WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:06.860 Treasures of the Prophetic biography. 00:00:06.860 --> 00:00:16.120 The Night Journey and Ascension. 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:19.579 It is said to have occurred in the twelfth year of the mission. 00:00:19.579 --> 00:00:21.600 And other opinions exist. 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:24.160 However, this is the most famous account. 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:27.539 That it happened one year and two months before the Hijrah. 00:00:27.539 --> 00:00:29.940 Was the Night Journey and Ascension. 00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:33.929 On a Monday in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal. 00:00:34.130 --> 00:00:36.609 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:00:36.609 --> 00:00:40.490 Explaining the incident of the Night Journey that befell him. 00:00:40.490 --> 00:00:43.229 That while I was in Al-Hijr. 00:00:43.229 --> 00:00:46.729 Between sleep and wakefulness, near the Ka'bah. 00:00:46.729 --> 00:00:48.850 I heard a voice. 00:00:48.850 --> 00:00:51.729 One of the three, between the two men. 00:00:51.729 --> 00:00:54.329 And that was after he had led his Companions in prayer. 00:00:54.329 --> 00:00:57.070 The 'Isha' prayer in Mecca. 00:00:57.070 --> 00:01:00.710 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:01:00.710 --> 00:01:02.390 Then came Gabriel. 00:01:02.429 --> 00:01:04.349 And he was the closest in resemblance. 00:01:04.349 --> 00:01:07.500 To Dihyah ibn Khalifah al-Kalbi. 00:01:07.500 --> 00:01:11.140 So they took me and set off with me towards Zamzam. 00:01:11.140 --> 00:01:12.819 They did not speak to me. 00:01:12.819 --> 00:01:16.099 Until they placed me near the well of Zamzam. 00:01:16.099 --> 00:01:17.939 And Gabriel came to me. 00:01:17.939 --> 00:01:19.219 And he opened my chest. 00:01:19.219 --> 00:01:22.540 He split it from here to here. 00:01:22.540 --> 00:01:24.659 Down to the base of the abdomen. 00:01:24.659 --> 00:01:27.900 Until he finished with my chest and my interior. 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:31.019 He washed it with the water of Zamzam with his hand. 00:01:31.019 --> 00:01:33.459 Until he cleansed my interior. 00:01:33.459 --> 00:01:34.939 Then he extracted my heart. 00:01:34.939 --> 00:01:37.420 And washed it with the water of Zamzam. 00:01:37.420 --> 00:01:40.140 Then a basin of gold was brought to me. 00:01:40.140 --> 00:01:42.299 With a pitcher of gold. 00:01:42.299 --> 00:01:45.379 Filled with wisdom and faith. 00:01:45.379 --> 00:01:47.540 And he poured it into my chest. 00:01:47.540 --> 00:01:49.219 And washed my heart. 00:01:49.219 --> 00:01:52.900 Then he filled my chest and my uvula with it. 00:01:52.900 --> 00:01:55.260 Then he closed it and said: 00:01:55.260 --> 00:01:56.980 The heart of [a righteous person, referring to the Prophet]. 00:01:56.980 --> 00:01:59.379 It has two ears that hear. 00:01:59.420 --> 00:02:01.819 And two eyes that see. 00:02:01.819 --> 00:02:03.939 Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:06.659 The last of the prophets, the one who gathers. 00:02:06.659 --> 00:02:08.419 You were created with integrity. 00:02:08.419 --> 00:02:10.539 And your tongue is truthful. 00:02:10.539 --> 00:02:13.090 And your soul is at peace. 00:02:13.090 --> 00:02:16.129 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:02:16.129 --> 00:02:18.330 Then the Buraq was brought to me. 00:02:18.330 --> 00:02:21.009 And it is a white, tall animal. 00:02:21.009 --> 00:02:23.770 Taller than a donkey and shorter than a mule. 00:02:23.770 --> 00:02:27.370 It places its hoof at the furthest reach of its sight. 00:02:27.370 --> 00:02:31.210 So I rode it until I reached Jerusalem. 00:02:31.210 --> 00:02:35.610 And I tethered it to the ring to which the prophets tether [their mounts]. 00:02:35.610 --> 00:02:39.810 Then I entered the Masjid and prayed two rak'ahs therein. 00:02:39.810 --> 00:02:42.490 Then he took my hand and set off with me. 00:02:42.490 --> 00:02:45.449 Until we reached the first heaven. 00:02:45.449 --> 00:02:49.289 And he struck one of its gates and asked for it to be opened. 00:02:49.289 --> 00:02:51.050 It was asked, "Who is it?" 00:02:51.050 --> 00:02:52.770 He said, "Gabriel." 00:02:52.770 --> 00:02:54.530 It was asked, "Who is with you?" 00:02:54.569 --> 00:02:58.330 He said, "Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 00:02:58.330 --> 00:03:01.289 It was asked, "Has he been sent for?" 00:03:01.289 --> 00:03:02.889 He said, "Yes." 00:03:02.889 --> 00:03:06.650 It was said, "Welcome to him and well met." 00:03:06.650 --> 00:03:09.009 What a blessed arrival he has made. 00:03:09.009 --> 00:03:11.969 The inhabitants of the heavens rejoice at him. 00:03:11.969 --> 00:03:18.129 The inhabitants of the heavens do not know what Allah intends for him on Earth until He informs them. 00:03:18.129 --> 00:03:20.129 So it was opened for us. 00:03:20.129 --> 00:03:21.530 When I passed through. 00:03:21.530 --> 00:03:24.169 I ascended from the first heaven. 00:03:24.169 --> 00:03:26.610 And there I saw Adam. 00:03:26.610 --> 00:03:30.330 A man sitting with dark figures on his right. 00:03:30.330 --> 00:03:33.129 And dark figures on his left. 00:03:33.129 --> 00:03:36.129 When he looked to his right, he smiled. 00:03:36.129 --> 00:03:39.689 And when he looked to his left, he wept. 00:03:39.689 --> 00:03:42.689 I said to Gabriel, "Who is this?" 00:03:42.689 --> 00:03:43.770 He said: 00:03:43.770 --> 00:03:48.090 This is your father Adam, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:03:48.090 --> 00:03:53.210 And these dark figures to his right and left are the souls of his offspring. 00:03:53.250 --> 00:03:56.370 And those on the right are the people of Paradise. 00:03:56.370 --> 00:04:00.430 And the dark figures to his left are the people of the Fire. 00:04:00.430 --> 00:04:03.349 So when he looked to his right, he smiled. 00:04:03.349 --> 00:04:06.710 And when he looked to his left, he wept. 00:04:06.710 --> 00:04:08.550 So greet him. 00:04:08.550 --> 00:04:10.229 So I greeted him. 00:04:10.229 --> 00:04:11.789 And he returned the greeting. 