Description of the event of Miʿrāj (Ascension) of the Prophet ﷺ through the seven skies

The Prophet ﷺ said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the ʿAbdomen and then my abdomen was washed with Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief. The Burāq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me."

"And I set out with Gabriel, and when I reached the nearest heaven. Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gatekeeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and a Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya (John) who said, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the third heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is with you? Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' 'Yes,' said Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' (The Prophet ﷺ added:). There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet!'"

"Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met Idris and greeted him. He said, 'You are welcomed O brother and Prophet.'"

"Then we ascended to the fifth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in previous heavens. there I met and greeted Aaron who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and a Prophet"."

"Then we ascended to the sixth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Moses who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and. a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Lord! Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Paradise in greater number than my followers.'"

"Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Abraham who said, 'You are welcomed o son and a Prophet.'"

"Then I was shown al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr (the Frequented House). I asked Gabriel about it and he said, This is al-Bayt al-Maʿmūr where seventy thousand angels perform prayers daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).'"

"Then I was shown Sidrat al-Muntahá (a lote tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its nabaq fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajar (a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were apparent and two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.'"

"Then fifty prayers were enjoined on me. I descended till I met Moses who asked me, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me.' He said, 'I know the people better than you, because I had the hardest experience to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your followers cannot put up with such obligation. So, return to your Lord and request Him (to reduce the number of prayers.' I returned and requested Allah (for reduction) and He made it forty. I returned and (met Moses) and had a similar discussion, and then returned again to Allah for reduction and He made it thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I came to Moses who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five. When I came to Moses again, he said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has made it five only.' He repeated the same advice but I said that I surrendered (to Allah's Final Order)'" Messenger of Allah ﷺ was addressed by Allah, "I have decreed My Obligation and have reduced the burden on My slaves, and I shall reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ وَذَكَرَ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ، فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ، ثُمَّ غُسِلَ الْبَطْنُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ، ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا، وَأُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ أَبْيَضَ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ الْبُرَاقُ۔»

«فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى عِيسَى وَيَحْيَى، فَقَالاَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ يُوسُفَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قِيلَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔ قِيلَ: مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ: مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ (عَلَيْهِ) فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ۔ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ بَكَى، فَقِيلَ: مَا أَبْكَاكَ؟ قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ الَّذِي بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي۔»

«فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ قِيلَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ: جِبْرِيلُ۔ قِيلَ: مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ: مُحَمَّدٌ۔ قِيلَ: وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ۔ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ!»

«فَرُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ: هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ۔ إِذَا خَرَجُوا لَمْ يَعُودُوا إِلَيْهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ۔»

«وَرُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا كَأَنَّهُ قِلاَلُ هَجَرٍ وَوَرَقُهَا كَأَنَّهُ آذَانُ الْفُيُولِ، فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ: نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ۔ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ: أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ النِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ۔»

«ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً، فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ: مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً۔ قَالَ: أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ، عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ، فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ۔ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ۔ ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ ثُمَّ ثَلاَثِينَ، ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ فَجَعَلَ عِشْرِينَ، ثُمَّ مِثْلَهُ فَجَعَلَ عَشْرًا۔ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ، فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسًا۔ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ: مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: جَعَلَهَا خَمْسًا۔ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ۔ قُلْتُ: سَلَّمْتُ بِخَيْرٍ۔ فَنُودِيَ: إِنِّي قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي، وَأَجْزِي الْحَسَنَةَ عَشْرًا۔»  

Malik bin Sasaa said that Messenger of Allah ﷺ described to them his Night Journey saying, "While I was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr, suddenly someone came to me and cut my body open from here to here." I asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It means from his throat to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the chest." The Prophet ﷺ further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a gold tray of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was filled (with Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the affirmative). The Prophet ﷺ said, "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven. When he asked for the gate to be opened, it was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has Muhammad been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the first heaven, I saw Adam there. Gabriel said (to me). 'This is your father, Adam; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me till we reached the second heaven. Gabriel asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel answered in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened. When I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yahya (i.e. John) and ʿIsa (i.e. Jesus) who were cousins of each other. Gabriel said (to me), 'These are John and Jesus; pay them your greetings.' So I greeted them and both of them returned my greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the third heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the third heaven there I saw Joseph. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Joseph; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fourth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed, what an excel lent visit his is!' The gate was opened, and when I went over the fourth heaven, there I saw Idris. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Idris; pay him your greetings.' So I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the fifth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked. 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said He is welcomed, what an excellent visit his is! So when I went over the fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e. Aaron), Gabriel said, (to me). This is Aaron; pay him your greetings.' I greeted him and he returned the greeting to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the sixth heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked. 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. It was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' When I went (over the sixth heaven), there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me),' This is Moses; pay him your greeting. So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious brother and pious Prophet.' When I left him (i.e. Moses) he wept. Someone asked him, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.' Then Gabriel ascended with me to the seventh heaven and asked for its gate to be opened. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel replied, 'Gabriel.' It was asked,' Who is accompanying you?' Gabriel replied, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel replied in the affirmative. Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What an excellent visit his is!' So when I went (over the seventh heaven), there I saw Abraham. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is your father; pay your greetings to him.' So I greeted him and he returned the greetings to me and said, 'You are welcomed, O pious son and pious Prophet.' Then I was made to ascend to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) Behold! Its fruits were like the jars of Hajr (i.e. a place near Medina) and its leaves were as big as the ears of elephants. Gabriel said, 'This is the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary) . Behold ! There ran four rivers, two were hidden and two were visible, I asked, 'What are these two kinds of rivers, O Gabriel?' He replied,' As for the hidden rivers, they are two rivers in Paradise and the visible rivers are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (i.e. the Sacred House) was shown to me and a container full of wine and another full of milk and a third full of honey were brought to me. I took the milk. Gabriel remarked, 'This is the Islamic religion which you and your followers are following.' Then the prayers were enjoined on me: They were fifty prayers a day. When I returned, I passed by Moses who asked (me), 'What have you been ordered to do?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to offer fifty prayers a day.' Moses said, 'Your followers cannot bear fifty prayers a day, and by Allah, I have tested people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel (in vain). Go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your followers' burden.' So I went back, and Allah reduced ten prayers for me. Then again I came to Moses, but he repeated the same as he had said before. Then again I went back to Allah and He reduced ten more prayers. When I came back to Moses he said the same, I went back to Allah and He ordered me to observe ten prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he repeated the same advice, so I went back to Allah and was ordered to observe five prayers a day. When I came back to Moses, he said, 'What have you been ordered?' I replied, 'I have been ordered to observe five prayers a day.' He said, 'Your followers cannot bear five prayers a day, and no doubt, I have got an experience of the people before you, and I have tried my level best with Bani Israel, so go back to your Lord and ask for reduction to lessen your follower's burden.' I said, 'I have requested so much of my Lord that I feel ashamed, but I am satisfied now and surrender to Allah's Order.' When I left, I heard a voice saying, 'I have passed My Order and have lessened the burden of My Worshipers."  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ فِي الْحِجْرِ مُضْطَجِعًا إِذْ أَتَانِي آتٍ فَقَدَّ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ فَشَقَّ مَا بَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارُودِ وَهْوَ إِلَى جَنْبِي مَا يَعْنِي بِهِ قَالَ مِنْ ثُغْرَةِ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مِنْ قَصِّهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةٍ إِيمَانًا فَغُسِلَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ حُشِيَ ثُمَّ أُوتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْجَارُودُ هُوَ الْبُرَاقُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ نَعَمْ يَضَعُ خَطْوَهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفَتَحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آدَمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ آدَمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفَتَحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَةِ قَالَ هَذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمَا فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّا ثُمَّ قَالاَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِذَا يُوسُفُ قَالَ هَذَا يُوسُفُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ إِلَى إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا هَارُونُ قَالَ هَذَا هَارُونُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزْتُ بَكَى قِيلَ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ قَالَ أَبْكِي لأَنَّ غُلاَمًا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ صَعِدَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالاِبْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلاَلِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ قَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَانِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِي الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ فَأَخَذْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقَالَ هِيَ الْفِطْرَةُ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَأُمَّتُكَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ الصَّلَوَاتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُ نَادَى مُنَادٍ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي  

