Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْإِسْرَاءَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ بِرُؤْيَةِ عَيْنٍ، لَا رُؤْيَةِ نَوْمٍ

ibnhibban:56Muḥammad b. al-Mundhir b. Saʿīd > ʿAlī b. Ḥarb al-Ṭāʾī > Sufyān > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > ʿIkrimah

Regarding the Statement of Allah" "And We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60) Ibn ʿAbbas added: The sights which Messenger of Allah ﷺ was shown on the Night Journey when he was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an is the tree of Zaqqum (itself) . (Using translation from Bukhārī 3888)  

ابن حبّان:٥٦أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الطَّائِيُّ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ} قَالَ «هِيَ رُؤْيَا عَيْنٍ أُرِيَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ»  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Bukhārī, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ṭabarānī
bukhari:4716ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > ʿAmr > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās And Mā Jaʿalnā al-Ruʾyā al--Atī Araynāk Ilā Fitnah Lilnnās

Regarding: 'And We granted the vision (Ascension to the Heaven "Miraj") which We showed you (O Muhammad as an actual eye witness) but as a trial for mankind.' (17.60) It was an actual eyewitness which was shown to Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the night he was taken on a journey (through the heavens). And the cursed tree is the tree of Az-Zaqqum (a bitter pungent tree which grows at the bottom of Hell).  

البخاري:٤٧١٦حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ {وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلاَّ فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ} قَالَ

هِيَ رُؤْيَا عَيْنٍ أُرِيَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ {وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ} شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ  

ahmad:1916Sufyān > ʿAmr > ʿIkrimah

[Machine] In His saying, "And We have not made the vision which We showed you except as a trial for the people." [Surah Al-Isra 60], He said, it is a vision of an eye that the Prophet ﷺ saw on the night of his ascension.  

أحمد:١٩١٦حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلا فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ} [الإسراء 60] قَالَ هِيَ رُؤْيَا عَيْنٍ رَآهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ  

ahmad:24183Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Ḥabīb > ʿAṭāʾ > ʿĀʾishah > Saraqahā Sāriq Fadaʿat ʿAlayh

[Machine] It translates to: "She has the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , do not underestimate him."  

أحمد:٢٤١٨٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ سَرَقَهَا سَارِقٌ فَدَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ

لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تُسَبِّخِي عَنْهُ  

hakim:3380Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Ṣanʿānī Bimakkah > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbbād > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Ibn ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > ʿIkrimah > Ibn

[Machine] "It is the vision of an eye that I saw on the night of my ascension."  

الحاكم:٣٣٨٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ} [الإسراء 60] قَالَ «هِيَ رُؤْيَا عَيْنٍ رَأَى لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الْبُخَارِيِّ على شرط البخاري
tabarani:16709ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal And Mūsá b. Hārūn > Hudbah b. Khālid > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Qatādah > Anas > Mālik b. Ṣaʿṣaʿah

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me about the Night Journey."  

الطبراني:١٦٧٠٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ وَمُوسَى بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَا ثنا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ»