Sahih Muslim — Faith

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:When three things appear faith will not benefit one who has not previously believed or has derived no good from his faith: the rising of the sun in its place of setting, the Dajjal, and the beast of the earth

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وزهير بن حرب، قالا حدثنا وكيع، ح وحدثنيه زهير بن حرب، حدثنا اسحاق بن يوسف الازرق، جميعا عن فضيل بن غزوان، ح وحدثنا ابو كريب، محمد بن العلاء - واللفظ له - حدثنا ابن فضيل، عن ابيه، عن ابي حازم، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ثلاث اذا خرجن لا ينفع نفسا ايمانها لم تكن امنت من قبل او كسبت في ايمانها خيرا طلوع الشمس من مغربها والدجال ودابة الارض

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one day said:Do you know where the sun goes? They replied: Allah and His Apostle know best. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Verily it (the sun) glides till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it falls prostrate and remains there until it is asked: Rise up and go to the place whence you came, and it goes back and continues emerging out from its rising place and then glides till it reaches its place of rest under the Throne and falls prostrate and remains in that state until it is asked: Rise up and return to the place whence you came, and it returns and emerges out from it rising place and the it glides (in such a normal way) that the people do not discern anything ( unusual in it) till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it would be said to it: Rise up and emerge out from the place of your setting, and it will rise from the place of its setting. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. Do you know when it would happen? It would happen at the time when faith will not benefit one who has not previously believed or has derived no good from the faith

حدثنا يحيى بن ايوب، واسحاق بن ابراهيم، جميعا عن ابن علية، - قال ابن ايوب حدثنا ابن علية، - حدثنا يونس، عن ابراهيم بن يزيد التيمي، - سمعه فيما، اعلم - عن ابيه، عن ابي ذر، ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال يوما " اتدرون اين تذهب هذه الشمس " . قالوا الله ورسوله اعلم . قال " ان هذه تجري حتى تنتهي الى مستقرها تحت العرش فتخر ساجدة ولا تزال كذلك حتى يقال لها ارتفعي ارجعي من حيث جيت فترجع فتصبح طالعة من مطلعها ثم تجري حتى تنتهي الى مستقرها تحت العرش فتخر ساجدة ولا تزال كذلك حتى يقال لها ارتفعي ارجعي من حيث جيت فترجع فتصبح طالعة من مطلعها ثم تجري لا يستنكر الناس منها شييا حتى تنتهي الى مستقرها ذاك تحت العرش فيقال لها ارتفعي اصبحي طالعة من مغربك فتصبح طالعة من مغربها " . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اتدرون متى ذاكم ذاك حين لا ينفع نفسا ايمانها لم تكن امنت من قبل او كسبت في ايمانها خيرا

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one day said:Do you know where the sun goes? The remaining part of the hadith is the same

وحدثني عبد الحميد بن بيان الواسطي، اخبرنا خالد، - يعني ابن عبد الله - عن يونس، عن ابراهيم التيمي، عن ابيه، عن ابي ذر، ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال يوما " اتدرون اين تذهب هذه الشمس " بمثل معنى حديث ابن علية

Abu Dharr reported:I entered the mosque and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting there. When the sun disappeared (from the sight) he said: O Abu Dharr! Do you know where it goes? He (the narrator) said: Allah and His Apostle know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said. Verily it goes and begs permission, for prostration (to Allah) and the permission is granted to it. Once it would be said: Return to the place whence you came, and then it would rise from its setting place. Then he, after the recitation of 'Abdullah recited it: And that is its appointed term

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب - واللفظ لابي كريب - قالا حدثنا ابو معاوية، حدثنا الاعمش، عن ابراهيم التيمي، عن ابيه، عن ابي ذر، قال دخلت المسجد ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالس فلما غابت الشمس قال " يا ابا ذر هل تدري اين تذهب هذه " . قال قلت الله ورسوله اعلم . قال " فانها تذهب فتستاذن في السجود فيوذن لها وكانها قد قيل لها ارجعي من حيث جيت فتطلع من مغربها " . قال ثم قرا في قراءة عبد الله وذلك مستقر لها

Abu Dharr reported:I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) the (implication of the) words of Allah, the Exalted: The sun glides to its appointed resting place. He replied: Its appointed resting place is under the Throne