The night Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Kaʿba: Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and ʿAbdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the Prophet ﷺ on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet ﷺ met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet ﷺ greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you." Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet ﷺ to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me." But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate Al-Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night." Then the Prophet ﷺ descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet ﷺ replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them." So the Prophet ﷺ turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet ﷺ turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik and Saʿdaik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book." Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)." The Prophet ﷺ returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward." Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The Prophet ﷺ then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَسْجِدِ الْكَعْبَةِ أَنَّهُ جَاءَهُ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَهْوَ نَائِمٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ أَوَّلُهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ فَقَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ هُوَ خَيْرُهُمْ فَقَالَ آخِرُهُمْ خُذُوا خَيْرَهُمْ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَلَمْ يَرَهُمْ حَتَّى أَتَوْهُ لَيْلَةً أُخْرَى فِيمَا يَرَى قَلْبُهُ وَتَنَامُ عَيْنُهُ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبُهُ وَكَذَلِكَ الأَنْبِيَاءُ تَنَامُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ وَلاَ تَنَامُ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمُوهُ حَتَّى احْتَمَلُوهُ فَوَضَعُوهُ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ زَمْزَمَ فَتَوَلاَّهُ مِنْهُمْ جِبْرِيلُ فَشَقَّ جِبْرِيلُ مَا بَيْنَ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى لَبَّتِهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ صَدْرِهِ وَجَوْفِهِ فَغَسَلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَى جَوْفَهُ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِيهِ تَوْرٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَحْشُوًّا إِيمَانًا وَحِكْمَةً فَحَشَا بِهِ صَدْرَهُ وَلَغَادِيدَهُ يَعْنِي عُرُوقَ حَلْقِهِ ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَضَرَبَ بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا فَنَادَاهُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالُوا وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مَعِي مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا فَمَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَأَهْلاً فَيَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ لاَ يَعْلَمُ أَهْلُ السَّمَاءِ بِمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِهِ فِي الأَرْضِ حَتَّى يُعْلِمَهُمْ فَوَجَدَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا آدَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جِبْرِيلُ هَذَا أَبُوكَ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ آدَمُ وَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً بِابْنِي نِعْمَ الاِبْنُ أَنْتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا بِنَهَرَيْنِ يَطَّرِدَانِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَانِ النَّهَرَانِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذَا النِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ عُنْصُرُهُمَا ثُمَّ مَضَى بِهِ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِنَهَرٍ آخَرَ عَلَيْهِ قَصْرٌ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ وَزَبَرْجَدٍ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مِسْكٌ قَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذَا الْكَوْثَرُ الَّذِي خَبَأَ لَكَ رَبُّكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَقَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَتْ لَهُ الأُولَى مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قَالُوا وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قَالُوا وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَأَهْلاً ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَتِ الأُولَى وَالثَّانِيَةُ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى الرَّابِعَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَقَالُوا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ كُلُّ سَمَاءٍ فِيهَا أَنْبِيَاءُ قَدْ سَمَّاهُمْ فَأَوْعَيْتُ مِنْهُمْ إِدْرِيسَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَهَارُونَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ وَآخَرَ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ لَمْ أَحْفَظِ اسْمَهُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَمُوسَى فِي السَّابِعَةِ بِتَفْضِيلِ كَلاَمِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ مُوسَى رَبِّ لَمْ أَظُنَّ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ عَلَىَّ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ عَلاَ بِهِ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا لاَ يَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَدَنَا الْجَبَّارُ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ فَتَدَلَّى حَتَّى كَانَ مِنْهُ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ فِيمَا أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ ثُمَّ هَبَطَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مُوسَى فَاحْتَبَسَهُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَاذَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ رَبُّكَ وَعَنْهُمْ فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ كَأَنَّهُ يَسْتَشِيرُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ جِبْرِيلُ أَنْ نَعَمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلاَ بِهِ إِلَى الْجَبَّارِ فَقَالَ وَهْوَ مَكَانَهُ يَا رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَنَّا فَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُ هَذَا فَوَضَعَ عَنْهُ عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مُوسَى فَاحْتَبَسَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَدِّدُهُ مُوسَى إِلَى رَبِّهِ حَتَّى صَارَتْ إِلَى خَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ ثُمَّ احْتَبَسَهُ مُوسَى عِنْدَ الْخَمْسِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَاوَدْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَوْمِي عَلَى أَدْنَى مِنْ هَذَا فَضَعُفُوا فَتَرَكُوهُ فَأُمَّتُكَ أَضْعَفُ أَجْسَادًا وَقُلُوبًا وَأَبْدَانًا وَأَبْصَارًا وَأَسْمَاعًا فَارْجِعْ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ رَبُّكَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَلْتَفِتُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى جِبْرِيلَ لِيُشِيرَ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ جِبْرِيلُ فَرَفَعَهُ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي ضُعَفَاءُ أَجْسَادُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسْمَاعُهُمْ وَأَبْدَانُهُمْ فَخَفِّفْ عَنَّا فَقَالَ الْجَبَّارُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ كَمَا فَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ فَكُلُّ حَسَنَةٍ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا فَهْىَ خَمْسُونَ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَهْىَ خَمْسٌ عَلَيْكَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتَ فَقَالَ خَفَّفَ عَنَّا أَعْطَانَا بِكُلِّ حَسَنَةٍ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا قَالَ مُوسَى قَدْ وَاللَّهِ رَاوَدْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى أَدْنَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَتَرَكُوهُ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ أَيْضًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا مُوسَى قَدْ وَاللَّهِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي مِمَّا اخْتَلَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَهْوَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ  

