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(i.e. Ascension of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to the heavens).
390.Narrated Anas bin Malik from Malik bin Sa'sa'a (Allah be pleased
with him) that Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) 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, "It means from his throat to his pubic
area," or said, "from the top of the chest." The Prophet
(peace be upon him) further said, "He then took out my heart. Then
a gold tray full 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
(peace be upon him) 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 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, and
when I went over the second heaven, there I saw Yaya (i.e. John) and Isa
(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 answered, '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 greetings 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 answered, '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 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 greetings
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 answered, '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 fifth heaven, there I saw Harun (i.e.
Aron) Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Aron; pay him your greetings.' So
I greeted him and he returned the greetings 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!' The gate was opened, and when I went (over the sixth heaven),
there I saw Moses. Gabriel said (to me), 'This is Moses; pay him your greetings.'
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, '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. 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 him your
greetings.' 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 farthest limit). 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 farthest limit.' 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 Israil (in vain). Go back
to your Lord and ask for reducing 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 and 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 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,(NOTE 36)
and no doubt, I have got an experience of the people before you, and I
have tried my level best with Bani Israil, so go back to your Lord and
ask for reducing your followers' 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 head a voice saying, 'I have passed My
Order and have reduced the burden of My Worshippers.'"
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Vol 5).
(Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan et.al.).
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