حدثنا ابو سعيد الاشج، واسحاق بن ابراهيم، - قال اسحاق اخبرنا وقال الاشج، حدثنا - وكيع، حدثنا الاعمش، عن ابراهيم التيمي، عن ابيه، عن ابي ذر، قال سالت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن قول الله تعالى { والشمس تجري لمستقر لها} قال " مستقرها تحت العرش

A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), reported:The first (form) with which was started the revelation to the Messenger of Allah was the true vision in sleep. And he did not see any vision but it came like the bright gleam of dawn. Thenceforth solitude became dear to him and he used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira', where he would engage in tahannuth (and that is a worship for a number of nights) before returning to his family and getting provisions again for this purpose. He would then return to Khadija and take provisions for a like period, till Truth came upon him while he was in the cave of Hira'. There came to him the angel and said: Recite, to which he replied: I am not lettered. He took hold of me [the Apostle said] and pressed me, till I was hard pressed; thereafter he let me off and said: Recite. I said: I am not lettered. He then again took hold of me and pressed me for the second time till I was hard pressed and then let me off and said: Recite, to which I replied: I am not lettered. He took hold of me and pressed me for the third time, till I was hard pressed and then let me go and said: Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, created man from a clot of blood. Recite. And your most bountiful Lord is He Who taught the use of pen, taught man what he knew not (al-Qur'an, xcvi. 1-4). Then the Prophet returned therewith, his heart was trembling, and he went to Khadija and said: Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped him till the fear had left him. He then said to Khadija: O Khadija! what has happened to me? and he informed her of the happening, saying: I fear for myself. She replied: It can't be. Be happy. I swear by Allah that He shall never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burden, you help the destitute, you entertain guests, and you help against the vicissitudes which affect people. Khadija then took him to Waraqa b. Naufal b. Asad b. 'Abd al-'Uzza, and he was the son of Khadija's uncle, i. e., the brother of her father. And he was the man who had embraced Christianity in the Days of Ignorance (i. e. before Islam) and he used to write books in Arabic and, therefore, wrote Injil in Arabic as God willed that he should write. He was very old and had become blind Khadija said to him: O uncle! listen to the son of your brother. Waraqa b. Naufal said: O my nephew! what did you see? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then, informed him what he had seen, and Waraqa said to him: It is namus that God sent down to Musa. Would that I were then (during your prophetic career) a young man. Would that I might be alive when your people would expel you! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Will they drive me out? Waraqa said: Yes. Never came a man with a like of what you have brought but met hostilities. If I see your day I shall help you wholeheartedly

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'A'isha with another chain of narrators like one transmitted by Yunus, i. e. the first thing with which the revelation was initiated with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) except the words:By Allah, Allah would never humiliate you, and Khadija said: O son of my uncle! Listen to the son of your brother

وحدثني محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، اخبرنا معمر، قال قال الزهري واخبرني عروة، عن عايشة، انها قالت اول ما بدي به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الوحى . وساق الحديث بمثل حديث يونس . غير انه قال فوالله لا يحزنك الله ابدا . وقال قالت خديجة اى ابن عم اسمع من ابن اخيك

This hadith has been reported from 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters and the words are:He (the Holy Prophet) came to Khadija an his heart was trembling. The rest of the hadith has been narrated like one transmitted by Yunus and Ma'mar, but the first part is not mentioned, i. e. the first thing with which was started the revelation to the Prophet was the true vision. And these words like those transmitted by Yunus are mentioned thus: By Allah, Allah would never humiliate you. And there is also a mention of the words of Khadija: O son of my uncle! Listen to the son of your brother

وحدثني عبد الملك بن شعيب بن الليث، قال حدثني ابي، عن جدي، قال حدثني عقيل بن خالد، قال ابن شهاب سمعت عروة بن الزبير، يقول قالت عايشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فرجع الى خديجة يرجف فواده واقتص الحديث بمثل حديث يونس ومعمر ولم يذكر اول حديثهما من قوله اول ما بدي به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الوحى الرويا الصادقة . وتابع يونس على قوله فوالله لا يخزيك الله ابدا . وذكر قول خديجة اى ابن عم اسمع من ابن اخيك

Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reportedThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told about the intermission of revelation and narrated While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky, and raising my head I saw the angel who had come to me in Hira', sitting on a Throne between heaven and earth I was terror-stricken on that account and came back (to my family) and said:Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped me up, and the Blessed and Most Exalted Allah sent down:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defilement shun," and" defilement" means idols; and then the revelation was followed continuously

وحدثني ابو الطاهر، اخبرنا ابن وهب، قال حدثني يونس، قال قال ابن شهاب اخبرني ابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، ان جابر بن عبد الله الانصاري، - وكان من اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يحدث قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يحدث عن فترة الوحى - قال في حديثه " فبينا انا امشي سمعت صوتا من السماء فرفعت راسي فاذا الملك الذي جاءني بحراء جالسا على كرسي بين السماء والارض " قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " فجيثت منه فرقا فرجعت فقلت زملوني زملوني . فدثروني فانزل الله تبارك وتعالى { يا ايها المدثر * قم فانذر * وربك فكبر * وثيابك فطهر * والرجز فاهجر} وهي الاوثان قال ثم تتابع الوحى

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) says:The wahi was intermitted for me for a small span of time and while I was walking, and then the hadith like the one narrated by Yunus was transmitted but with the exception of these words: I was terror-stricken till I fell on the ground. Abu Salama said: Defilement means idols. After this the revelation was speeded up and followed rapidly

وحدثني عبد الملك بن شعيب بن الليث، قال حدثني ابي، عن جدي، قال حدثني عقيل بن خالد، عن ابن شهاب، قال سمعت ابا سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، يقول اخبرني جابر بن عبد الله، انه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " ثم فتر الوحى عني فترة فبينا انا امشي " ثم ذكر مثل حديث يونس غير انه قال " فجثثت منه فرقا حتى هويت الى الارض " . قال وقال ابو سلمة والرجز الاوثان قال ثم حمي الوحى بعد وتتابع

This hadith, the like of one narrated by Yunus has also been transmitted by Ma'mar on the authority of al-Zuhri who narrated:Allah the Most Glorious and Exalted revealed this:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse and defilement shun," before making the prayer obligatory. I felt terror-stricken as narrated by Uqail

وحدثني محمد بن رافع حدثنا عبد الرزاق اخبرنا معمر عن الزهري بهذا الاسناد نحو حديث يونس وقال فانزل الله تبارك وتعالى { يا ايها المدثر} الى قوله { والرجز فاهجر} قبل ان تفرض الصلاة - وهي الاوثان - وقال " فجثثت منه " . كما قال عقيل

Yahya reported:I asked Abu Salama what was revealed first from the Qur'an. He said:" 0, the shrouded one." I said: Or" Recite." Jabir said: I am narrating to you what was narrated to us by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: I stayed in Hira' for one month and when my stay was completed, I come down and went into the heart of the valley. Somebody called me aloud. I looked in front of me, behind me, on the right of my side and on my left, but I did not see any body. I was again called and I looked about but saw nothing. I was called again and raised my head, and there on the Throne in the open atmosphere he, i. e. Gabriel (peace be upon him) was sitting. I began to tremble on account of fear. I came to Khadija and said: Wrap me up. They wrapped me up and threw water on me and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, sent down this: you who are shrouded! arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse

وحدثنا زهير بن حرب، حدثنا الوليد بن مسلم، حدثنا الاوزاعي، قال سمعت يحيى، يقول سالت ابا سلمة اى القران انزل قبل قال يا ايها المدثر . فقلت او اقرا . فقال سالت جابر بن عبد الله اى القران انزل قبل قال يا ايها المدثر . فقلت او اقرا قال جابر احدثكم ما حدثنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " جاورت بحراء شهرا فلما قضيت جواري نزلت فاستبطنت بطن الوادي فنوديت فنظرت امامي وخلفي وعن يميني وعن شمالي فلم ار احدا ثم نوديت فنظرت فلم ار احدا ثم نوديت فرفعت راسي فاذا هو على العرش في الهواء - يعني جبريل عليه السلام - فاخذتني رجفة شديدة فاتيت خديجة فقلت دثروني . فدثروني فصبوا على ماء فانزل الله عز وجل { يا ايها المدثر * قم فانذر * وربك فكبر * وثيابك فطهر}

Yahya b Abi Kathir has reported this hadith with the same chain of transmitters and narrated:And there he was sitting on the Throne between the heaven and the earth