I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven. Gabriel then asked the (gate of heaven) to be opened and he was asked who he was. He replied: Gabriel. He was again asked: Who is with you? He (Gabriel) said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? Gabriel replied: He has indeed been sent for. And (the door of the heaven) was opened for us and lo! we saw Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for my good. Then we ascended to the second heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) (asked the door of heaven to be opened), and he was asked who he was. He answered: Gabriel; and was again asked: Who is with you? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The gate was opened. When I entered 'Isa b. Maryam and Yahya b. Zakariya (peace be upon both of them), cousins from the maternal side. welcomed me and prayed for my good Then I was taken to the third heaven and Gabriel asked for the opening (of the door). He was asked: Who are you? He replied: Gabriel. He was (again) asked: Who is with you? He replied Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been given half of (world) beauty. He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then he ascended with us to the fourth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The (gate) was opened for us, and lo! Idris was there. He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being (About him) Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, has said:" We elevated him (Idris) to the exalted position" (Qur'an xix. 57). Then he ascended with us to the fifth heaven and Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and then I was with Harun (Aaron-peace of Allah be upon him). He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken to the sixth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the door to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I was with Musa (Moses peace be upon him) He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven. Gabriel asked the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He said: Gabriel It was said. Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (may peace be upon him.) It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I found Ibrahim (Abraham peace be upon him) reclining against the Bait-ul-Ma'mur and there enter into it seventy thousand angels every day, never to visit (this place) again. Then I was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha whose leaves were like elephant ears and its fruit like big earthenware vessels. And when it was covered by the Command of Allah, it underwent such a change that none amongst the creation has the power to praise its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me a revelation and He made obligatory for me fifty prayers every day and night. Then I went down to Moses (peace be upon him) and he said: What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah? I said: Fifty prayers. He said: Return to thy Lord and beg for reduction (in the number of prayers), for your community shallnot be able to bear this burden. as I have put to test the children of Isra'il and tried them (and found them too weak to bear such a heavy burden). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I went back to my Lord and said: My Lord, make things lighter for my Ummah. (The Lord) reduced five prayers for me. I went down to Moses and said. (The Lord) reduced five (prayers) for me, He said: Verily thy Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden; return to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. I then kept going back and forth between my Lord Blessed and Exalted and Moses, till He said: There are five prayers every day and night. O Muhammad, each being credited as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. He who intends to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed recorded for him; and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does not do, it will not be recorded for him; and if he does it, only one evil deed will be recorded. I then came down and when I came to Moses and informed him, he said: Go back to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: I returned to my Lord until I felt ashamed before Him.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَرَكِبْتُهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَرَبَطْتُهُ بِالْحَلْقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ بِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءُ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ اخْتَرْتَ الْفِطْرَةَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِآدَمَ فَرَحَّبَ بِي وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِابْنَىِ الْخَالَةِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّاءَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَرَحَّبَا وَدَعَوَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ ﷺ إِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِدْرِيسَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا} ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَارُونَ ﷺ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى ﷺ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ مُسْنِدًا ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ لاَ يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى السِّدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا ثَمَرُهَا كَالْقِلاَلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهَا مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مَا غَشِيَ تَغَيَّرَتْ فَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَنْعَتَهَا مِنْ حُسْنِهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ مَا أَوْحَى فَفَرَضَ عَلَىَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ فَنَزَلْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ بَلَوْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَبَرْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَحَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْجِعُ بَيْنَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَبَيْنَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ حَتَّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُنَّ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ عَشْرٌ فَذَلِكَ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ شَيْئًا فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ  

"While I was at the Ka'bah, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, three men came, and one of them who was in the middle came toward me. I was brought a basin of gold, filled with wisdom and faith, and he slit open from the throat to the lower abdomen, and washed the heart with Zamzam water, then - "it was filled with wisdom and faith. Then I was brought a riding-beast, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey. I set off with Jibril, peace be upon him, and we came to the lowest heaven. It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has (revelation) been sent to him? Welcome to him, what an excellent visit his is.' I came to Adam, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then we came to the second heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' [1] It was said: 'Who is with you?' he said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yahya and 'Eisa, peace be upon them both, and greeted them, and they said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the third heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yusuf, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fourth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Idris, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fifth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Harun, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the sixth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' What I passed him, he wept, and it was said: 'Why are you weeping?' He said: 'O Lord, this young man whom You have sent after me, more of his Ummah will enter Paradise than from my nation, and they will be more virtuous than them.' Then we came to the seventh heaven and a similar exchange took place. I came to Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then I was taken up to the Oft-Frequented House (Al-Bait al-Ma'mur) and I asked Jibra'il about it, and he said: 'This is Al-Bait al-Ma'mur in which seventy thousand angels pray everyday, and when they leave it they never come back.' Then I was taken up to Sidrah Al-Muntaha (the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary). Its fruits were like Qilal [2] of Hajar and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. At its base were four rivers: Two hidden rivers and two manifest rivers. I asked Jibril (About them) and he said: 'The two hidden ones are in paradise, and the two manifest ones are the Euphrates and the Nile.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined upon me. I came to Musa and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined upon me.' He said: 'I know more about the people than you. I tried hard with the Children of Israel. Your Ummah will never be able to bear that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you.' So I went back to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it, and He made it forty. Then I went back to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'He made it forty.' He said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and He made it thirty. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and told him, and he said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and he made it twenty, then ten, then five. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said to me something like he had said the first time, but I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord to go back to Him.' Then it was called out: 'I have decreed (the reward for) My obligation, and I have reduced the burden for My slaves and I will give a ten-fold reward for each good deed.'" [1] It is like this here, while it is Jibra'il the first time it appears in this narration, and Jibra'il is often used in the Hadith literature. [2] Plural of Qullah  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُ الثَّلاَثَةِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلآنَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَشَقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ فَغَسَلَ الْقَلْبَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالاَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى قِيلَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلاَمُ الَّذِي بَعَثْتَهُ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ وَأَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ فَإِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ لَمْ يَعُودُوا فِيهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لِي سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبِقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلاَلِ هَجَرٍ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالْفُرَاتُ وَالنِّيلُ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلَىَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلاَةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ إِنِّي عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي ﷻ فَجَعَلَهَا ثَلاَثِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ عَشْرَةً ثُمَّ خَمْسَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الأُولَى فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ فَنُودِيَ أَنْ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا  

