English translation
451. Anas bin Mâlik narrated that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "I was brought an animal that was larger than a donkey and smaller than a mule, whose stride could reach as far as it could see. I mounted it, and Jibrîl was with me, and I set off. Then he said: 'Dismount and pray,' so I did that. He said: 'Do you know where you have prayed? You have prayed in Taibah, which will be the place of the emigration.' Then he said: 'Dismount and pray,' so I prayed. He said: 'Do you know where you have prayed? You have prayed in Mount Sinai, where Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, spoke to Mûsâ, peace be upon him.' Then he said: 'Dismount and pray.' So I dismounted and prayed, and he said: 'Do you know where you have prayed? You have prayed in Bethlehem, where 'Eisâ, peace be upon him, was born.' Then I entered Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) where the Prophets, peace be upon them, were assembled for me, and Jiba'il brought me forward to lead them in prayer. Then I was taken up to the first heaven, where I saw Âdam, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up to the second heaven where I saw the maternal cousins 'Eisâ and Yahya, peace be upon them. Then I was taken up to the third heaven where I saw Yûsuf, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up to the fourth heaven where I saw Hârûn, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up to the fifth heaven where I saw Idrîs, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up to the sixth heaven where I saw Mûsâ, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven where I saw Ibrâhîm, peace be upon him. Then I was taken up above seven heavens and we came to Sidrah Al-Muntaha and I was covered with fog. I fell down prostrate and it was said to me: '(Indeed) The day I created the heavens and the Earth, I enjoined upon you and your Ummah fifty prayers, so establish them, you and your Ummah.' I came back to Ibrâhîm and he did not ask me about anything, then I came to Mûsâ and he said: 'How much did your Lord enjoin upon you and your Ummah?' I said: 'Fifty prayers.' He said: 'You will not be able to establish them, neither you nor your Ummah. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it.' So I went back to my Lord and He reduced it by ten. Then I came to Mûsâ and he told me to go back, so I went back and He reduced it by ten. Then I came to Mûsâ and he told me to go back, so I went back and He reduced it by ten. Then it was reduced to five prayers. He (Mûsâ) said: 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it, for two prayers were enjoined upon the Children of Israel but they did not establish them.' So I went back to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it, but He said: 'The day I created the heavens and the Earth, I enjoined fifty prayers upon you and your Ummah. Five is for fifty, so establish them, you and your Ummah.' I knew that this was what Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, had determined so I went back to Mūsā, peace be upon him, and he said: 'Go back.' But I knew that it was what Allāh had determined, so I did not go back." (Hasan)