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا عثمان بن عمر، اخبرنا علي بن المبارك، عن يحيى بن ابي كثير، بهذا الاسناد وقال " فاذا هو جالس على عرش بين السماء والارض

It is narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:I was brought al-Buraq Who is an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, who would place his hoof a distance equal to the range of version. I mounted it and came to the Temple (Bait Maqdis in Jerusalem), then tethered it to the ring used by the prophets. I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it, and then came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said: You have chosen the natural thing. Then he took me to heaven. Gabriel then asked the (gate of heaven) to be opened and he was asked who he was. He replied: Gabriel. He was again asked: Who is with you? He (Gabriel) said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? Gabriel replied: He has indeed been sent for. And (the door of the heaven) was opened for us and lo! we saw Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for my good. Then we ascended to the second heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) (asked the door of heaven to be opened), and he was asked who he was. He answered: Gabriel; and was again asked: Who is with you? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The gate was opened. When I entered 'Isa b. Maryam and Yahya b. Zakariya (peace be upon both of them), cousins from the maternal side. welcomed me and prayed for my good Then I was taken to the third heaven and Gabriel asked for the opening (of the door). He was asked: Who are you? He replied: Gabriel. He was (again) asked: Who is with you? He replied Muhammad (ﷺ). It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and I saw Yusuf (peace of Allah be upon him) who had been given half of (world) beauty. He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then he ascended with us to the fourth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. The (gate) was opened for us, and lo! Idris was there. He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being (About him) Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, has said:" We elevated him (Idris) to the exalted position" (Qur'an xix. 57). Then he ascended with us to the fifth heaven and Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied Gabriel. It was (again) said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and then I was with Harun (Aaron-peace of Allah be upon him). He welcomed me prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken to the sixth heaven. Gabriel (peace be upon him) asked for the door to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad. It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I was with Musa (Moses peace be upon him) He welcomed me and prayed for my well-being. Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven. Gabriel asked the (gate) to be opened. It was said: Who is he? He said: Gabriel It was said. Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (may peace be upon him.) It was said: Has he been sent for? He replied: He has indeed been sent for. (The gate) was opened for us and there I found Ibrahim (Abraham peace be upon him) reclining against the Bait-ul-Ma'mur and there enter into it seventy thousand angels every day, never to visit (this place) again. Then I was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha whose leaves were like elephant ears and its fruit like big earthenware vessels. And when it was covered by the Command of Allah, it underwent such a change that none amongst the creation has the power to praise its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me a revelation and He made obligatory for me fifty prayers every day and night. Then I went down to Moses (peace be upon him) and he said: What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah? I said: Fifty prayers. He said: Return to thy Lord and beg for reduction (in the number of prayers), for your community shallnot be able to bear this burden. as I have put to test the children of Isra'il and tried them (and found them too weak to bear such a heavy burden). He (the Holy Prophet) said: I went back to my Lord and said: My Lord, make things lighter for my Ummah. (The Lord) reduced five prayers for me. I went down to Moses and said. (The Lord) reduced five (prayers) for me, He said: Verily thy Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden; return to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. I then kept going back and forth between my Lord Blessed and Exalted and Moses, till He said: There are five prayers every day and night. O Muhammad, each being credited as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. He who intends to do a good deed and does not do it will have a good deed recorded for him; and if he does it, it will be recorded for him as ten; whereas he who intends to do an evil deed and does not do, it will not be recorded for him; and if he does it, only one evil deed will be recorded. I then came down and when I came to Moses and informed him, he said: Go back to thy Lord and ask Him to make things lighter. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: I returned to my Lord until I felt ashamed before Him

It is narrated on the the outhority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:(the angels) came to me and took me to the Zamzam and my heart was opened and washed with the water of Zamzam and then I was left (at my place)

حدثني عبد الله بن هاشم العبدي، حدثنا بهز بن اسد، حدثنا سليمان بن المغيرة، حدثنا ثابت، عن انس بن مالك، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اتيت فانطلقوا بي الى زمزم فشرح عن صدري ثم غسل بماء زمزم ثم انزلت