00:04:11.789 --> 00:04:13.110 And he said: 00:04:13.110 --> 00:04:16.949 Welcome, O righteous son and righteous prophet. 00:04:16.949 --> 00:04:18.709 You are indeed a righteous son. 00:04:18.709 --> 00:04:20.949 And he prayed for me with good. 00:04:20.949 --> 00:04:24.949 Then he ascended with me until he reached the second heaven. 00:04:24.949 --> 00:04:27.949 And he asked for it to be opened, and said to its keeper: 00:04:27.949 --> 00:04:29.189 Open. 00:04:29.189 --> 00:04:34.990 And the angels said to him what they had said to him in the first heaven. 00:04:34.990 --> 00:04:36.389 When I passed through. 00:04:36.389 --> 00:04:38.550 I saw John and Jesus. 00:04:38.550 --> 00:04:40.550 And they are maternal cousins. 00:04:40.550 --> 00:04:42.790 So I asked, "Who are these two?" 00:04:42.790 --> 00:04:43.870 He said: 00:04:43.870 --> 00:04:46.269 These are John and Jesus. 00:04:46.269 --> 00:04:48.269 So greet them. 00:04:48.269 --> 00:04:50.269 So I greeted them. 00:04:50.310 --> 00:04:51.870 And they returned the greeting. 00:04:51.870 --> 00:04:53.430 Then they said: 00:04:53.430 --> 00:04:57.350 Welcome, O righteous brother and righteous prophet. 00:04:57.350 --> 00:04:59.660 And they prayed for me with good. 00:04:59.660 --> 00:05:02.980 Then he ascended with me to the third heaven. 00:05:02.980 --> 00:05:04.540 And he asked for it to be opened. 00:05:04.540 --> 00:05:09.699 And they said to him what they had said in the first and second heavens. 00:05:09.699 --> 00:05:11.259 When I passed through. 00:05:11.259 --> 00:05:15.339 I saw Joseph, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:05:15.339 --> 00:05:18.779 And he had been given half of all beauty. 00:05:18.779 --> 00:05:20.060 So he said to me: 00:05:20.060 --> 00:05:21.620 This is Joseph. 00:05:21.620 --> 00:05:23.300 So greet him. 00:05:23.300 --> 00:05:24.980 So I greeted him. 00:05:24.980 --> 00:05:26.259 And he returned the greeting. 00:05:26.259 --> 00:05:27.939 Then he said: 00:05:27.939 --> 00:05:31.899 Welcome, O righteous brother and righteous prophet. 00:05:31.899 --> 00:05:34.240 And he prayed for me with good. 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:38.079 Then he ascended with me until he reached the fourth heaven. 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:39.560 And he asked for it to be opened. 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:42.279 And they said to him the same. 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:43.720 When I passed through. 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:46.120 I saw Idris. 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:47.879 I asked, "Who is this?" 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:49.879 He said, "This is Idris." 00:05:49.879 --> 00:05:51.639 So greet him. 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:53.319 So I greeted him. 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:56.040 And he responded to me, then said: 00:05:56.040 --> 00:06:00.000 Welcome, O righteous brother and righteous prophet. 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:02.399 And he prayed for me with good. 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:04.399 Allah the Almighty said: 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:08.129 "And We raised him to a high station." 00:06:08.129 --> 00:06:12.209 Then he ascended with me until he reached the fifth heaven. 00:06:12.209 --> 00:06:13.730 And he asked for it to be opened. 00:06:13.730 --> 00:06:16.370 And they said to him the same. 00:06:16.370 --> 00:06:18.009 When I passed through. 00:06:18.009 --> 00:06:21.290 I saw Aaron, peace be upon him. 00:06:21.290 --> 00:06:24.009 He said, "This is Aaron." 00:06:24.009 --> 00:06:25.730 So greet him. 00:06:25.730 --> 00:06:28.129 So I greeted him, and he responded. 00:06:28.129 --> 00:06:29.610 Then he said: 00:06:29.610 --> 00:06:33.649 Welcome, O righteous brother and righteous prophet. 00:06:33.649 --> 00:06:35.970 And he prayed for me with good. 00:06:35.970 --> 00:06:39.850 Then he ascended with me until he reached the sixth heaven. 00:06:39.850 --> 00:06:41.329 And he asked for it to be opened. 00:06:41.329 --> 00:06:44.050 And they said to him the same. 00:06:44.050 --> 00:06:45.810 When I passed through. 00:06:45.850 --> 00:06:49.089 I saw Moses, peace be upon him. 00:06:49.089 --> 00:06:52.610 And that was due to Allah speaking to him directly. 00:06:52.610 --> 00:06:54.370 Moses said: 00:06:54.370 --> 00:06:58.129 My Lord, I did not think anyone would be elevated above me. 00:06:58.129 --> 00:07:00.009 I asked, "Who is this?" 00:07:00.009 --> 00:07:01.410 He said, "Moses." 00:07:01.410 --> 00:07:03.050 So greet him. 00:07:03.050 --> 00:07:05.689 So I greeted him, and he responded. 00:07:05.689 --> 00:07:07.209 Then he said: 00:07:07.209 --> 00:07:11.009 Welcome, O righteous brother and righteous prophet. 00:07:11.009 --> 00:07:13.089 And he prayed for me with good. 00:07:13.089 --> 00:07:15.769 When I passed beyond you. 00:07:15.769 --> 00:07:18.089 It was said to him, "What makes you weep?" 00:07:18.089 --> 00:07:19.250 He said: 00:07:19.250 --> 00:07:22.410 I weep because a young man will be sent after me. 00:07:22.410 --> 00:07:28.250 And more of his Ummah will enter Paradise than of my Ummah. 00:07:28.250 --> 00:07:32.170 Then he ascended with me until he reached the seventh heaven. 00:07:32.170 --> 00:07:33.610 And he asked for it to be opened. 00:07:33.610 --> 00:07:36.209 And they said to him the same. 00:07:36.209 --> 00:07:37.850 When I passed through. 00:07:37.850 --> 00:07:41.970 I saw Abraham, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:41.970 --> 00:07:45.370 Leaning his back against the Bayt al-Ma'mur. 00:07:45.370 --> 00:07:48.050 A venerable and majestic elder. 00:07:48.050 --> 00:07:49.889 I asked, "Who is this?" 00:07:49.889 --> 00:07:50.930 He said: 00:07:50.930 --> 00:07:55.209 This is your father Abraham, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:55.209 --> 00:07:56.970 So greet him. 00:07:56.970 --> 00:07:58.610 So I greeted him. 00:07:58.610 --> 00:08:00.410 And he returned the greeting. 