ وَجْهًا مِنْكَ الغَدَاة، فَقَالَ: مَالِى وَقَدْ رأَيتُ رَبَّي اللَّيلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُوَرةٍ فَقَالَ لِى: يا مُحمدُ: فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الملأُ الأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ: لا أَعْلَمُ، فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كتفَّى فَوَجدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بيْنَ ثَدْيَّ فَقُلتُ: ما فِي السَّموات والأَرْضِ ثُمَّ تَلا {وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُوقِنِينَ}، ثُمَّ قَالَ: فِيمَ يَخَتَصِمُ الملأُ الأَعْلَى يَا مُحمدُ؟ قُلْتُ: فِي الكَفَّارات يَا رَبِّ، قُلْتُ: وَمَا هُنَّ؟ قُلْتُ: المشْىُ عَلَى الأَقْدامِ إلى الجَمَاعَاتِ، والجلوسُ فِي المسَاجِدِ خَلْفَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِبْلاغُ الوْضُوءِ أمَاكنِهُ فِي المَكَارِه، مَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَعشْ بِخير وَيُمِتْهُ بَخير وَيَكُنْ من خَطِيئتِهِ كيومَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَمِنَ الدرجَاتِ إطعَامُ الطَّعامِ وبَذلُ السَّلامِ، وَأنْ تَقُومَ بِالليلِ والنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: قُلْ يَا مُحمدُ، واشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وسَلْ تعْطَه، قُلْتُ: إنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ الطَّيِّباتِ وَتَرْكَ المُنْكَرَاتِ، وَحُبَّ المسَاكِينِ، وَأَنْ تَغفِرَ لِى وَتَتُوبَ عَليَّ، وإنْ أرَدْتَ بَقُومٍ فِتْنَةً فَتَوفَنِى وأَنَا غَيْرُ مفتُونٍ، ثم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : تَعلمُوهُنَّ فوالَّذى نَفْسِى بِيَدهِ إنِهُنَّ لحَقُّ".