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[411] 259 - (162) It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Al-Burâq - which is a tall white beast, bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule, whose stride reaches as far as he can see - was brought to me, and I rode it until I reached Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). There I tethered it to the ring which was used by the Prophets, and I entered the Masjid and prayed two Rak'ah there. Then I came out, and Jibrîl ﷺ came to me with a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk and Jibrîl - ﷺ - said: 'You have chosen the Fitrah (the natural thing).' Then he took us up to the heaven and Jibrîl asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Âdam ﷺ, who welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the second heaven, and Jibrîl - ﷺ - asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there were the maternal cousins, 'Eisâ bin Mariam and Yahyâ bin Zakariyyâ'. They welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the third heaven, and Jibrîl asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Yûsuf who had been given half of worldly beauty. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the fourth heaven and Jibrîl - asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Idrîs. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. "Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, says: "And We raised him to a high station."[1] Then he took us up to the fifth heaven, and Jibrîl asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Hârûn ﷺ. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the sixth heaven, and Jibrîl ﷺ asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad ﷺ.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Mûsâ ﷺ. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. "Then he took us up to the seventh heaven, and Jibrîl asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibrîl.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad ﷺ.' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Ibrâhîm, leaning with his back against Al-Bait Al-Ma'mûr (the Much-Frequented House); every day seventy thousand angels enter it and they never return to it. Then he took me to the As-Sidrat Al-Muntahâ (Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary); its leaves were like the ears of elephants and its fruits were like large earthenware jars. When it was covered with that which covered it by Allâh's command, it changed, and there is no one in Allâh's creation who can describe its beauty. “Then [Allâh] revealed what He revealed to me, and enjoined fifty prayers on me every day and night. I came back down to Mûsâ - ﷺ - and he said: ‘What did your Lord enjoin upon your Ummah?’ I said: ‘Fifty prayers.’ He said: ‘Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it (the number of prayers each day and night), for your Ummah will not be able to do that. I tried and tested the Children of Israel (and found them too weak to bear it).’ So I went back to my Lord and said: ‘O Lord, reduce it for my Ummah.’ So He reduced it by five. I went back to Mûsâ and said: ‘It has been reduced by five.’ He said: ‘Your Ummah will not be able to do that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it further.’ I kept going back and forth between my Lord [Blessed Be He and Most High] and Mûsâ, ﷺ, until He said: ‘O Muḥammad, they are five prayers each day and night, for every prayer there will be a tenfold (reward), and that is fifty prayers. Whoever thinks of doing a good deed and does not do it, one good deed will be written down for him, and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten (good deeds). Whoever thinks of doing a bad deed and does not do it, nothing will be written down for him, and if he does it, one bad deed will be written down for him.' Then I came back down to Mūsâ and told him (about that). He said: 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it further.'" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "I said: 'I have gone back to my Lord until I feel shy before Him.'"