00:08:00.410 --> 00:08:01.970 Then he said: 00:08:01.970 --> 00:08:06.350 Welcome, O righteous son and righteous prophet. 00:08:06.350 --> 00:08:08.709 Then the Bayt al-Ma'mur was raised for me. 00:08:08.709 --> 00:08:10.790 In the seventh heaven. 00:08:10.790 --> 00:08:13.550 And it is called Al-Draah. 00:08:13.550 --> 00:08:16.750 And it is directly above the Ka'bah. 00:08:16.750 --> 00:08:21.029 Its sanctity in heaven is like the sanctity of the Ka'bah on Earth. 00:08:21.029 --> 00:08:23.949 So I said, "O Gabriel, what is this?" 00:08:23.949 --> 00:08:25.110 He said: 00:08:25.110 --> 00:08:27.389 This is the Bayt al-Ma'mur. 00:08:27.389 --> 00:08:32.509 Seventy thousand angels enter it every day to pray therein. 00:08:32.509 --> 00:08:37.070 When they leave it, they never return to it. 00:08:37.070 --> 00:08:42.830 Then he ascended with me above that, to a degree known only to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. 00:08:42.870 --> 00:08:45.909 Until he reached the Sidrat al-Muntaha. 00:08:45.909 --> 00:08:47.029 He said: 00:08:47.029 --> 00:08:49.950 Then the Sidrat al-Muntaha was raised for me. 00:08:49.950 --> 00:08:52.309 And it is in the seventh heaven. 00:08:52.309 --> 00:08:55.789 To it ascend whatever ascends from Earth. 00:08:55.789 --> 00:08:57.629 It would then be grasped from it. 00:08:57.629 --> 00:09:01.389 And from its branches would descend what was sent down from above it. 00:09:01.389 --> 00:09:03.309 It would then be grasped from it. 00:09:03.309 --> 00:09:06.750 Then its fruits would be like the large water skins of Hajar. 00:09:06.750 --> 00:09:10.429 And its leaves would be like the ears of elephants. 00:09:10.429 --> 00:09:14.990 A rider would travel in the shade of its branches for a hundred years. 00:09:14.990 --> 00:09:18.750 A hundred riders would find shade in its branches. 00:09:18.750 --> 00:09:19.990 He said: 00:09:19.990 --> 00:09:22.710 "This is Sidrat al-Muntaha (the Lote-tree of the Utmost Boundary)." 00:09:22.710 --> 00:09:26.629 And from its base emerged four rivers. 00:09:26.629 --> 00:09:30.470 Two are hidden and two are apparent. 00:09:30.470 --> 00:09:33.509 I asked, "What are these two, O Jibril?" 00:09:33.509 --> 00:09:34.629 He said: 00:09:34.629 --> 00:09:36.990 "As for the two hidden rivers, 00:09:36.990 --> 00:09:39.230 they are two rivers in Paradise. 00:09:39.230 --> 00:09:41.669 And as for the two apparent rivers, 00:09:41.669 --> 00:09:43.990 they are the Nile and the Euphrates." 00:09:43.990 --> 00:09:46.549 Then I was brought a vessel of wine, 00:09:46.549 --> 00:09:48.509 and a vessel of milk, 00:09:48.509 --> 00:09:50.669 and a vessel of honey. 00:09:50.669 --> 00:09:52.389 I took the milk. 00:09:52.389 --> 00:09:54.110 He said, "You have attained the truth. 00:09:54.110 --> 00:09:59.460 May Allah make you and your Ummah firm upon the innate disposition (fitrah) you are upon." 00:09:59.460 --> 00:10:01.700 Then I was entered into Paradise. 00:10:01.700 --> 00:10:04.820 And there I saw a palace of pearls. 00:10:04.820 --> 00:10:07.259 And its soil was musk. 00:10:07.259 --> 00:10:10.259 Then I heard a sound from its side. 00:10:10.259 --> 00:10:13.179 I asked, "O Jibril, what is this?" 00:10:13.179 --> 00:10:15.620 He said, "This is Bilal." 00:10:15.620 --> 00:10:16.659 He said: 00:10:16.659 --> 00:10:18.539 Then I heard a rustling sound. 00:10:18.539 --> 00:10:21.179 I asked, "What is this rustling sound?" 00:10:21.179 --> 00:10:22.460 It was said: 00:10:22.460 --> 00:10:25.500 "This is Ar-Rumaysaa' bint Milhan, 00:10:25.500 --> 00:10:28.059 the wife of Abu Talhah." 00:10:28.059 --> 00:10:29.259 He said: 00:10:29.259 --> 00:10:32.019 "While I was walking in Paradise, 00:10:32.019 --> 00:10:34.620 I came upon a white palace. 00:10:34.659 --> 00:10:37.580 I asked, 'Whose is this, O Jibril?' 00:10:37.580 --> 00:10:39.940 hoping it would be mine. 00:10:39.940 --> 00:10:41.139 He said: 00:10:41.139 --> 00:10:43.539 'It is for Umar ibn al-Khattab.' 00:10:43.539 --> 00:10:45.620 Then I proceeded further. 00:10:45.620 --> 00:10:49.740 And I saw a palace more beautiful than the first, 00:10:49.740 --> 00:10:51.700 made of gold, square-shaped. 00:10:51.700 --> 00:10:54.139 A commotion could be heard within it. 00:10:54.139 --> 00:10:58.899 In its courtyard, a maiden was performing ablution next to the palace. 00:10:58.899 --> 00:11:02.340 I asked, 'Whose is this palace, O Jibril?' 00:11:02.340 --> 00:11:04.659 hoping it would be mine. 00:11:04.659 --> 00:11:06.019 He said: 00:11:06.019 --> 00:11:09.100 'It is for a man from the Ummah of Muhammad.' 00:11:09.100 --> 00:11:10.059 I said: 00:11:10.059 --> 00:11:11.860 'Am I not Muhammad?' 00:11:11.860 --> 00:11:13.899 'Whose is this palace?' 00:11:13.899 --> 00:11:14.899 He said: 00:11:14.899 --> 00:11:17.019 'It is for an Arab.' 00:11:17.019 --> 00:11:18.019 I said: 00:11:18.019 --> 00:11:19.620 'I am an Arab.' 00:11:19.620 --> 00:11:21.740 'Whose is this palace?' 00:11:21.740 --> 00:11:22.659 He said: 00:11:22.659 --> 00:11:25.100 'It is for a young man from Quraysh.' 00:11:25.100 --> 00:11:26.179 He said: 00:11:26.179 --> 00:11:28.580 "Then I thought it was me. 00:11:28.580 --> 00:11:29.700 I said: 00:11:29.700 --> 00:11:31.379 'I am from Quraysh.' 00:11:31.419 --> 00:11:33.539 'Whose is this palace?' 00:11:33.539 --> 00:11:34.580 He said: 00:11:34.580 --> 00:11:36.860 'It is for Umar ibn al-Khattab.' 00:11:36.860 --> 00:11:39.820 And within it are the Houris. 00:11:39.820 --> 00:11:43.059 I wanted to enter and look at it. 00:11:43.059 --> 00:11:44.899 But I remembered his jealousy. 00:11:44.899 --> 00:11:47.379 So I turned away. 00:11:47.379 --> 00:11:50.940 And there was a river whiter than milk, 00:11:50.940 --> 00:11:52.860 and sweeter than honey. 00:11:52.860 --> 00:11:56.379 Its banks were lined with hollow pearls. 00:11:56.379 --> 00:11:59.860 Upon it was a palace of pearls and emeralds. 00:11:59.899 --> 00:12:02.940 I asked, 'What is this, O Jibril?' 00:12:02.940 --> 00:12:04.100 He said: 00:12:04.100 --> 00:12:07.460 'This is the Kawthar (Abundance) that your Lord has given you.' 