It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When I was in Makkah, the roof of my house was opened. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) descended and split open my chest, then washed it with Zamzam water. After that a basin of gold, brimming with wisdom and faith, was brought, and he poured it into my chest and then closed it. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) took my hand and ascended with me towards the heaven. When they reached the first heaven, he said to the gatekeeper of the heaven: 'Open the gate.' He asked: 'Who is this?' He replied: 'I am Jibril.' He asked: 'Is anyone else with you?' Jibril (peace be upon him) replied: 'Yes (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is with me).' He asked: 'Has he been sent for?' He replied: 'Yes.' So he opened the gate. When we ascended over the first heaven, there was a man sitting there with some shadowy figures (the souls of people) on his right and some shadowy figures on his left. When he looked to his right he would smile, and when he looked to his left he would weep. He said (on seeing me): 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' I asked Jibril (peace be upon him): 'Who is this?' He replied: 'This is Adam (peace be upon him), and these shadowy figures on his right and left are his descendants; those on the right among them are the people of Paradise and those on the left are the people of Hell. That is why when he looks to the right he laughs, and when he looks to the left he weeps.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then Jibril (peace be upon him) ascended with me until he reached the second heaven, and there too he said to the gatekeeper: 'Open,' and he asked the same questions that the gatekeeper of the first heaven had asked, then the gate was opened." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) found in the heavens Adam, Idris, Musa, Isa and Ibrahim (peace be upon them), but he did not state their exact positions, except that he mentioned that he (peace and blessings be upon him) found Adam (peace be upon him) in the first heaven and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the third heaven. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Jibril (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Idris (peace be upon him), he said: "Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I asked: 'Who is this?' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'This is Idris (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Musa (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I asked: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Musa (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Isa (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I asked: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Isa (peace be upon him).' Then I passed by Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' I asked: 'Who is this?' Jibril (peace be upon him) said: 'This is Ibrahim (peace be upon him).'"
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3616
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح: مضى الكلام عليه قريبًا قبل الماضى [برقم 3614]» «أخرجه صحيح البخاري برقم: 342، وأخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 213، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 448، 449، 450، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 12096، 12230، 20781، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 342، 1077، 3035، 3673، 3674، 4574، 7079، وأخرجه مسند البزار برقم: 1568، 3484، 3892، وأخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 1768، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 3794، 6720، وأخرجه صحيح ابن خزيمة برقم: 301، 302، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 3856، 3894، 3904، وأخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 1093، وأخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 231، 13844، 14890، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 3604»