"While I was at the Ka'bah, in a state between sleep and wakefulness, three men came, and one of them who was in the middle came toward me. I was brought a basin of gold, filled with wisdom and faith, and he slit open from the throat to the lower abdomen, and washed the heart with Zamzam water, then - "it was filled with wisdom and faith. Then I was brought a riding-beast, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey. I set off with Jibril, peace be upon him, and we came to the lowest heaven. It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has (revelation) been sent to him? Welcome to him, what an excellent visit his is.' I came to Adam, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then we came to the second heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' [1] It was said: 'Who is with you?' he said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yahya and 'Eisa, peace be upon them both, and greeted them, and they said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the third heaven and it was said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jibra'il.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' And the same exchange took place. I came to Yusuf, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fourth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Idris, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the fifth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Harun, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' Then we came to the sixth heaven and the same exchange took place. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent brother and Prophet.' What I passed him, he wept, and it was said: 'Why are you weeping?' He said: 'O Lord, this young man whom You have sent after me, more of his Ummah will enter Paradise than from my nation, and they will be more virtuous than them.' Then we came to the seventh heaven and a similar exchange took place. I came to Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and greeted him, and he said: 'Welcome to you! What an excellent son and Prophet.' Then I was taken up to the Oft-Frequented House (Al-Bait al-Ma'mur) and I asked Jibra'il about it, and he said: 'This is Al-Bait al-Ma'mur in which seventy thousand angels pray everyday, and when they leave it they never come back.' Then I was taken up to Sidrah Al-Muntaha (the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary). Its fruits were like Qilal [2] of Hajar and its leaves were like the ears of elephants. At its base were four rivers: Two hidden rivers and two manifest rivers. I asked Jibril (About them) and he said: 'The two hidden ones are in paradise, and the two manifest ones are the Euphrates and the Nile.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined upon me. I came to Musa and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'Fifty prayers have been enjoined upon me.' He said: 'I know more about the people than you. I tried hard with the Children of Israel. Your Ummah will never be able to bear that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you.' So I went back to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it, and He made it forty. Then I went back to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said: 'What happened?' I said: 'He made it forty.' He said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and He made it thirty. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and told him, and he said to me something similar to what he said the first time, so I went back to my Lord and he made it twenty, then ten, then five. I came to Musa, peace be upon him, and he said to me something like he had said the first time, but I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord to go back to Him.' Then it was called out: 'I have decreed (the reward for) My obligation, and I have reduced the burden for My slaves and I will give a ten-fold reward for each good deed.'" [1] It is like this here, while it is Jibra'il the first time it appears in this narration, and Jibra'il is often used in the Hadith literature. [2] Plural of Qullah (Using translation from Nasāʾī 448)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلْأن حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقٍِ الْبَطْنِ فَغُسِلَ الْقَلْبُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ مُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ فَأَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قِيلَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قِيلَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَفَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى قِيلَ مَا أَبْكَاكَ؟ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي بَعَثْتَهُ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ وَأَفْضَلُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهُ لَمْ يَعُودُوا فِيهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ إِلَيَّ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلَالِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهَرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهَرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالْفُرَاتُ وَالنِّيلُقَالَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ إِنِّي عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ عَشْرَةً ثُمَّ خَمْسَةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَبِّي مِنْ كَمْ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَنُودِيَ أَنْ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فِي الْحِجْرِ مُضْطَجِعٌ إِذْ أَتَانِي آتٍ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ الْأَوْسَطِ بَيْنَ الثَّلَاثَةِ قَالَ فَأَتَانِي فَقَدَّ وَسَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ فَشَقَّ مَابَيْنَ هَذِهِ إِلَى هَذِهِ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارُودِ وَهُوَ إِلَى جَنْبِي مَا يَعْنِي قَالَ مِنْ ثُغْرَةِ نَحْرِهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مِنْ قَصَّهِ إِلَى شِعْرَتِهِ قَالَ فَاسْتُخْرِجَ قَلْبِي فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَمْلُوءَةٍ إِيمَانًا وَحِكْمَةً فَغُسِلَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ حُشِيَ ثُمَّ أُعِيدَ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضَ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْجَارُودُ هُوَ الْبُرَاقُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَقَعُ خَطْوُهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي جِبْرِيلُ حَتَّى أَتَى بِيَ السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آدَمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَبُوكَ آدَمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِقَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَفَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى وَهُمَا ابْنَا الْخَالَةِ فَقَالَ هَذَا يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمَا قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّا السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا يُوسُفُ قَالَ هَذَا يُوسُفُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ وَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِدْرِيسُ قَالَ هَذَا إِدْرِيسُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا هَارُونُ قَالَ هَذَا هَارُونُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى قَالَ هَذَا مُوسَى فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالْأَخِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزْتُ بَكَى قِيلَ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ قَالَ أَبْكِي لِأَنَّ غُلَامًا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَالَ ثُمَّ صَعِدَ حَتَّى أَتَى السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ فَلَمَّا خَلَصْتُ فَإِذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ هَذَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِالِابْنِ الصَّالِحِ وَالنَّبِيِّ الصَّالِحِقَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ إِلَيَّ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا مِثْلُ قِلَالِ هَجَرَ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا مِثْلُ آذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى قَالَ وَإِذَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَنْهَارٍ نَهَرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ وَنَهَرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِفَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ قَالَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لِيَ الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْبَيْتَ الْمَعْمُورَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ أَنَسٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ عَسَلٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ اللَّبَنَ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْفِطْرَةُ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَأُمَّتُكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَمَرَرْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِخَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِأَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخْرَى فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ لِي بِمَأُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخَرَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِعِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَأُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ لِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ وَلَكِنْ أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ فَلَمَّا نَفَذْتُ نَادَى مُنَادٍ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "I was brought the Buraq, which is a white animal between a mule and a donkey. It places its hoof at the edge of its eyesight and I rode it until I reached Beit Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). I tied the animal to the ring to which all the prophets tie their animals, then I entered and prayed two units of prayer. Then I came out and Gabriel came to me with a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk, and I chose the milk. Gabriel said, 'You have chosen the Fitrah (the natural disposition).' Then he took me up to the lower heaven, where he asked permission to enter. He was asked, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad.' It was said, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'He has indeed been sent for.' So the gates were opened for us, and behold! - I saw Adam and welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then we ascended to the second heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw John and Jesus and they welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the third heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw Joseph and he welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the fourth heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and he gave the same answers. Then the gates were opened, and behold! - I saw Idris and he welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then I ascended to the fifth heaven, and he asked permission to enter. He was asked the same questions, and  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ فَرَكِبْتُهُ فَسَارَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَرَبَطْتُ الدَّابَّةَ بِالْحَلْقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ فِيهَا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ أَصَبْتَ الْفِطْرَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِآدَمَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِابْنَيِالْخَالَةِ يَحْيَى وَعِيسَى فَرَحَّبَا وَدَعَوَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ الْبَابُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِدْرِيسَ فَرَحَّبَ بِي وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللهُ {وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا} [مريم 57] ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَارُونَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَقِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍثُمَّ عُرِجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِذَا هُوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا ثَمَرُهَا كَالْقِلَالِ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهَا مِنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ مَا غَشِيَهَا تَغَيَّرَتْ فَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَصِفَهَا مِنْ حُسْنِهَا قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيَّ مَا أَوْحَى وَفَرَضَ عَلَيَّ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ وَإِنِّي قَدْ بَلَوْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَبَرْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ أَيْ رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَنْ أُمَّتِي فَحَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ قُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْجِعُ بَيْنَ رَبِّي وَبَيْنَ مُوسَى وَيَحُطُّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا خَمْسًا حَتَّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هِيَ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ بِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ عَشْرٌ فَتِلْكَ خَمْسُونَصَلَاةً وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كُتِبَتْ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ شَيْئًا فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لِأُمَّتِكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي حَتَّى لَقَدِ اسْتَحَيْتُ  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَرْمَلِيُّ أَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ثنا أَبِي عَنِ الْخَلِيلِ بْنِ مَرَّةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا أَبُو حَفْصٍ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ صَعْصَعَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْحَطِيمِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ فِي الْحِجْرِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذَا أَتَانِي آتٍ فَشَقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ أُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَغُسِلَ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ وَمُلِئَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا وَأُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ أَبْيَضُ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْبُرَاقُ يَقَعُ خَطْوُهُ عِنْدَ أَقْصَى طَرْفِهِ فَحُمِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَجِبْرِيلُ ﷺ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا سَمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ مَا جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى آدَمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ قَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى عِيسَى وَيَحْيَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى يُوسُفَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِدْرِيسَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ الْخَامِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى هَارُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّادِسَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا وَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنْ أَخٍ وَنَبِيٍّ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزْتُهُ بَكَى فَقِيلَ مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَبُّ هَذَا بُعِثَ بَعْدِي يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ الْجَنَّةَ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا السَّمَاءَ السَّابِعَةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَقَالُوا مَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالُوا أَوَقَدْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِهِ وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ جَاءَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَرْحَبًا بِكَ مِنِ ابْنٍ وَنَبِيٍّ ثُمَّ رُفِعَتْ لَنَا سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَإِذَا نَبْقُهَا كَالْقِلَالِ وَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَأُذُنِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَرَأَيْتُ فِي أَصْلِهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَنْهَارٍ نَهْرَانِ ظَاهِرَانِ وَنَهْرَانِ بَاطِنَانِ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ أَمَا الْبَاطِنَانِ فَنَهَرَانٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الظَّاهِرَانِ فَالنِّيلُ وَالْفُرَاتُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ لَنَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ فَسَأَلْتُ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ هَذَا الْبَيْتُ الْمَعْمُورُ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِمْ وَفُرِضَتْ عَلِيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلِيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ فَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فَخَفَّفَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عَشْرًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عَشْرًا قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكِ فَسَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ قُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ كَمْ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى رَبِّي قَدْ رَضِيتُ وَسَلِمْتَ فَنُودِيَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشْرَ أَمْثَالِهَا  

I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven. Gabriel then asked the (gate of heaven) to be opened and he was asked who he was. He replied: Gabriel. He was again asked: Who is with you? He (Gabriel) said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? Gabriel replied: He has indeed been sent for. And (the door of the heaven) was opened for us and lo! we saw Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for my good. Then we ascended to the second heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) (asked the door of heaven to be opened), and he was asked who he was. He answered: Gabriel; and was again asked: Who is with you? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The gate was opened. When I entered 'Isa b. Maryam and Yahya b. Zakariya (peace be upon both of them), cousins from the maternal side. welcomed me and prayed for my good Then I was taken to the third heaven and Gabriel asked for the opening (of the door). He was asked: Who are you? He replied: Gabriel. He was (again) asked: Who is with you? He replied Muhammad ﷺ. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been given half of (world) beauty. He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then he ascended with us to the fourth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The (gate) was opened for us, and lo! Idris was there. He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being (About him) Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, has said:" We elevated him (Idris) to the exalted position" (Qur'an xix. 57). Then he ascended with us to the fifth heaven and Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and then I was with Harun (Aaron-peace of Allah be upon him). He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken to the sixth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the door to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I was with Musa (Moses peace be upon him) He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven. Gabriel asked the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He said: Gabriel It was said. Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (may peace be upon him.) It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I found Ibrahim (Abraham peace be upon him) reclining against the Bait-ul-Ma'mur and there enter into it seventy thousand angels every day, never to visit (this place) again. Then I was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha whose leaves were like elephant ears and its fruit like big earthenware vessels. And when it was covered by the Command of Allah, it underwent such a change that none amongst the creation has the power to praise its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me a revelation and He made obligatory for me fifty prayers every day and night. Then I went down to Moses (peace be upon him) and he said: What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah? I said: Fifty prayers. He said: Return to thy Lord and beg for reduction (in the number of prayers), for your community shallnot be able to bear this burden. as I have put to test the children of Isra'il and tried them (and found them too weak to bear such a heavy burden). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I went back to my Lord and said: My Lord, make things lighter for my Ummah. (The Lord) reduced five prayers for me. I went down to Moses and said. (The Lord) reduced five (prayers) for me, He said: Verily thy Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden; return to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. I then kept going back and forth between my Lord Blessed and Exalted and Moses, till He said: There are five prayers every day and night. O Muhammad, each being credited as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. He who intends to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed recorded for him; and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does not do, it will not be recorded for him; and if he does it, only one evil deed will be recorded. I then came down and when I came to Moses and informed him, he said: Go back to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: I returned to my Lord until I felt ashamed before Him. (Using translation from Muslim 162a)   

