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349. Narrated Abū D̄har عَنهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: 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 nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest heaven, Jibrīl 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, 'Yes, 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 (a large number of people) on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Jibrīl, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is Ādam عليه السلام and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell, and when he looked towards his right he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept.' Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he (Jibrīl) 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 said: "Abū D̄har added that the Prophet ﷺ met Adam, Idrīs, Mūsā (Moses), 'Iesa (Jesus) and Ibrāhīm (Abraham) عليهم السلام, he (Abū D̄har) did not mention on which heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ) met Ādam on the nearest heaven and Ibrāhīm on the sixth heaven." Anas said, "When Jibrīl, along with the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idrīs, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is Idrīs.'" The Prophet ﷺ added, "I passed by Mūsā and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Jibrīl, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is Mūsā.' Then I passed by 'Iesa and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is 'Iesa (Jesus) عليهم السلام." Then I passed by Ibrāhīm and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Jibrīl, 'Who is he?' Jibrīl replied, 'He is Ibrāhīm عليهم السلام.'" The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then Jibrīl ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Hāzm and Anas bin Mālik said: The Prophet ﷺ enjoined fifty Salāt (prayers) on my followers, 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 Salāt on them.' Mūsā said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction), for your followers will not be able to bear it.' (So, I went back to Allāh and requested for reduction) and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Mūsā again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allāh and requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Mūsā and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allāh and He said, 'These are five Ṣalāt and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.' I returned to Mūsā and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then Jibrīl took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntahā (lote tree of the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colours indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk (a kind of perfume)."