[Machine] We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Al-Bat-ha. Then a cloud passed by, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you know what this is?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "It is a cloud." We said, "Yes, a cloud." He said, "And it is a thunderstorm." We said, "And a thunderstorm." He said, "And it is raining." Then he remained silent and later asked, "Do you know how much distance is there between the heaven and the earth?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Between them is a journey of five hundred years, and between every heaven to the next heaven is a journey of five hundred years, and the thickness of each heaven is a journey of five hundred years. And above the seventh heaven, there is a sea between its upper and lower boundaries, as much as between the heaven and the earth. And above that, there are eight Paradises in terms of height, with a distance between each one like that between the heaven and the earth. And Allah is above all of that, and nothing of the acts of the sons of Adam is hidden from Him."
كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَمَرَّتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟» فَقُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ «السَّحَابُ» فَقُلْنَا السَّحَابُ فَقَالَ «وَالْمُزْنُ» فَقُلْنَا وَالْمُزْنُ فَقَالَ «وَالْعَنَانُ» ثُمَّ سَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «تَدْرُونَ كَمْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ؟» فَقُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ «بَيْنَهُمَا مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَبَيْنَ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَكِثَفُ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَفَوْقَ السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ بَحْرٌ بَيْنَ أَعْلَاهُ وَأَسْفَلِهِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَوْعَالٍ بَيْنَ رُكَبِهِمْ وَأَظْلَافِهِمْ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ بَنِي آدَمَ شَيْءٌ»