"أُتيتُ بالبُراقِ، وهو دابَّةٌ أبيضٌ طويلٌ، فوق الحمارِ ودون البغلِ،

يضع حافره عند منتهى طَرْفه، فركبته حتى أتيتُ بيت المقدسِ، فربطته بالحلقةِ التي تربِط بها الأنبياءُ، ثم دخلت المسجد فصليت فيه ركعتين، ثمَّ خرجت فجاءنى جبريلُ بإناءٍ من خمرٍ وإناءٍ من لبن، فاخترتُ اللبَن، فقال جبريلُ: اخترت الفطرة، ثمَّ عُرِج بنا إلى السماءِ، فاستفتح جبريلُ، فقيل: من أنت؟ قال جبريلُ، قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد، قيل وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه فَفُتح لنا، فإذا أنا بآدم. فرحب بي، ودعا لي بخير، ثمَّ عُرج بنا إلى السماء الثانية، فاستفتح جبريلُ، فقيل: من أنت؟ قال: جبريلُ، قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد، قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بُعث إليه، فَفُتح لنا، فإذا أنا بابنى الخالةِ: عيسى بن مريم ويحيى بن زكريا، فرحبا بي، ودعوا لي بخير، ثمَّ عرج بنا إلى السماء الثالثة، فاستفتح جبريل، فقيل: من أنت؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد، قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه، ففتح لنا فإذا أنا بيوسف، وإذا هو قد أعطى شطر الحسن، فرحب بي، ودعا لي بخير، ثمَّ عرج بنا إلى السماء الرابعة، فاستفتح جبريلُ. قيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل. قيل ومن معك: قال: محمَّد. قيل: وقد بعِثَ إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه، ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بإدريس، فرحب بي، ودعا لي بخير، قال الله تعالى: {وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا} ثمَّ عُرِجَ بنَا إلى السماءِ الخامسةِ، فاستَفتحَ جبريلُ: فقيل من هذا؟ قال: جبريلُ. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد. قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بهارون فرحب بي ودعا لِى بخير، ثمَّ عرج بنا إلى السماء السادسة، فاستفتح جبريلُ فقيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريلُ. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد، قيل وقد بعث إليه؟ قال قد بُعِثَ إليه، ففتح لنا فإذا أنا بموسى فرحب بي ودعا لي بخير، ثمَّ عرج بنا إلى السماء السابعة، فاستفتح جبريلُ فقيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريلُ، قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمَّد، قيل: وقد بُعِثَ إليه؟ قال: قد بُعِثَ إليه، ففتح لنا فَإذا أنا بإبراهيم مسندًا ظهره إلى البيت المعمور، وإذا هو يدخُله كل يومٍ سبعون ألف ملك لا يعودون إليه، ثمَّ ذهب بي إلى سدرة المنّتهى، وإذا ورقها كآذان الفيلة، وإذا ثمرها كالفلالِ، فلما غشِيها من أمر اللهِ ما غَشِى تغيرت، فما أحدٌ من خلقِ اللهِ يستطيعُ أن ينعتها من حسنها، فأوْحَى إلىَّ ما أَوحى، ففرض على خمسين صلاة في كلِّ يوم وليلة، فنزلت إلى موسى، فقال: ما فرض ربُّكَ على أمتك؟ قلت: خمسين صلاة. قال: ارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف فإن أمتك لا تُطيق ذلك، فإنى قد بلوتُ بني إِسرائيل، وخبرتهم، فرجعت إلى ربى فقلت: يا رب خفف عن أمتي، فحط عنَّي خمسًا، فرجعت إلى موسى، فقلت: حط عني خمسًا، قال: إن أمتك لا يطيقون ذلك، فارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف، فلم أزل أرجع بين ربى وبين موسى حتى قال: يا محمَّد إنهن خمس صلواتٍ كل يوم وليلة، لكل صلاة عشر (فذلك) خمسون صلاة، ومن هَمَّ بحسنةٍ فلم يعملها كتبت له حسنة، فإن عملها كتبت له عشرًا، ومن هم بسيئةٍ فلم يعملها لم تكتب شيئًا فإن عملها كتبت سيئة واحدة، فنزلتُ حتى انتهيت إلى موسى فأخبرته، فقال: ارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف، فقلت: قد رجعت إلى ربى حتى استحييتُ مِنه.  

"عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بن مُزَاحِمٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَانَ اسْتَعْمَلَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِى عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ عَلَى حِمْصَ عُمَيْرَ بْنَ سَعْد الأَنْصَارِىّ، فَأَقَامَ بِهَا سَنَةً، فَكَتَبَ إليه عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: (إِنَّا) بَعَثْنَاكَ عَلَى عَمَلٍ مِنْ أَعْمَالنَا فَمَا نَدْرِى أَوْفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِنَا أَمْ خُنْتَنَا؟ فَإِذَا [جَاءَكَ] كتَابِى هَذَا فَانْظُرْ مَا اجتَمَعَ عِنْدَكَ مِنَ الْفَئِ فَاحْمِلْهُ إِلَيْنَا وَالسَّلَامُ. فقام عُمَيْرٌ حِينَ انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ الْكِتَابُ فَحَمَلَ عُكَّازَتَهُ وَعَلَّقَ فِيهَا إِدَاوتَهُ وَجِرَابَهُ فِيهِ طَعَامُهُ وقصعته فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَسَلَّمَ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ - (وَمَا كَادَ) أَنْ يَرُدَّ- فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَيْرُ! مَا لِى أَرَى بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ الْحَالِ! أَمَرِضْتَ بَعْدِى؟ أَمْ بلَادُكَ بِلَادُ سُوءٍ؟ أَمْ هِى خَديعَةٌ مِنْكَ لَنَا؟ فَقَالَ عُمَيْرٌ: أَلَمْ (يَنْهَكَ) اللَّه عَنِ التَّجَسُّسِ؟ مَا تَرَى [فِىَّ] مِنْ سُوءِ الْحَالِ؟ أَلَسْتُ طَاهِرَ الدَّمِ صَحِيحَ الْبَدَنِ؟ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ بِالدُّنْيَا أَحْمِلُهَا عَلَى عَاتِقِى؟ قَالَ: يَا أَحْمَقُ! وَمَا الَّذى جِئْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ: جِرَابِى فِيه طَعَامِى، وَإِدَاوَتِى فِيهَا وَضوئِى، وَشَرَابِى، وَقَصْعَتِى فِيهَا [أغْسلُ] رَأْسِى، وَعُكَّازَتِى بِهَا [أُقَاتِلُ] عَدُوِّى وَأَقْتُلُ بِهَا حَيَّةً إِنْ عَرَضَتْ لِى! قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّه! فَمَا فَعَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ؟ قَالَ: تَرَكْتُهُمْ يُوَحِّدُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ، وَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَمَّا سِوى ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَمَا فَعَل الْمُعَاهَدُونَ؟ قَالَ: أَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمُ الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يدٍ وهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ، قَالَ: فَمَا فَعَلْتَ (فيمَا) أَخَذْتَ مِنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا أَنْتَ وَذَاكَ يَا عُمَرُ! اجْتَهدْتُ وَاخْتَصَصْتُ نَفْسى وَلَمْ آلُ، إِنِّى (لَمَّا) قَدِمْتُ بِلَادَ الشَّامِ جَمَعْتُ مَنْ بِهَا مِنَ الْمُسْلمِينَ فَاخْتَرْنَا مِنْهُمْ رِجَالًا فَبَعَثْنَاهُمْ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ، فَنَظَرْنَا إِلَى مَا اجْتَمَعَ فَقَسَمْنَاهُ بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَبَيْنَ فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَلَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَضْلٌ لَبَلَّغْنَاكَ، فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَيْرُ! جِئْتَ تَمْشِى عَلَى رِجْلَيْكَ؟ أَمَا كَانَ فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ يَتَبَرَّعُ لَكَ بِدَابَّة؟ فَبِئْسَ [الْمُسْلِمُونَ] وَبِئْسَ الْمُعَاهَدُونَ! أَمَا إنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: (لَيَلِيَنَّهُمْ) رِجَالٌ إِنْ [هُمْ] سَكَتُوا أَضَاعُوهُمْ، وَإِنْ هُمْ تَكَلَّمُوا قَتَلُوهُمْ، وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: لَتَأمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكِرِ [أَوْ] لَيُسَلِّطَنَّ اللَّه عَلَيْكُمْ شِرَارَكُمْ فَيَدْعُو خِيَارُكُمْ فَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُمْ. فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عُمَرَ! هَاتِ صَحِيفَةً [نجدد] لِعُمَيْرٍ عَهْدًا، قَالَ: لَا وَاللَّه! لَا أَعْمَلُ لَكَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ أَبَدًا. قَالَ: لِمَ؟ قَالَ: لأَنِّى لَمْ أَنْجُ، وَمَا نَجَوْتُ لأَنِّى قُلتُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَهْدِ: أَخْزَاكَ اللَّه! وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: أَنَا وَلِىُّ خَصْم الْمُعَاهَد وَالْيَتِيم وَمَنْ خَاصَمْتُهُ (خَصَمْتُهُ) فَمَا يُؤَمَنِّنِى أَنْ يَكُونَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ خَصْمِى يَوْمَ الْقَيَامَةِ؟ ومَنْ (خَاصَمَهُ)، خَصَمَهُ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُوَ عُمَيْرٌ إِلَى قَبْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّه ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَيْر: السَّلَامُ عَلَيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّه! السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْر! (مَاذَا) لَقِيتُ بَعْدَكمَا! اللَّهُمَّ أَلْحِقْنِى بِصَاحِبَىَّ لَمْ أُغيِّرْ وَلَمْ أُبِدِّلْ! وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِى عُمَرُ وَعُمَيْرٌ طَوِيلًا، فَقَالَ: يَا [عُمَيْرُ] الْحَقْ بِأَهْلِكَ، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَى عُمَرَ مَالٌ مِنَ الشَّامِ فَدَعَا رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: حَبِيبٌ فَصَرَّ مَائَةَ

دِينَارٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِيتِ بِهَا عُمَيرًا وَأَقِمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، ثُمَّ ادْفَعْهَا إِلَيْهِ وَقُل: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَا عَلَى حَاجَتِكَ -وَكَانَ مَنْزِلُهُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَسِيرَةَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ- وَانْظُرْ مَا طَعَامُهُ؟ وَمَا شَرَاُبهُ؟ فَقَدِمَ حَبِيبٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِفِنَاءِ بَابِهِ يَتَفَلَّى، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنِينَ يُقْرِؤكَ السَّلَامَ. قَالَ: عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْه السَّلَامُ. قَالَ: كَيْفَ تَرَكْتَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: صَالِحًا، قَالَ: لَعَلَّهُ يَجُورُ فِى الْحُكْم؟ قَالَ: لَا، (قَالَ! ) فَلَعَلَّهُ يَرْتَشِى؟ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّهُ يَضَعُ السَّوْطَ فِى أَهْلِ الْقِبْلَةِ، قَالَ: لَا (إِلَّا أَنَّه ضرَبَ ابْنًا لَهُ فَبَلَغَ بِهِ حَدًّا فَمَاتَ فِيهَا، اللَّهُمَّ اغَفِرْ لعُمَرَ؛ فَإِنِّى لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أنَّهُ يُحِبُّكَ وَيُحِبُّ رَسُولَكَ) وَيُحِبُّ أَنْ يُقِيمَ الْحُدُودَ، فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ يُقَدِّمُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَة قُرْصًا بِإِدَامَةِ زَيْتٍ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الثَّالِثِ، قَالَ: (ارحَلْ) عَنَّا فَقَدْ أَجَعْتَ أَهْلَنَا، إِنَّمَا كَانَ عِنْدَنَا فَضْلٌ آثرْنَاكَ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: هَذهِ الصُّرَّةُ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْ تَسْتَعينَ بِهَا عَلَى حَاجَتِكَ، فَقَالَ: هَاتِهَا، فَلَمَّا قَبَضَهَا (عُمَيْرٌ قَالَ: ) صَحِبْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ فَلَمْ أُبْتَلَ بِالدُّنْيَا، وَصَحِبْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ أُبْتَلَ بِالدُّنْيَا، وَصَحِبْتُ عُمَرَ (وَشَرُّ أَيَّامِى) يَوْمَ لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ -وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِى، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ: لَا تَبْكِ يَا عُمَيْرُ! ضَعْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتَ: قَالَ: فَاطْرَحِى إِلَىَّ بَعْضَ خُلْقَانك، فَطَرَحَتْ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضَ خُلْقَانِهَا، فَصَرَّ الدَّنَانِيرَ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَة وَخَمْسَة وَستَّة، فَقَسَّمَهَا بَيْنَ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ حَتَّى قَسَّمَهَا كُلَّهَا، ثُمَّ قَدِمَ حَبيبٌ عَلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ، قَالَ: مَا فَعَلَتِ الدَّنَانِيرُ؟ قَالَ: فَرَّقَهَا كُلَّهَا، قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّ (عَلَى) أَخِى دَيْنًا! قَالَ: فَاكْتُبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُقْبِلْ إِلَيْنَا، فَقَدِمَ عُمَيْرٌ عَلَى عُمَرَ، فَسَأَلَهُ، فَقَالَ يَا عُمَيْرُ مَا فَعَلَت الدَّنَانِيرُ؟ قَالَ: قَدَّمْتُهَا لنَفْسِى، وَأَقَرَضْتُهَا ربِّى، وَمَا كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ، قَالَ: [يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بن عمر! ] قُمْ فَرَحِّلْ لَهُ رَاحِلَةً مِنْ تَمْرِ الصَّدَقَة فَأَعْطهَا عُمَيْرًا، وَهَاتِ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَتَكْسُوَهُمَا إِيَّاهُ، فَقَالَ عُمَيرٌ: أَمَّا [الثّوْبَانِ] فَنَقْبَلُهُمَا وَأَمَّا التَّمْرُ فَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ، فَإِنِّى تَرَكْتُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِى صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ، وَهُو يُبَلِّغُهُمْ إِلَى يَوْمٍ مَا، فَانْصَرَفَ عُمَيْرٌ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى مَاتَ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّه عُمَيْرًا! ثُمَّ قَالَ لأَصْحَابه: تَمَنَّوْا، فَتَمَنَّى كُلُّ رَجُلٍ أُمْنيَّتَهُ (فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: ) وَلَكِنِّى أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَكُونَ رِجَالٌ مِثْلَ عُمَيْرٍ فَأَسْتَعِين بِهِم عَلَى أُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ".  

"عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيمُون قَالَ: جِئْتُ وَإِذَا عُمَرُ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنيْفٍ، فَقَالَ: تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ فقال (عُثْمَانُ): لَوْ شِئْتُ لأَضْعَفْتُ أَرْضِى، وَقَالَ (حُذَيْفَةُ) لَقَدْ حَمَّلتُ الأَرْضَ أَمْرًا هِى لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ ومَا فِيهَا كَبيرُ فَضْلٍ، فَقَالَ: انْظُرُوا مَا لَدَيْكُمَا أَنْ تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الأَرضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ، ثُمَّ قال: وَاللَّه لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِى اللَّه (لأَدَعَنَّ) أَرَامِلَ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ بَعْدِى إِلَى أَحَد أَبَدًا، فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا رَابعَةٌ حَتَّى وأُصيبَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ قَامَ بَيْنَ الصُّفُوفِ وَقَالَ: اسْتوُوا (فإذا اسْتَوَوْا) تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ فَلَمَّا كَبَّرَ طُعِنَ مَكَانَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: قَتَلَنِى الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِى الْكَلْبُ، فقال عَمْرُو: فَمَا أَدْرِى أَيَّهُمَا قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ وَبِيَدِهِ سِكِّينٌ ذَاتُ طَرَفَيْنِ مَا يَمُرُّ بِرَجُلٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى أَصَابَ مَعَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسَعةٌ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمَين طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا لِيَأخُذَهُ، فلَمَّا ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ مَأخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ، فَصَلَيَّنَا الْفَجْرَ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً، فَأَمَّا نَوَاحِى الْمَسْجِد فَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَا الأَمْرُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ حَيْثُ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ جَعَلُوا يقُولُونَ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّه مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ: انْظُرْ مْنَ قَتَلَنِى؟ فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ: غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ الصِّنْعُ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: الْحَمْدُ للَّه الَّذِى لَمْ يَجْعَلْ منِيَّتِى بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِى الإِسْلَامَ، قَاتَلَهُ اللَّه لَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ لابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: لَقَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعلْنَا، فَقالَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِكَلَامِكُمْ، وَصَلَّوا بِصَلاتِكُمْ، وَنَسَكُوا نُسُكَكَمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّاسُ: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ بأسٌ، فَدَعَا بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ، فَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ عُمَرَ: انْظُرْ مَا عَلَىَّ مِنْ الدَّيْنِ فَاحْسِبْهُ، فَقَالَ: سِتَّةٌ وَثَمَانُونَ (أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ) فَقَالَ: إِنْ وَفَّى بهَا مَالُ آلِ عُمرَ فَأَدِّهَا عَنِّى مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإلَّا فَسلْ بَنِى عَدِىِّ بْنِ كَعب، فإن (لم تَفِ) مِنْ أَمْوَالِهمْ، وإلَّا فَسَلْ قُرَيْشًا وَلَا تَعْدُهُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَدِّهَا عَنِّى (ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه)، اذْهَبْ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَسَلِّمْ، وَقُلْ: يَسْتَأذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ -وَلَا تَقُلْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنِينَ، فَإِنِّى لَسْتُ لَهُمْ الْيَوْمَ بِأَمِيرٍ- أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْه، فَأَتَاهَا عَبْدُ اللَّه بْنُ عُمَرَ فَوَجَدهَا قَاعِدَةً تَبْكِى فَسَلِّمَ (عَلَيْهَا) ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَسْتأذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ، قَالَتْ: قَدْ كُنْتُ (وَاللَّه) أُرِيْدُهُ لِنَفْسِى وَلأُوثِرَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِى، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ: مَا لَدَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: أَذِنَتْ لَكَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: مَا كَانَ شَىْءٌ أَهَمَّ عِنْدِى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَاحْمِلْنِى عَلَى سَرِيرٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَأذِنْ، فَقُلْ: يَسْتَأذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنْ أَذِنَتْ لَكَ فَأَدْخَلْنِى، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَأذَنْ فَرُدَّنِى إِلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَلَمَّا حُمِلَ فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيَبةٌ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ، فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّه بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ: يَسْتَأذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ؛ فَأَذِنَتْ لَهُ حَيْثُ أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّه مَعَ رَسُولِهِ وَمَعَ أَبِى بَكْرٍ، فَقَالُوا لَهُ حِينَ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ: اسْتَخْلفْ، فَقَالَ: لَا أَجدُ أَحَدًا أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرِ الَّذِيِنَ تُوُفِّى رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ، فَأَيَّهُمْ اسْتَخْلَفُوا فَهُوَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِى، فَسَمَّى عَلِيًا، وَعُثْمَانَ، وَطَلْحَةَ، وَالزُّبَيْرَ، وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، وَسَعْدًا، فَإِنْ أَصَابَتْ الإِمْرَةُ سَعْدًا فَذلِكَ وَإِلَّا فَأَيَّهُمْ اسْتُخْلِفَ فَلْيُسْتَعَنْ بِهِ فَإِنِّى لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ عَنْ عَجْزٍ وَلَا خِيَانَةٍ وَجَعَلَ عَبَدُ اللَّه يُشَاوِرُ مَعَهُمْ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مَنْ الأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ، فَلَمَّا اجَتَمَعُوا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ: اجَعلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةِ نَفَرٍ، فَجَعَلَ الزُّبَيْرُ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى عَلِىٍّ، وَجَعَلَ طَلْحَةُ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ، وَجَعلَ سَعْدٌ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى عبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، فأتَمَرَ أُولِئَكَ الثَّلَاثَةُ حِينَ جُعِلَ الأَمْرُ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: أَيُّكُمْ يَتَبرَّأُ مِنْ الأَمْرِ وَيَجْعَلُ الأَمْرَ إِلَىَّ ولكم (اللَّه) عَلَىَّ أَنْ لَا آلُو عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ وأَخْيَرِكُمْ لِلْمُسلِمِينَ، قَالُوا: نَعَمْ فَخَلَا بِعَلِىٍّ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ لَكَ مِنْ الْقَرَابَةِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّه ﷺ وَالقَدمِ فَاللَّه عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ اسْتُخَلِفْتَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ، وَلَئِنْ استخلف عُثْمَانُ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ، فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَخَلَا بِعُثَمانَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا عُثْمَانُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ، فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعَهُ وَبَايَعَهُ عَلِىٌّ وَالنَّاسُ".