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:09.259 He struck with his hand. 00:12:09.259 --> 00:12:12.539 And its clay was fragrant musk. 00:12:12.539 --> 00:12:16.779 So I struck my hand into its soil in the watercourse. 00:12:16.779 --> 00:12:19.500 And it was fragrant musk. 00:12:19.500 --> 00:12:22.190 And its pebbles were pearls. 00:12:22.190 --> 00:12:24.830 And a pleasant fragrance passed by. 00:12:24.830 --> 00:12:26.070 He said: 00:12:26.070 --> 00:12:29.149 "What is this fragrance, O Jibril?" 00:12:30.070 --> 00:12:34.990 "This is the fragrance of Mashita, the daughter of Pharaoh, and her children." 00:12:34.990 --> 00:12:38.870 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to Jibril: 00:12:38.870 --> 00:12:40.789 "What is her story?" 00:12:40.789 --> 00:12:41.990 He said: 00:12:41.990 --> 00:12:44.990 "While she was combing the hair of Pharaoh's daughter, 00:12:44.990 --> 00:12:47.950 the comb fell from her hand. 00:12:47.950 --> 00:12:50.230 She said, 'In the name of Allah.' 00:12:50.230 --> 00:12:52.789 Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 00:12:52.789 --> 00:12:54.029 'My father?' 00:12:54.029 --> 00:12:56.110 The hairdresser said to her: 00:12:56.110 --> 00:12:57.190 'No. 00:12:57.230 --> 00:13:01.190 Rather, my Lord, your Lord, and the Lord of your father.' 00:13:01.190 --> 00:13:02.389 She said: 00:13:02.389 --> 00:13:04.950 'Do you have a Lord other than my father?' 00:13:04.950 --> 00:13:06.470 She said, 'Yes. 00:13:06.470 --> 00:13:10.259 My Lord, your Lord, and the Lord of your father is Allah.' 00:13:10.259 --> 00:13:11.340 She said: 00:13:11.340 --> 00:13:13.500 'Then I will tell him.' 00:13:13.500 --> 00:13:14.500 She said: 00:13:14.500 --> 00:13:16.100 'Tell him.' 00:13:16.100 --> 00:13:17.460 So he summoned her. 00:13:17.460 --> 00:13:19.899 He said to her, 'O so-and-so, 00:13:19.899 --> 00:13:22.179 do you have a Lord other than me?' 00:13:22.179 --> 00:13:23.659 She said, 'Yes. 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:26.779 My Lord and your Lord is Allah, the Almighty, 00:13:26.820 --> 00:13:29.100 who is in the heavens.' 00:13:29.100 --> 00:13:30.700 Jibril said: 00:13:30.700 --> 00:13:33.460 "So a cow of brass was ordered. 00:13:33.460 --> 00:13:34.940 It was heated. 00:13:34.940 --> 00:13:39.299 Then it was ordered to be thrown into it, she and her children. 00:13:39.299 --> 00:13:41.580 The hairdresser said to her: 00:13:41.580 --> 00:13:43.980 'I have a need of you.' 00:13:43.980 --> 00:13:44.899 He said: 00:13:44.899 --> 00:13:46.419 'What is it?' 00:13:46.419 --> 00:13:47.620 She said: 00:13:47.620 --> 00:13:53.659 'That you gather my bones and the bones of my children into one cloth and bury us.' 00:13:53.659 --> 00:13:54.659 He said: 00:13:54.659 --> 00:13:56.659 'That is upon us for you, 00:13:56.659 --> 00:13:59.620 because of the right you have upon us.' 00:13:59.620 --> 00:14:01.220 So he ordered her children. 00:14:01.220 --> 00:14:05.899 They were thrown into the cow before her, one by one, 00:14:05.899 --> 00:14:10.179 until it came to her nursing infant. 00:14:10.179 --> 00:14:13.379 And it was as if she hesitated because of him. 00:14:13.379 --> 00:14:17.740 Then the infant spoke, by the permission of Allah, the Blessed and Most High, 00:14:17.740 --> 00:14:19.299 and said to her: 00:14:19.299 --> 00:14:20.659 'O mother, 00:14:20.659 --> 00:14:23.139 proceed and do not hesitate. 00:14:23.139 --> 00:14:25.940 Be patient, for you are upon the truth. 00:14:25.980 --> 00:14:27.340 Plunge in. 00:14:27.340 --> 00:14:31.820 For the torment of this world is easier than the torment of the Hereafter.' 00:14:31.820 --> 00:14:34.659 Then she was thrown in with her child. 00:14:34.659 --> 00:14:39.620 And this was among the four who spoke as infants: 00:14:39.620 --> 00:14:42.059 Jesus, peace be upon him, 00:14:42.059 --> 00:14:44.779 the son of the hairdresser of Pharaoh's daughter, 00:14:44.779 --> 00:14:46.779 the companion of Jurayj, 00:14:46.779 --> 00:14:50.419 and the children of the woman who was thrown into the ditch, 00:14:50.419 --> 00:14:53.750 in the story of the People of the Ditch. 00:14:53.789 --> 00:14:57.870 Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, looked into the Fire. 00:14:57.870 --> 00:15:01.110 And there were people eating carcasses. 00:15:01.110 --> 00:15:04.350 He asked, "Who are these, O Jibril?" 00:15:04.350 --> 00:15:05.509 He said: 00:15:05.509 --> 00:15:09.669 "These are those who eat the flesh of people." 00:15:09.669 --> 00:15:12.590 And he saw a red-faced, blue-eyed man, 00:15:12.590 --> 00:15:15.710 with curly, disheveled hair. When I saw him, 00:15:15.710 --> 00:15:18.429 I asked, "Who is this, O Jibril?" 00:15:18.429 --> 00:15:19.470 He said: 00:15:19.470 --> 00:15:22.220 "This is the one who hamstrung the she-camel." 00:15:22.259 --> 00:15:28.500 And he passed by people whose lips and tongues were being cut with scissors of fire. 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:29.940 He said: 00:15:29.940 --> 00:15:32.659 "Who are these, O Jibril?" 00:15:32.659 --> 00:15:33.940 He said: 00:15:33.940 --> 00:15:36.740 "These are the orators of your Ummah, 00:15:36.740 --> 00:15:40.419 those who say what they do not do. 00:15:40.419 --> 00:15:45.259 They command people to do good and forget themselves, 00:15:45.259 --> 00:15:47.580 while they recite the Book. 00:15:47.580 --> 00:15:49.929 Do they not reason?" 00:15:49.929 --> 00:15:52.929 And he said, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:15:52.929 --> 00:15:56.210 "When my Lord, the Almighty, ascended with me, 00:15:56.210 --> 00:16:00.129 I passed by people who had nails of brass, 00:16:00.129 --> 00:16:03.330 scratching their faces and chests. 00:16:03.330 --> 00:16:06.409 I asked, 'Who are these, O Jibril?' 00:16:06.409 --> 00:16:07.649 He said: 00:16:07.649 --> 00:16:11.330 'These are those who eat the flesh of people 00:16:11.330 --> 00:16:14.419 and slander their honor.' 00:16:14.419 --> 00:16:18.659 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw Paradise and the Fire, 00:16:18.659 --> 00:16:21.779 and all the appointed time of the Hereafter. 00:16:21.779 --> 00:16:24.539 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:16:24.539 --> 00:16:31.009 "Then I was ascended until I reached a level where I could hear the scratching of the pens. 00:16:31.009 --> 00:16:33.409 And I passed by the highest assembly, 00:16:33.409 --> 00:16:35.649 at Sidrat al-Muntaha. 00:16:35.649 --> 00:16:38.289 Near it is Jannah al-Ma'wa (the Garden of Abode). 00:16:38.289 --> 00:16:41.639 When the Lote-tree was covered by what covered it, 00:16:41.639 --> 00:16:45.080 when it was covered by what Allah's command covered it, 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:46.519 it changed. 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:52.039 And no one among Allah's creation could describe its beauty. 00:16:52.039 --> 00:16:55.039 Upon it was silk and brocade. 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:59.080 And angels covered it with beds of gold. 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:03.840 And it turned into ruby or emerald or something similar, 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:06.950 and colors that I do not know. 00:17:06.950 --> 00:17:08.150 He said: 00:17:08.150 --> 00:17:10.390 "Then the prayer was enjoined upon me, 00:17:10.390 --> 00:17:13.190 fifty prayers every day. 00:17:13.190 --> 00:17:16.390 Then Allah revealed to me what He revealed. 00:17:16.390 --> 00:17:18.750 Then Jibril raised his head. 00:17:18.750 --> 00:17:24.150 And I saw him in his form as Allah created him, at Sidrat al-Muntaha, 00:17:24.150 --> 00:17:27.630 in his form, having six hundred wings, 00:17:27.630 --> 00:17:29.950 in a garment of splendor, 00:17:29.950 --> 00:17:31.829 covering the horizon. 00:17:31.829 --> 00:17:36.230 From his feathers, pearls and rubies were falling, 00:17:36.230 --> 00:17:38.670 which only Allah knows. 00:17:38.670 --> 00:17:43.710 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, found his name written in the sky: 00:17:43.710 --> 00:17:46.710 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:17:46.710 --> 00:17:48.710 So I returned, having been relieved. 00:17:48.710 --> 00:17:51.789 Then I passed by Moses, peace be upon him. 00:17:51.789 --> 00:17:54.630 Moses detained me and said, 00:17:54.630 --> 00:17:57.589 "O Muhammad, what have you been commanded?" 00:17:57.589 --> 00:17:58.589 I said, 00:17:58.589 --> 00:18:02.630 "I have been commanded fifty prayers each day and night." 00:18:02.630 --> 00:18:04.029 He said to him, 00:18:04.029 --> 00:18:07.549 "Indeed, I have dealt with the Children of Israel before you, 00:18:07.549 --> 00:18:12.910 and your Ummah will not be able to [perform] fifty prayers each day and night. 00:18:12.910 --> 00:18:16.710 And by Allah, I have tried people before you, 00:18:16.710 --> 00:18:20.829 and I have dealt with the Children of Israel with severe dealing. 00:18:20.829 --> 00:18:25.309 So return to your Lord and ask Him for a reduction for your Ummah." 00:18:25.309 --> 00:18:29.509 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, turned to Gabriel, 00:18:29.509 --> 00:18:32.630 as if seeking his counsel on the matter. 00:18:32.630 --> 00:18:36.869 Gabriel gestured to him, "Yes, if you wish." 00:18:36.869 --> 00:18:41.349 So Gabriel returned with him to his Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, 00:18:41.349 --> 00:18:42.670 and said, 00:18:42.670 --> 00:18:45.589 "O Lord, lighten the burden for my Ummah, 00:18:45.589 --> 00:18:48.750 for my Ummah cannot bear it." 00:18:48.750 --> 00:18:49.910 He said, 00:18:49.910 --> 00:18:52.390 "So reduce five from me." 00:18:52.390 --> 00:18:54.309 I returned to Moses, 00:18:54.309 --> 00:18:55.349 and I said, 00:18:55.349 --> 00:18:57.710 "Reduce five from me." 00:18:57.710 --> 00:18:59.430 Moses said, 00:18:59.430 --> 00:19:02.390 "Your Ummah cannot bear it. 00:19:02.390 --> 00:19:06.150 So return to your Lord and ask Him for a reduction." 00:19:06.150 --> 00:19:11.430 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued to go back and forth between his Lord and Moses, 00:19:11.430 --> 00:19:16.470 until Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, commanded him with five prayers. 00:19:16.470 --> 00:19:17.549 He said, 00:19:17.549 --> 00:19:21.869 "So I returned and was commanded with five prayers each day." 00:19:21.869 --> 00:19:22.789 He said, 00:19:22.789 --> 00:19:24.430 "O Muhammad," 00:19:24.430 --> 00:19:26.990 He replied, "Here I am, at your service and happy to obey." 00:19:26.990 --> 00:19:28.109 He said, 00:19:28.109 --> 00:19:32.309 "They are five prayers each day and night. 00:19:32.309 --> 00:19:34.470 For each prayer, there is a reward of ten, 00:19:34.470 --> 00:19:36.910 so that is fifty prayers. 00:19:36.910 --> 00:19:38.069 They are five, 00:19:38.069 --> 00:19:39.589 and they are fifty. 00:19:39.630 --> 00:19:42.579 My word is not changed with Me." 00:19:42.579 --> 00:19:45.980 And if we were to look now at the state of the Muslims, 00:19:45.980 --> 00:19:50.539 and how they find these five prayers burdensome, 00:19:50.539 --> 00:19:53.980 how would it be if the matter were as it was in the beginning? 00:19:53.980 --> 00:19:56.539 How would it be if there were fifty prayers? 00:19:56.539 --> 00:19:58.539 Who would perform them? 00:19:58.539 --> 00:20:00.940 Who would be keen to observe them? 00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:04.900 Without a doubt, Moses, peace be upon him, was wise 00:20:04.900 --> 00:20:08.059 when he commanded the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:20:08.059 --> 00:20:11.900 to return to his Lord and ask for a reduction. 00:20:11.900 --> 00:20:14.619 And Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, 00:20:14.619 --> 00:20:19.460 knew that Moses would ask Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:20:19.460 --> 00:20:21.660 to return to his Lord. 00:20:21.660 --> 00:20:25.740 And therefore, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, out of His mercy, 00:20:25.740 --> 00:20:28.019 made them five in practice, 00:20:28.019 --> 00:20:31.299 but He kept the reward as fifty. 00:20:31.299 --> 00:20:34.430 So to Allah is all praise and gratitude. 00:20:34.470 --> 00:20:36.150 And in another narration: 00:20:36.150 --> 00:20:40.589 Then I was brought a mount smaller than a mule and larger than a donkey, 00:20:40.589 --> 00:20:42.710 which is Al-Buraq, 00:20:42.710 --> 00:20:45.710 saddled and bridled, for me to ride. 00:20:45.710 --> 00:20:48.630 It was made subservient to the Prophets before me. 00:20:48.630 --> 00:20:51.869 It became difficult to mount when I intended to ride it. 00:20:51.869 --> 00:20:53.950 So Gabriel said to it, 00:20:53.950 --> 00:20:56.269 "What is making you do this? 00:20:56.269 --> 00:20:59.269 Is it Muhammad? Are you doing this? 00:20:59.269 --> 00:21:02.150 By Allah, no one has ever ridden you, 00:21:02.190 --> 00:21:05.190 more honored with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, than him." 00:21:05.190 --> 00:21:07.349 So it began to sweat. 00:21:07.349 --> 00:21:11.509 Then I rode it, and it traveled until I came to Jerusalem. 00:21:11.509 --> 00:21:13.750 Gabriel said with his finger, 00:21:13.750 --> 00:21:15.710 "He pierced the rock with it 00:21:15.710 --> 00:21:17.829 and tethered Al-Buraq with it. 00:21:17.829 --> 00:21:22.109 So I tethered it to the ring to which the Prophets tether [their mounts]." 00:21:22.109 --> 00:21:24.309 Then I entered the Masjid, 00:21:24.309 --> 00:21:30.150 and I placed my foot where the feet of the Prophets are placed in Jerusalem. 00:21:30.150 --> 00:21:33.750 Then I saw myself in a gathering of Prophets. 00:21:33.750 --> 00:21:38.750 And there was Moses, son of Imran, peace be upon him, standing and praying. 00:21:38.750 --> 00:21:41.390 He was a tall, dark-skinned man, 00:21:41.390 --> 00:21:43.430 with abundant hair, 00:21:43.430 --> 00:21:45.150 of stern disposition, 00:21:45.150 --> 00:21:48.109 as if he were from the men of Shin'ah. 00:21:48.109 --> 00:21:52.869 And there was Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, standing and praying. 00:21:52.869 --> 00:21:55.390 He was of medium height, reddish, 00:21:55.390 --> 00:21:56.950 of square build, 00:21:56.950 --> 00:21:59.150 tending towards redness and whiteness. 00:21:59.150 --> 00:22:00.789 His hair was straight. 00:22:00.789 --> 00:22:03.509 As if he had just emerged from a bathhouse, 00:22:03.509 --> 00:22:06.029 meaning a place of bathing. 00:22:06.029 --> 00:22:08.309 The person most resembling him 00:22:08.309 --> 00:22:11.490 is Urwah ibn Mas'ud Al-Thaqafi. 00:22:11.490 --> 00:22:15.730 And there was Abraham, peace be upon him, standing and praying. 00:22:15.730 --> 00:22:18.849 The person most resembling him is your companion, 00:22:18.849 --> 00:22:22.609 meaning himself, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:22:22.609 --> 00:22:24.890 Then Abraham said to him, 00:22:24.890 --> 00:22:26.450 "O Muhammad, 00:22:26.490 --> 00:22:29.450 convey my greetings to your Ummah, 00:22:29.450 --> 00:22:33.289 and inform them that Paradise has good soil, 00:22:33.289 --> 00:22:34.930 sweet water, 00:22:34.930 --> 00:22:36.849 and its land is vast. 00:22:36.849 --> 00:22:38.930 And it is fertile ground. 00:22:38.930 --> 00:22:40.289 Its planting is: 00:22:40.289 --> 00:22:41.809 Glory be to Allah, 00:22:41.809 --> 00:22:43.490 and praise be to Allah, 00:22:43.490 --> 00:22:46.089 and there is no god but Allah, 00:22:46.089 --> 00:22:47.849 and Allah is the Greatest. 00:22:47.849 --> 00:22:51.819 And there is no might nor power except with Allah. 00:22:51.819 --> 00:22:56.700 And the gathering of the Prophets with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, here, 00:22:56.700 --> 00:22:59.380 Allah knows best how it was, 00:22:59.380 --> 00:23:01.700 but we believe in it. 00:23:01.700 --> 00:23:05.220 And that is not difficult for Allah. 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:08.859 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:23:08.859 --> 00:23:10.740 Then the time for prayer came. 00:23:10.740 --> 00:23:12.500 A caller called the Adhan. 00:23:12.500 --> 00:23:14.059 So I led them in prayer. 00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:16.259 I advanced towards the Qiblah, 00:23:16.259 --> 00:23:18.779 and I prayed two rak'ahs in it. 00:23:18.779 --> 00:23:20.140 Then I looked around, 00:23:20.140 --> 00:23:23.539 and behold, all the Prophets were praying. 00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:25.940 When I finished the prayer, 00:23:25.940 --> 00:23:29.460 I saw from the eastern wall of Jerusalem 00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:32.779 Hell in the valley that is in the city. 00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:36.779 And I saw an angel turning embers like clusters of fruit. 00:23:36.779 --> 00:23:40.940 And behold, Hell was unfolding like carpets. 00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:42.500 Gabriel said, 00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:43.980 "O Muhammad, 00:23:43.980 --> 00:23:45.380 this is Malik, 00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:47.019 the keeper of the Fire. 00:23:47.019 --> 00:23:48.779 So greet him." 00:23:48.819 --> 00:23:50.500 Then I turned to him, 00:23:50.500 --> 00:23:52.420 and behold, a frowning man, 00:23:52.420 --> 00:23:54.859 with anger evident on his face. 00:23:54.859 --> 00:23:56.740 He initiated the greeting with me. 00:23:56.740 --> 00:23:58.849 So I greeted him. 00:23:58.849 --> 00:24:01.690 Then I was shown Malik, the keeper of the Fire, 00:24:01.690 --> 00:24:03.170 and the Dajjal, 00:24:03.170 --> 00:24:06.890 among the signs that Allah showed him. 00:24:06.890 --> 00:24:09.529 And he saw the Dajjal in his form, 00:24:09.529 --> 00:24:11.329 not as a dream, 00:24:11.329 --> 00:24:13.930 but as a vision with his eyes. 00:24:13.930 --> 00:24:16.210 In his left side, he was huge, 00:24:16.250 --> 00:24:19.250 and the left side is the large body, 00:24:19.250 --> 00:24:21.170 with a prominent forehead, 00:24:21.170 --> 00:24:22.890 meaning white. 00:24:22.890 --> 00:24:25.250 One of his eyes was raised, 00:24:25.250 --> 00:24:27.930 like a shining star. 00:24:27.930 --> 00:24:31.539 The hair on his head was like the branches of a tree. 00:24:31.539 --> 00:24:32.740 He said, 00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:34.900 "And I saw a white pillar, 00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:36.619 like a pearl, 00:24:36.619 --> 00:24:38.779 carried by angels. 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:41.299 I asked, 'What are you carrying?' 00:24:41.299 --> 00:24:42.380 They said, 00:24:42.380 --> 00:24:44.819 'This is the pillar of Islam. 00:24:44.859 --> 00:24:47.980 We have been commanded to place it in Sham.' 00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:50.220 So we passed by a camel of Quraysh 00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:52.500 at such and such a place, 00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:53.940 and it scattered. 00:24:53.940 --> 00:24:55.140 They said, 00:24:55.140 --> 00:24:56.779 'O you people, 00:24:56.779 --> 00:24:58.299 what is this?' 00:24:58.299 --> 00:24:59.420 They said, 00:24:59.420 --> 00:25:02.740 'We see nothing but wind.' 00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:04.819 So they lost a camel of theirs. 00:25:04.819 --> 00:25:07.390 So-and-so collected it. 00:25:07.390 --> 00:25:11.029 This is the story of the Isra and Mi'raj. 00:25:11.029 --> 00:25:12.430 As for the Isra, 00:25:12.470 --> 00:25:15.789 it was from Mecca to Jerusalem. 00:25:15.789 --> 00:25:17.470 And as for the Mi'raj, 00:25:17.470 --> 00:25:20.789 it is from Jerusalem to the heavens. 00:25:20.789 --> 00:25:22.710 And Mi'raj is from the root 'aruj', 00:25:22.710 --> 00:25:24.309 which means ascent. 00:25:24.309 --> 00:25:26.470 And Isra is from the root 'sara', 00:25:26.470 --> 00:25:29.180 which means to travel by night. 00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:33.940 When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, woke up in Mecca, 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:35.579 and his command was set, 00:25:35.579 --> 00:25:39.500 how would he tell them, and how would they believe him? 00:25:39.539 --> 00:25:44.259 He woke up having been informed of what had happened. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:25:44.259 --> 00:25:47.579 The people then went to Abu Bakr, 00:25:47.579 --> 00:25:49.059 and they said to him, 00:25:49.059 --> 00:25:51.299 "Do you have a word with your companion? 00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:55.900 He claims that he was taken on a night journey to Jerusalem." 00:25:55.900 --> 00:25:58.019 So Abu Bakr said to them, 00:25:58.019 --> 00:25:59.779 "Did he say that?" 00:25:59.779 --> 00:26:01.339 They said, "Yes." 00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:02.420 He said, 00:26:02.420 --> 00:26:04.700 "If he said that, 00:26:04.700 --> 00:26:06.420 then he has spoken the truth. 00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:07.579 They said, 00:26:07.579 --> 00:26:12.059 "You believe him that he went to Jerusalem last night 00:26:12.059 --> 00:26:14.539 and returned before morning?" 00:26:14.539 --> 00:26:16.019 He said, "Yes. 00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:20.180 If I believe him in something further than that, 00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:25.059 I would believe him regarding news from the heavens in the morning or evening." 00:26:25.059 --> 00:26:29.940 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sat aside, saddened. 00:26:29.940 --> 00:26:32.140 Abu Jahl passed by him, 00:26:32.140 --> 00:26:34.740 and came and sat with him. 00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:37.380 He said to him mockingly, 00:26:37.380 --> 00:26:39.460 "Was there anything?" 00:26:39.460 --> 00:26:42.579 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 00:26:42.579 --> 00:26:43.859 "Yes." 00:26:43.859 --> 00:26:45.460 Abu Jahl said, 00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:46.940 "And what is it?" 00:26:46.940 --> 00:26:49.779 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:26:49.779 --> 00:26:52.599 "I was taken on a night journey." 00:26:52.599 --> 00:26:54.160 Abu Jahl asked, 00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:55.640 "To where?" 00:26:55.640 --> 00:26:56.680 He replied, 00:26:56.680 --> 00:26:58.960 "To Jerusalem." 00:26:58.960 --> 00:27:00.680 Abu Jahl said, 00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:03.640 "And then you woke up among us?" 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:05.279 He said, "Yes." 00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:07.039 Abu Jahl then said, 00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:12.680 as if he saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, not disbelieving him after that, 00:27:12.680 --> 00:27:14.839 and fearing that he might deny it, 00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:16.240 he said, 00:27:16.240 --> 00:27:18.559 "What if I call your people?" 00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:21.680 "Will you tell them what you told me?" 00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:25.119 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:26.319 "Yes." 00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:28.200 Abu Jahl then said, 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:31.279 "Come on, O assembly of Banu Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy!" 00:27:31.279 --> 00:27:32.559 "Gather around!" 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:35.119 The gatherings stirred and came towards him. 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:38.279 They came and sat between them. 00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:43.000 Abu Jahl said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:46.200 "Tell your people what you told me." 00:27:46.200 --> 00:27:49.920 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:52.750 "I was taken on a night journey." 00:27:52.750 --> 00:27:54.789 They asked, "To where?" 00:27:54.789 --> 00:27:55.710 He said, 00:27:55.710 --> 00:27:57.829 "To Jerusalem." 00:27:57.829 --> 00:27:59.029 He said, 00:27:59.029 --> 00:28:01.910 "And then you woke up among us?" 00:28:01.910 --> 00:28:03.390 He said, "Yes." 00:28:03.390 --> 00:28:05.470 So some were clapping their hands, 00:28:05.470 --> 00:28:09.910 and some were placing their hands on their heads in astonishment. 