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3342. Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: Abū D̄har رضي الله عنه used to say that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "While I was at Makkah, the roof of my house was opened and Jibrīl (Gabriel) descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith, and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the heaven. When Jibrīl reached the nearest heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Jibrīl answered, 'Jibrīl.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Jibrīl replied, 'Muḥammad (ﷺ) is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Jibrīl said, 'Yes.' So, the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven, and there we saw a man sitting with Aswīda (a large number of people) on his right and Aswīda on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. He said (to me), 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son'. I said, 'Who is this man O Jibrīl?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is Adam, and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, and those on the left are the people of the (Hell) Fire. So, when he looks to the right, he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.' Then Jibrīl ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said, and he opened the gate." Anas added: Abū D̄har mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ met Idrīs, Mūsā (Moses), Īsā (Jesus) and Ibrāhīm (Abraham) over the heavens, but he did not specify their places (i.e., on which heaven each of them was), but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ) had met Ādam on the nearest heaven, and Ibrāhīm on the sixth. Anas said, "When Jibrīl and the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idrīs, the latter said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' the Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl said, 'He is Idrīs.'" The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then I passed by Mūsā who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl said, 'He is Mūsā.' Then I passed by Īsā who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious brother!' I said, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is Īsā.' Then I passed by the Prophet Ibrāhīm who said, 'Welcome, O pious Prophet and pious son!' I said, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is Ibrāhīm'." Narrated Ibn 'Abbās and Abū Haiyya Al-Anṣārī: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then Jibrīl ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Ḥazm and Anas bin Mālik state that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Allāh enjoined fifty Ṣalāt (prayers) on me. When I returned with this order of Allāh, I passed by Mūsā who asked me, 'What has Allāh enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty Ṣalāt (prayers) on them.' On that Mūsā said to me, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction), for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord and asked for some reduction, and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Mūsā again and informed him about it, he once more said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So, I returned to my Lord similarly as before, and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Mūsā and he said to me, 'Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' I again returned to my Lord and He said, 'These are five (Ṣalāt-prayers) and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward), for My Word does not change.' I returned to Mūsā, he again told me to return to my Lord (for further reduction) but I said to him 'I feel shy of asking my Lord now.' Then Jibrīl took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntahā (i.e., lote tree of utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colours indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small tents (made) of pearls and its earth was musk (a kind of perfume)."