"I said to Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman: 'Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform Salat in Bait Al-Maqdis?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'But he did.' He said: 'You say that, O bald one! Based upon what do you say that?' I said: 'Based upon the Qur'an, (the Judge) between you and I is the Qur'an.' So Hudhaifah said: 'Whoever argues using the Qur'an, then he has indeed succeeded.'" (One of the narrators) Sufyan said: "He means: 'He has indeed proven'" - and perhaps he (Sufyan) said: "He triumphed." He (Zirr) said: "Glorified is He Who took His slave for a journey by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (17:1).' He (Hudhaifah) said: 'Do you see (this proves that) he ﷺ performed Salat in it?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'If he had performed Salat in it, then it would have been required upon you that you perform Salat in it, just as it is required that you perform Salat in Al-Masjid Al-Haram.' Hudhaifah said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought a beast with a long back - stretching out like this - one stride of it, is as far as his vision. So, the two of them remained upon the back of Al-Buraq until they saw Paradise and the Fire, and all of what has been prepared for the Hereafter, then they returned back to where they began.' He said: 'They say that he was fettered, but for what? Because he might flee? The Knower of the unseen and the witness subdued him.'"  

قُلْتُ لِحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ لاَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ ذَاكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ بِمَا تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ بِالْقُرْآنِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ الْقُرْآنُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ مَنِ احْتَجَّ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَقُولُ فَقَدِ احْتَجَّ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ قَدْ فَلَجَ فَقَالَ (سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى ) قَالَ أَفَتَرَاهُ صَلَّى فِيهِ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ لَوْ صَلَّى فِيهِ لَكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيهِ الصَّلاَةُ كَمَا كُتِبَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ قَدْ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِدَابَّةٍ طَوِيلَةِ الظَّهْرِ مَمْدُودَةٍ هَكَذَا خَطْوُهُ مَدُّ بَصَرِهِ فَمَا زَايَلاَ ظَهْرَ الْبُرَاقِ حَتَّى رَأَيَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَوَعْدَ الآخِرَةِ أَجْمَعَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَا عَوْدَهُمَا عَلَى بَدْئِهِمَا قَالَ وَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ أَنَّهُ رَبَطَهُ لِمَ أَيَفِرُّ مِنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا سَخَّرَهُ لَهُ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was brought the Burāq, which is a white, tall creature that places its hoof at the farthest point it can reach. It was said that neither he nor Jibrīl moved its back until they reached the House of al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). The gates of the heavens were opened for them and they saw Paradise and Hellfire. Hudaifah said that the Prophet did not pray in al-Maqdis. I said, "Yes, indeed he prayed." Hudaifah asked, "What is your name, O bald one? I recognize your face but I do not know your name." I said, "I am Zirr ibn Hubaysh." He asked, "What makes you so sure? Did you see him praying?" I said, "I said this because of the saying of Allah, 'Glorified is He who carried His servant by night.'" Hudaifah asked again, "Did you see him praying?" If he had prayed there, then we would have prayed there just as we pray in the Sacred Mosque." It was said to Hudaifah that he tied the creature to the ring that the Prophets used to tie their mounts with. Hudaifah said, "Did he fear that it would go away when Allah has given it to him?"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَلَمْ يُزَايِلْ ظَهْرَهُ هُوَ وَجِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَيَا بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَفُتِحَتْ لَهُمَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَرَأَيَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ قَالَ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ زِرٌّ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَدْ صَلَّى قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ؟ فَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُ وَجْهَكَ وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا زِرُّ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ؟ وَهَلْ تَجِدُهُ صَلَّى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِقَوْلِ اللهِ {سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ} [الإسراء 1] الْآيَةَ قَالَ وَهَلْ تَجِدُهُ صَلَّى؟ لَوْ صَلَّى فِيهِ صَلَّيْنَا فِيهِ كَمَا نُصَلِّي فِي الْمَسْجِدِالْحَرَامِ وَقِيلَ لِحُذَيْفَةَ رَبَطَ الدَّابَّةَ بِالْحَلَقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ بِهَا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَوَ كَانَ يَخَافُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ وَقَدْ آتَاهُ اللهُ بِهَا؟  

[Machine] I was in a gathering where Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman was present. So, I said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken on a night journey, and he entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque." Hudhayfah responded, "How do you know that, O bald one? I recognize your face, but I do not know your name. What is your name?" So, I said to him, "I am Zirr ibn Hubaysh al-Asadi." He then asked, "How do you know that he entered the mosque?" I replied, "By the Quran." Hudhayfah said, "Whoever holds firmly to the Quran shall have success." I then recited the verse, "Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed." [Quran, 17:1] Hudhayfah asked, "Do you see him entering it?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah, he did not enter it. If he had entered, it would have been prescribed for you to pray there." Then he added, "He did not leave the back of al-Buraq until he saw Paradise and Hellfire, and he was given the promise of the Hereafter." I said, "O Abu Abdullah, what is al-Buraq?" He replied, "It is an animal larger than a donkey, and smaller than a mule, with its step covering the range of its vision."  

كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَيْثُ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ الْأَقْصَى قَالَ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ وَكَيْفَ عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ فَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُ وَجْهَكَ وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا اسْمُكَ فَمَا اسْمُكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنَا زِرُّ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ؟ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَلَحَ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ {سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ} [الإسراء 1] فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ هَلْ تَرَاهُ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَهُ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَجَلْ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا دَخَلَهُ وَلَوْ دَخَلَهُ لَكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُفَارِقْ ظَهْرَ الْبُرَاقِ حَتَّى رَأَى الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَوَعَدَهُ الْآخِرَةَ أَجْمَعَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَمَا الْبُرَاقُ قَالَ دَابَّةٌ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلَةِ خُطْوَتُهُ مُدَّ بَصَرِهِ