"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] About the night of the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ ascension, he said, "So I set off, or we set off, until we reached the Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) but did not enter it." He said, "I said, 'Rather, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered it that night and prayed in it.' He asked, 'What is your name, O bald one? For I know your face but I do not know your name.' I said, 'I am Zirr bin Hubaysh.' He asked, 'How do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in it that night?' I said, 'The Quran informs me of that.' He said, 'Whoever speaks with the Quran, let him recite.' So I recited, 'Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa.' (Quran 17:1) He said, 'I did not find it.' He asked, 'O bald one, do you find prayers in it?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray in it that night. If he had prayed in it, it would have been written for you to pray in it, just as the prayer is written for you in al-Bayt al-Atiq (the Ancient House, i.e., the Kaaba). By Allah, the lightning has not ceased to bolt until the doors of the sky were opened for them, and they saw Paradise and Hell, and the promise of the Hereafter, all of it. Then they returned by the same way they had come.' He said, 'Then he laughed, until I saw his molar teeth.' He said, 'And they say that it was tied to al-Buraq. But rather, the All-Knower of the Unseen and the Witness has made it subject for him.' I asked, 'O Abu Abdullah, what is al-Buraq?' He said, 'Al-Buraq is a white animal, long with a stride as far as the eye can see.'"  

عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أُسْرِيَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَوْ انْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلَاهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ دَخَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَتَئِذٍ وَصَلَّى فِيهِ قَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ؟ فَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُ وَجْهَكَ وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا زِرُّ بْنُ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ فَمَا عِلْمُكَ بِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى فِيهِ لَيْلَتَئِذٍ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْقُرْآنُ يُخْبِرُنِي بِذَلِكَ قَالَ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَلَجَ اقْرَأْ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ {سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ} [الإسراء 1] قَالَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ صَلَّى فِيهِ قَالَ يَا أَصْلَعُ هَلْ تَجِدُ صَلَّى فِيهِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ وَاللهِ مَا صَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَتَئِذٍ لَوْ صَلَّى فِيهِ لَكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَلَاةٌ فِيهِ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَلَاةٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ وَاللهِ مَا زَايَلَا الْبُرَاقَ حَتَّى فُتِحَتْ لَهُمَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَرَأَيَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَوَعْدَ الْآخِرَةِ أَجْمَعَ ثُمَّ عَادَا عَوْدَهُمَا عَلَى بَدْئِهِمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ نَوَاجِذَهُ قَالَ وَيُحَدِّثُونَ أَنَّهُ رَبَطَهُ أَلِيَفِرَّ مِنْهُ؟ وَإِنَّمَا سَخَّرَهُ لَهُ عَالِمُالْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ أَيُّ دَابَّةٍ الْبُرَاقُ؟ قَالَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ هَكَذَا خَطْوُهُ مَدُّ الْبَصَرِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "I was taken on the Buraq, a white animal, long in length, placing its hoof at the farthest end. Gabriel and I did not move from its back until I arrived at the house of the Holy Sanctuary. The gates of heaven were opened for us and I saw Paradise and Hellfire." Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman asked, "Did he pray in the House of the Holy Sanctuary?" Zirr replied, "Yes, he prayed." Hudhayfah said, "What is your name, bald man? For I recognize your face, but I do not know your name." Zirr said, "I am Zirr bin Hubaysh." Hudhayfah asked, "How do you know that he prayed?" Zirr replied, "He said: 'Exalted is He who took his servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.' (Quran 17:1)" Hudhayfah said, "So did you witness him praying?" Zirr answered, "If he had prayed, you would have prayed in it (al-Masjid al-Aqsa) as you pray in al-Masjid al-Haram." Zirr then tied the animal to the ring that the prophets used to tie their animals with. Hudhayfah asked, "Did he fear that it would be taken from him when Allah had given it to him?"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ فَلَمْ نُزَايِلْ ظَهْرَهُ أَنَا وَجِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَفُتِحَتْ لَنَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَرَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ؟ قَالَ زِرٌّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَى قَدْ صَلَّى قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ؟ فَإِنِّي أَعْرِفُ وَجْهَكَ وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا زِرُّ بْنُحُبَيْشٍ قَالَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ صَلَّى؟ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَقُولُ اللهُ {سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ} [الإسراء 1] فَقَالَ فَهَلْ تَجِدُهُ صَلَّى؟ لَوْ صَلَّى لَصَلَّيْتُمْ فِيهِ كَمَا تُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ قَالَ زِرٌّ وَرَبَطَ الدَّابَّةَ بِالْحَلَقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ بِهَا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أَوَكَانَ يَخَافُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ مِنْهُ وَقَدْ آتَاهُ اللهُ بِهَا؟