Sahih Muslim Book - 1, Hadith - 411

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أُتِيتُ بِالْبُرَاقِ وَهُوَ دَابَّةٌ أَبْيَضُ طَوِيلٌ فَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ وَدُونَ الْبَغْلِ يَضَعُ حَافِرَهُ عِنْدَ مُنْتَهَى طَرْفِهِ قَالَ فَرَكِبْتُهُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ فَرَبَطْتُهُ بِالْحَلْقَةِ الَّتِي يَرْبِطُ بِهِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّيْتُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ فَجَاءَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَإِنَاءٍ مِنْ لَبَنٍ فَاخْتَرْتُ اللَّبَنَ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اخْتَرْتَ الْفِطْرَةَ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِآدَمَ فَرَحَّبَ بِي وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِابْنَيْ الْخَالَةِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّاءَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا فَرَحَّبَا وَدَعَوَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَ إِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِدْرِيسَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ{ وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا } [مريم: 57] ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الْخَامِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَارُونَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَحَّبَ بِيْ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام قِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَحَّبَ وَدَعَا لِي بِخَيْرٍ ثُمَّ عَرَجَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقِيلَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ قِيلَ وَمَنْ مَعَكَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِيلَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ قَدْ بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِ فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَإِذَا أَنَا بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْنِدًا ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِي إِلَى السِّدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى فَإِذَا وَرَقُهَا كَآذَانِ الْفِيَلَةِ وَإِذَا ثَمَرُهَا كَالْقِلَالِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهَا مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مَا غَشِيَ تَغَيَّرَتْ فَمَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَنْعَتَهَا مِنْ حُسْنِهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ مَا أَوْحَى فَفَرَضَ عَلَيَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ فَنَزَلْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا فَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ قُلْتُ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ بَلَوْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَخَبَرْتُهُمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ خَفِّفْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَحَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقُلْتُ حَطَّ عَنِّي خَمْسًا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا يُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْجِعُ بَيْنَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَبَيْنَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام حَتَّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّهُنَّ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ لِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ عَشْرٌ فَذَلِكَ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِحَسَنَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عَشْرًا وَمَنْ هَمَّ بِسَيِّئَةٍ فَلَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ تُكْتَبْ شَيْئًا فَإِنْ عَمِلَهَا كُتِبَتْ سَيِّئَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَنَزَلْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي حَتَّى اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْهُ.

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ''Al-Buraq - 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 Jibril came to me with a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk and Jibril - said: 'You have chosen the Fitrah (the natural thing).' Then he took us up to the heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' 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 Adam, who welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the second heaven, and Jibril - asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' 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, 'Eisa bin Mariam and Yahya bin Zakariyya. They welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the third heaven, and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' 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 Yusuf, 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 Jibril - asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' 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 Idris. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. "Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says: "And We raised him to a high station." Then he took us up to the fifth heaven, and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' 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 Harun. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then he took us up to the sixth heaven, and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad [s.a.w].' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Musa. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. "Then he took us up to the seventh heaven, and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril.' It was said: 'Who is with you?' He said: 'Muhammad [s.a.w].' It was said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes, he has.' Then it was opened for us, and there was Ibrahim, leaning with his back against Al-Bait Al-Ma'mur (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-Muntaha (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 Allah's command, it changed, and there is no one in Allah's creation who can describe its beauty. "Then [Allah] revealed what He revealed to me, and enjoined fifty prayers on me every day and night. I came back down to Musa - 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 Musa 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 Musa, until He said: 'O Muhammad, 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 Musa and told him (about that). He said: 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it further."' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "I said: 'I have gone back to my Lord until I feel shy before Him."'