Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39329 — Reports on the Miraj, when

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Buraq was brought to me. It was a white animal, taller than a donkey and smaller than a mule. It would place its hoof where its sight ended. I mounted it, and this animal travelled with me until I reached Bayt al-Maqdis. I tied the animal to the ring to which the prophets used to tie (their mounts). Then I entered Bayt al-Maqdis and prayed two rak'ahs there. Then I came out, and Jibril brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk. Jibril said: 'You have done right, in accordance with the sound natural disposition (fitrah).'" 2. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then we were taken up to the lowest heaven. Jibril asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked: 'Who are you?' Jibril said: 'I am Jibril.' It was asked: 'And who is with you?' Jibril said: 'Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!' It was asked: 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'Indeed, he has been sent for.' Then the gate was opened for us, and suddenly I met Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then we were taken up to the second heaven. Jibril asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked: 'Who are you?' Jibril said: 'Jibril.' It was asked: 'Who is with you?' Jibril said: 'Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!' It was asked: 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'He has been sent for.' Then the gate was opened for us, and suddenly I met my two maternal cousins, Yahya and Isa. They both welcomed me and prayed for good for me. 3. Then we were taken up to the third heaven. Jibril asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked: 'Who are you?' He said: 'Jibril!' Then it was asked: 'Who is with you?' Jibril said: 'Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!' The angels asked: 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'Indeed, he has been sent for.' So the gate was opened for us, and suddenly I met Yusuf, who had been given half of all beauty. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then we were taken up to the fourth heaven, and Jibril asked for the gate to be opened. It was asked: 'Who are you?' He said: 'I am Jibril.' It was asked: 'Who is with you?' Jibril said: 'Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!' The angels said: 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'Indeed, he has been sent for.' Then (the gate) was opened for us, and suddenly I met Idris. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty says: 'And We raised him to a high station.' [Maryam: 57] 4. Then we were lifted up to the fifth heaven. Jibril asked for (the gate) to be opened. It was asked: 'Who are you?' He said: 'I am Jibril.' It was asked: 'And who is with you?' He said: 'It is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!' It was asked: 'Has he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'He has been sent for.' Then (the gate) was opened for us, and suddenly I met Harun. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Then we were taken up to the sixth heaven. Jibril asked for (the gate) to be opened, and it was asked: 'Who are you?' He replied: 'I am Jibril.' It was asked: 'And who is with you?' He said: 'It is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' It was asked: '(Has) he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'Indeed, he has been sent for.' Then (the gate) was opened for us, and suddenly I met Musa. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. 5. Then we were lifted up to the seventh heaven. Jibril asked for (the gate) to be opened, and it was asked: 'Who are you?' He replied: 'I am Jibril.' Then it was asked: 'And who is with you?' He said: 'It is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' Then it was asked: '(Has) he been sent for?' Jibril said: 'Indeed, he has been sent for.' Then (the gate) was opened for us, and suddenly I met Ibrahim. He was sitting leaning against al-Bayt al-Ma'mur, and seventy thousand angels enter it every day who will never come back to it again. 6. Then I was taken to Sidrat al-Muntaha. Its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and its fruits were like large clay pots. When that which covered it by the command of Allah covered it, it changed, and no one of Allah's creation is able to describe it because of its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me what He revealed, and He made fifty prayers obligatory upon me in every day and night. I descended until I reached Musa, and he asked: 'What has your Lord made obligatory upon your nation?' I said: 'Fifty prayers in every day and night.' He said: 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him for a reduction, for your nation will not be able to bear that. I have tested the Children of Israel and know them well.' So I went back to my Lord and said to Him: 'My Lord, lighten it for my nation.' He reduced five from me. I returned to Musa, and he said: 'What did you do?' I said: 'He has reduced five from me.' He said: 'Your nation will not be able to bear that, so go back to your Lord and ask Him for a reduction for your nation.' I kept going back and forth between my Lord and Musa, and He kept reducing five at a time from me, until He said: 'O Muhammad, they are five prayers in every day and night, with ten for each prayer, so that makes fifty prayers. Whoever intends a good deed and does not do it, one good deed is written for him, and if he does it, ten are written for him. Whoever intends an evil deed and does not do it, nothing is written against him, and if he does it, one evil deed is written.' I descended until I reached Musa and informed him, and he said: 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him for a reduction for your nation, for your nation will not be able to bear that.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I have gone back to my Lord until I felt shy.'"