In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
His leadership, peace be upon him, in prayer for the Prophets, peace be upon them all.
When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered
Al-Aqsa Mosque in the company of Gabriel, peace be upon him,
he saw the Prophets and Messengers standing in rows within Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Allah, in His majestic power, brought them to life for him.
Gabriel, peace be upon him, stepped him forward to lead them in prayer.
Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad with an authentic chain of transmission
on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
When the Prophet, peace be upon him, entered,
and when he reached Al-Aqsa Mosque, he stood to pray.
Then he turned and saw all the Prophets praying with him.
In a narration by Imam Muslim in his Sahih,
on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
"The time for prayer arrived, and I led them in prayer."
The presentation of the vessels in Jerusalem.
When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, finished
leading the Prophets in prayer,
he was brought two vessels: one containing milk,
and the other containing wine.
Imam Muslim narrated in his Sahih
on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
"Then I entered the mosque and prayed two rak'ahs in it.
Then I went out,
and Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me with a vessel of wine
and a vessel of milk.
I chose the milk."
Gabriel, peace be upon him, said:
"You have chosen the natural state (fitra)."
A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
Authored by Sheikh Musa bin Rashid Al-'Azimi,
and presented by the Mawaddah Association
in the Kingdom of Bahrain.