Anas b. Malik reported that Gabriel came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was playing with his playmates. He took hold of him and lay him prostrate on the ground and tore open his breast and took out the heart from it and then extracted a blood-clot out of it and said:That was the part of Satan in thee. And then he washed it with the water of Zamzam in a golden basin and then it was joined together and restored to it place. The boys came running to his mother, i. e. his nurse, and said: Verily Muhammad has been murdered. They all rushed toward him (and found him all right) His color was changed, Anas said. I myself saw the marks of needle on his breast

حدثنا شيبان بن فروخ، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، حدثنا ثابت البناني، عن انس بن مالك، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اتاه جبريل صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يلعب مع الغلمان فاخذه فصرعه فشق عن قلبه فاستخرج القلب فاستخرج منه علقة فقال هذا حظ الشيطان منك . ثم غسله في طست من ذهب بماء زمزم ثم لامه ثم اعاده في مكانه وجاء الغلمان يسعون الى امه - يعني ظيره - فقالوا ان محمدا قد قتل . فاستقبلوه وهو منتقع اللون . قال انس وقد كنت ارى اثر ذلك المخيط في صدره

Anas b. Malik, while recounting the Night journey of the Prophet (ﷺ), from the mosque of Ka'bah, reported:Three beings (angels) came to him in the mosque of the Ka'bah, while he was sleeping in the sacred mosque before it (the Command of Night Journey and Accension) was revealed to him. The rest of the hadith is narrated like that of Thabit. However, some portions have occurred before and some of them have occurred after; some have been added and some deleted

حدثنا هارون بن سعيد الايلي، حدثنا ابن وهب، قال اخبرني سليمان، - وهو ابن بلال - قال حدثني شريك بن عبد الله بن ابي نمر، قال سمعت انس بن مالك، يحدثنا عن ليلة، اسري برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من مسجد الكعبة انه جاءه ثلاثة نفر قبل ان يوحى اليه وهو نايم في المسجد الحرام وساق الحديث بقصته نحو حديث ثابت البناني وقدم فيه شييا واخر وزاد ونقص

Anas b. Malik reported:Abu Dharr used to relate that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The roof of my house was cleft when I was in Mecca and Gabriel descended and opened my heart and then washed it with the water of Zamzam. He then brought a gold basin full of wisdom and faith and after emptying it into my breast, he closed it up. Then taking me by he hand, he ascended with me to th heaven, and when we came to the lowest heaven, Gabriel said to the guardian of the lowest heaven: Open. He asked who was there? He replied. It is Gabriel. He again asked whe he there was someone with him. He replied: Yes, it is Muhammad with me. He was asked if he had been sent for, He (Gabriel) said: Yes. Then he opened (the gate). When we ascended the lowest heaven (I saw) a man seated with parties on his right side and parties on his left side. When he looked up to his right, he laughed and when he looked to his left, he wept. He said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and the righteous son. I asked Gabriel who he was and he replied: He is Adam (peace be upon him) and these parties on his right and on his left are the souls of his descendants. Those of them on his right are the inmates of Paradise and the parties which are on his left side are the inmates of Hell; so when he looked towards his right side, he laughed, and when he looked towards his left side, he wept. Then Gabriel ascended with me to the second heaven. He asked its guardian to open (its gate), and its guardian replied in the same way as the guardian of the lowest heaven had said. He (opened it). Anas b. Malik said: He (the Holy Prophet) mentioned that he found in the heavens Adam, Idris, Jesus, Moses and Abraham (may peace be on all of them), but he did not ascertain as to the nature of their abodes except that he had found Adam in the lowest heaven and Abraham in the sixth heaven. When Gabriel and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by Idris (peace be upon him) he said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and righteous brother. He (the narrator) said: He then proceeded and said: Who is he? Gabriel replied: It is Idris. Then I passed by Moses (peace be upon him) and he said: Welcome tothe righteous apostle and righteous brother. I said to (Gabriel): Who is he? He replied: It is Moses. Then I passed by Jesus and he said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and righteous brother. I said (to Gabriel): Who is he? He replied: Jesus, son of Mary. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Then I went to Ibrahim (peace be upon him). He said: Welcome to the righteous apostle and righteous son. I asked: Who is he? He (Gabriel) replied: It is Abraham. Ibn Shihab said: Ibn Hazm told me that Ibn 'Abbas and Abd Habba al-Ansari used to say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Thereafter he ascended with me till I was taken to such a height where I heard the scraping of the pens. Ibn Hazm and Anas told that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah then made fifty prayers obligatory for my Ummah and I returned with that and passed by Moses. Moses, (peace be upon him) said: What has thy Lord enjoined on thy people? I said: Fifty prayers have been made obligatory on them. Moses (peace be upon him) said: Return to thy Lord, for thy Ummah would not be able to bear this burden. Then I came back to my Lord and He remitted a portion out of thut. I then again went to Moses (peace be upon him) and informed him about it He said: Return to thy Lord, for thy Ummah shall not be able to bear this burden. I then went back to my Lord and He said: They are five and at the same time fifty, and what has been said will not be changed. I then returned to Moses and he said: Go back to thy Lord. whereupon I said: I feel ashamed of my Lord. Gabriel then travelled with me till we came to the farthest lote-tree Many a colour had covered it which I do not know. Then I was admitted to Paradise and saw in it domes of pearls, and its soil of musk

