Lu'lu' wal-Marjan

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this hadith that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The roof of my house was opened while I was in Makkah, then Jibreel (peace be upon him) descended and split open my chest, then washed it with the water of Zamzam. Then he brought a golden basin filled with wisdom and faith, and placed it in my chest, then joined my chest together. Then he took my hand and ascended with me towards the sky. When I reached the first heaven, Jibreel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, "Open (the gate)." He asked, "Who are you?" He replied, "Jibreel." Then he asked, "Is there anyone with you?" He replied, "Yes, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is with me." He asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then when he opened the door, we ascended to the first heaven. There we saw a man sitting, with groups of people on his right and groups on his left. When he looked to his right, he smiled, and when he looked to his left, he wept. When he saw me, he said, "Welcome, O righteous Prophet and righteous son." I asked Jibreel, "Who is this?" He said, "This is Adam (peace be upon him), and the groups on his right and left are the souls of his children. The groups on the right are the people of Paradise, and the groups on the left are the souls of the people of Hell. That is why when he looks to his right, he smiles with happiness, and when he looks to his left, he weeps (with sorrow)." Then Jibreel ascended with me to the second heaven and said to its gatekeeper, "Open (the gate)." The gatekeeper of this heaven also asked as the previous one had asked, then opened it.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found Adam, Idris, Musa, Isa, and Ibrahim (peace be upon them) in the heavens, and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) did not mention the station of each one, except that he stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found Adam (peace be upon him) on the first heaven and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) on the sixth heaven.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when Jibreel passed by Idris (peace be upon him) with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said, "Welcome, O righteous Prophet and righteous brother." I asked, "Who is this?" He replied, "This is Idris (peace be upon him)." Then I reached Musa (peace be upon him), he said, "Welcome, O righteous Prophet and righteous brother." I asked, "Who is this?" Jibreel said, "This is Musa (peace be upon him)." Then I reached Isa (peace be upon him), he said, "Welcome, O righteous Prophet and righteous brother." I asked, "Who is this?" Jibreel said, "This is Isa (peace be upon him)." Then I reached Ibrahim (peace be upon him), he said, "Welcome, O righteous Prophet and righteous son." I asked, "Who is this?" Jibreel said, "This is Ibrahim (peace be upon him)."

Then Jibreel ascended with me, and I reached such a high place where I heard the sound of pens (the pens of the angels writing). Then Allah the Exalted made fifty prayers obligatory upon my Ummah. I returned with this command, and when I reached Musa (peace be upon him), he asked, "What has your Lord made obligatory upon your Ummah?" I said, "Fifty prayers have been made obligatory." He said, "Return to your Lord, for your Ummah will not be able to bear this." I returned to the presence of the Lord of Might, and He reduced a portion from it. Then I came to Musa and said, "A portion has been reduced." He said, "Go back again, for your Ummah will not be able to bear even this." Then I returned to the presence of the Lord of Might, and again a portion was reduced. When I reached Musa, he said, "Return to your Lord again, for your Ummah will not be able to bear even this." Thus, I kept going back and forth, until Allah the Exalted said, "These prayers are (in practice) five, but (in reward) fifty. My word does not change." Now when I came to Musa, he again said, "Go to your Lord," but I said, "Now I feel shy before my Lord."

Then Jibreel took me to Sidrat al-Muntaha, which was covered with various colors, the reality of which I do not know. After that, I was taken to Paradise, where I saw that its domes were of pearls and its soil was of musk.