Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra) and I reached Makkah in the morning, I became anxious and realized that people would belie me, so you sat in seclusion, saddened." The enemy of Allah, Abu Jahl, passed by you, he came and sat by you and, mocking, said: Has something happened? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: What happened? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tonight I was taken on the Night Journey." He said: Up to where? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Up to Bayt al-Maqdis." He said: Then in the morning you also reached us? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Abu Jahl thought that he would not belie him just yet, lest he call his people and (Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him) refuse to narrate his account. So Abu Jahl said: If I call your people, will you narrate this conversation before them? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: O assembly of Banu Ka'b bin Lu'ayy, come here. All the gatherings rushed towards him, they all came and sat with the two of them. Abu Jahl said: (O Muhammad!) Relate to them what you related to me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tonight I was taken on the Night Journey." They said: Up to where? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Up to Bayt al-Maqdis." They said: Then in the morning you also reached here? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." (Upon hearing this) some began to clap and some, being affected (in their own estimation) by this lie, sat holding their heads. Then they said: Can you describe the signs of Masjid al-Aqsa? Some among them had traveled to that region and had seen Masjid al-Aqsa. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I began to describe its signs, but regarding some of the signs, I began to feel some confusion and uncertainty." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Masjid al-Aqsa (its likeness) was brought and placed near, even closer than the house of Iqal or Aqil, I saw it and described its signs, yet still I could not remember some of its signs. The people said: As for the matter of the signs, by Allah, you have described them correctly.