Anas b. Malik reported on the authority of Malik b. Sa sa', perhaps a person of his tribe, that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said:I was near the House (i. e. Ka'bah) in a state between sleep and wakefulness when I heard someone say: He is the third among the two persons. Then he came to me and took me with him. Then a golden basin containing the water of Zamzam was brought to me and my heart was opened up to such and such (part). Qatada said: I asked him who was with me (i e. the narrator) and what he meant by such and such (part). He replied: (It means that it was opened) up to the lower part of his abdomen (Then the hadith continues): My heart was extracted and it was washed with the water of Zamzam and then it was restored in its original position, after which it was filled with faith and wisdom. I was then brought a white beast which is called al-Buraq, bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule. Its stride was as long as the eye could reach. I was mounted on it, and then we went forth till we reached the lowest heaven. Gabriel asked for the (gate) to be opened, and it was said: Who is he? He replied: Gabriel. It was again said: Who is with thee? He replied: Muhammad (ﷺ). It was said: Has he been sent for? He (Gabriel) said: Yes. He (the Prophet) said: Then (the gate) was opened for us (and it was said): Welcome unto him! His is a blessed arrival. Then we came to Adam (peace be upon him). And he (the narrator) narrated the whole account of the hadith. (The Holy Prophet) observed that he met Jesus in the second heaven, Yahya (peace be on both of them) in the third heaven, Yusuf in the third, Idris in the fourth, Harun in the fifth (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them). Then we travelled on till we reached the sixth heaven and came to Moses (peace be upon him) and I greeted him and he said: Welcome unto righteous brother and righteous prophet. And when I passed (by him) he wept, and a voice was heard saying: What makes thee weep? He said: My Lord, he is a young man whom Thou hast sent after me (as a prophet) and his followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers. Then we travelled on till we reached the seventh heaven and I came to Ibrahim. He (the narrator) narrat- ed in this hadith that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) told that he saw four rivers which flowed from (the root of the lote-tree of the farthest limits): two manifest rivers and two hidden rivers. I said: ' Gabriel! what are these rivers? He replied: The two hidden rivers are the rivers of Paradise, and as regards the two manifest ones, they are the Nile and the Euphrates. Then the Bait-ul-Ma'mur was raised up to me. I said: O Gabriel! what is this? He replied: It is the Bait-ul-Ma'mur. Seventy thousand angels enter into it daily and, after they come out, they never return again. Two vessels were then brought to me. The first one contained wine and the second one contained milk, and both of them were placed before me. I chose milk. It was said: You did right. Allah will guide rightly through you your Ummah on the natural course. Then fifty prayers daily were made obligatory for me. And then he narrated the rest of the hadith to the end

It is reported on the authority of Malik b. Sa'sa' that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) narrated the hadith (mentioned above) and added to it:I was brought a gold basin full of wisdom and faith, and then the (part of the body) right from the upper end of the chest to the lower part of the abdomen was opened and it was washed with the water of Zamzam and then flled with wisdom and faith

حدثني محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا معاذ بن هشام، قال حدثني ابي، عن قتادة، حدثنا انس بن مالك، عن مالك بن صعصعة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال فذكر نحوه وزاد فيه " فاتيت بطست من ذهب ممتلي حكمة وايمانا فشق من النحر الى مراق البطن فغسل بماء زمزم ثم ملي حكمة وايمانا