00:28:09.910 --> 00:28:11.069 They said, 00:28:11.069 --> 00:28:14.430 "And can you describe the Masjid for us?" 00:28:14.430 --> 00:28:19.349 The people of Mecca wanted to test the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:28:19.349 --> 00:28:24.869 because some of them had reached Jerusalem and seen it, 00:28:24.869 --> 00:28:28.589 and they knew that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:28:28.589 --> 00:28:32.589 had never traveled to Jerusalem. 00:28:32.589 --> 00:28:35.549 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:28:35.549 --> 00:28:38.109 "When the Quraysh disbelieved me, 00:28:38.109 --> 00:28:40.269 I went to describe it to them. 00:28:40.269 --> 00:28:42.109 I kept describing it 00:28:42.109 --> 00:28:47.230 until they asked me about things in Jerusalem that I had not retained. 00:28:47.230 --> 00:28:51.140 So I was distressed with a distress I had never experienced before. 00:28:51.140 --> 00:28:53.099 Then I praised my Lord 00:28:53.099 --> 00:28:57.140 and asked Him to manifest Jerusalem for me. 00:28:57.140 --> 00:28:58.579 Here is the believer, 00:28:58.579 --> 00:29:00.420 when matters become difficult for him, 00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:02.700 there is no refuge to seek, 00:29:02.700 --> 00:29:04.700 except in Allah. 00:29:04.700 --> 00:29:07.220 He sought refuge in Allah, the Exalted. 00:29:07.220 --> 00:29:09.910 So what did Allah do to him? 00:29:09.910 --> 00:29:11.069 He said, 00:29:11.069 --> 00:29:13.990 "Then Allah manifested Jerusalem for me, 00:29:13.990 --> 00:29:16.950 and raised it up for me to look at, 00:29:16.950 --> 00:29:19.910 until it was placed below the house of 'Aqeel, 00:29:19.910 --> 00:29:21.069 showing me 00:29:21.069 --> 00:29:25.309 whatever they asked me about, I informed them. 00:29:25.309 --> 00:29:30.109 So I began to tell them about its signs while looking at it. 00:29:30.109 --> 00:29:31.710 The people said, 00:29:31.710 --> 00:29:32.990 "As for the description, 00:29:32.990 --> 00:29:35.549 by Allah, he was accurate." 00:29:35.549 --> 00:29:39.349 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, then said to them, 00:29:39.349 --> 00:29:41.190 "And among My signs 00:29:41.190 --> 00:29:45.750 is that I passed by a caravan of yours at such and such a place, 00:29:45.750 --> 00:29:49.710 they had lost a camel, and so-and-so gathered it. 00:29:49.710 --> 00:29:54.150 And their journey will be by such and such, 00:29:54.150 --> 00:29:57.190 and they will arrive on such and such a day, 00:29:57.190 --> 00:29:59.670 led by a brown camel, 00:29:59.710 --> 00:30:04.230 with two black saddlebags. 00:30:04.230 --> 00:30:07.269 When the day he mentioned came, 00:30:07.269 --> 00:30:10.150 people were looking out, waiting, 00:30:10.150 --> 00:30:13.630 until it was near noon. 00:30:13.630 --> 00:30:15.630 Then the caravan arrived, 00:30:15.630 --> 00:30:22.109 led by that camel which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had described. 00:30:22.109 --> 00:30:23.789 Some people said, 00:30:23.789 --> 00:30:27.670 "We will not believe Muhammad in what he said." 00:30:27.710 --> 00:30:31.680 So Allah struck their necks along with Abu Jahl. 00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:37.799 This shows us that they were obstinate in their disbelief of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:43.160 for even after this precise description from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:30:43.160 --> 00:30:46.519 they persisted in their arrogance and their misguidance, 00:30:46.519 --> 00:30:48.769 and may Allah protect us. 00:30:48.769 --> 00:30:53.450 This night journey that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, experienced 00:30:53.450 --> 00:30:55.730 has many wisdoms. 00:30:55.730 --> 00:30:57.289 Among its wisdoms, 00:30:57.289 --> 00:30:58.529 firstly, 00:30:58.529 --> 00:31:04.289 that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, enabled His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:31:04.289 --> 00:31:09.809 to witness great manifestations of His power, may He be glorified and exalted, 00:31:09.809 --> 00:31:14.369 so that he would increase in trust in Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. 00:31:14.369 --> 00:31:15.609 Secondly, 00:31:15.609 --> 00:31:19.250 the emergence of bonds of closeness between the Prophets, 00:31:19.250 --> 00:31:22.930 for all the Prophets their religion is one, 00:31:22.930 --> 00:31:26.569 as the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:31:26.609 --> 00:31:29.769 "The Prophets are brothers from different mothers, 00:31:29.769 --> 00:31:31.609 their mothers are different, 00:31:31.609 --> 00:31:33.890 but their religion is one." 00:31:33.890 --> 00:31:38.250 So there is great affection between the Prophets. 00:31:38.250 --> 00:31:41.930 And this is what happened to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:31:41.930 --> 00:31:44.410 with his brother Prophets. 00:31:44.410 --> 00:31:46.930 In every heaven he visited, 00:31:46.930 --> 00:31:50.329 the Prophets of that heaven welcomed him. 00:31:50.329 --> 00:31:54.809 This is a confirmation of the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:31:54.809 --> 00:31:57.769 "My example and the example of the Prophets before me 00:31:57.769 --> 00:32:00.450 is like a man who built a house, 00:32:00.450 --> 00:32:02.529 making it beautiful and splendid, 00:32:02.529 --> 00:32:05.730 except for the space of one brick in a corner. 00:32:05.730 --> 00:32:09.529 So people would go around it and marvel at it, 00:32:09.529 --> 00:32:11.009 and say, 00:32:11.009 --> 00:32:13.890 'Why don't you place this brick?' 00:32:13.890 --> 00:32:18.180 I am that brick, and I am the Seal of the Prophets." 00:32:18.180 --> 00:32:19.539 Thirdly, 00:32:19.539 --> 00:32:23.019 the confirmation that this religion is the religion of innate disposition (fitrah), 00:32:23.019 --> 00:32:26.500 in the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:32:26.500 --> 00:32:28.339 "So I chose the brick." 00:32:28.339 --> 00:32:29.660 And it was said to me, 00:32:29.660 --> 00:32:32.589 "You have chosen the fitrah." 00:32:32.589 --> 00:32:35.150 Treasures of the Seerah