The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Buraq was brought to me. It is a white animal, taller than a donkey and shorter than a mule, and it places its hoof as far as its glance reaches. I mounted it and rode until I came to Bayt al-Maqdis. There I tethered it to the ring where the prophets tether their mounts. Then I entered the masjid and prayed two units of prayer in it, and when I came out, Jibreel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk.Jibreel ﷺ said, "You have chosen fitrah.""Then he took us up to the heaven, and Jibreel asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who are you?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Adam. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me."Then he took us up to the second heaven, and Jibreel
asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who are you?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found the two maternal cousins, Isa the son of Maryam and Yahya the son of Zakariyya, may Allah's blessings be upon them both. They welcomed me and prayed for good for me."Then he took me up to the third heaven, and Jibreel asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who are you?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad ﷺ.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Yusuf ﷺ, who had been given half of all beauty. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me."Then he took us up to the fourth heaven, and Jibreel
asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Idris. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me. Allah
said, "And We raised him to a lofty station" [Maryam 19:57]."Then he took us up to the fifth heaven, and Jibreel asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Harun ﷺ. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me."Then he took us up to the sixth heaven, and Jibreel
asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Musa ﷺ. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me."Then he took us up to the seventh heaven, and Jibreel asked that it be opened.Someone asked, "Who is this?"He replied, "Jibreel.""And who is with you?"He said, "Muhammad ﷺ.""Has he already been sent for?"He said, "He has been sent for."So it was opened for us, and there I found Ibrahim ﷺ, resting his back against the Frequented House, which a thousand angels enter every day, never to return to it again."Then I was taken to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary. Its leaves were like the ears of elephants and its fruit like great earthen jars. When it was covered by the command of Allah with what covered it, it changed, so that none of Allah's creation could describe its beauty. Then Allah revealed to me what He revealed, and He made obligatory upon me fifty prayers every day and night."I went down to Musa ﷺ, and he asked, "What has your Lord made obligatory upon your community?"I said, "Fifty prayers."He said, "Go back to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it, for your community will not be able to bear that. I myself tested the Children of Israil and came to know them well.""So I went back to my Lord and said, "My Lord, lighten it for my community." He reduced it by five for me. I returned to Musa and said, "He has reduced it by five for me."He said, "Your community will not be able to bear that. Go back to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it.""I kept going back and forth between my Lord
and Musa
until He said, "Muhammad, they are five prayers every day and night, and each prayer counts as ten, so that makes fifty prayers. Whoever intends a good deed and does not do it will have one good deed recorded for him, and if he does it, ten will be recorded for him. Whoever intends a bad deed and does not do it will have nothing recorded against him, and if he does it, a single bad deed will be recorded.""Then I went down until I reached Musa ﷺ and told him.He said, "Go back to your Lord and ask Him to lighten it."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "But I said, "I have gone back to my Lord so often that I feel ashamed before Him."
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: أتيت بالبراق وهو دابة أبيض طويل فوق الحمار ودون البغل، يضع حافره عند منتهى طرفه، قال: فركبته حتى أتيت بيت المقدس. قال: فربطته بالحلقة التي يربط به الأنبياء، قال: ثم دخلت المسجد فصليت فيه ركعتين، ثم خرجت فجاءني جبريل عليه السلام بإناء من خمر وإناء من لبن فاخترت اللبن. فقال جبريل ﷺ: اخترت الفطرة، ثم عرج بنا إلى السماء فاستفتح جبريل، فقيل: من أنت؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال محمد. قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بآدم فرحب بي ودعا لي بخير، ثم عرج بنا إلى السماء الثانية، فاستفتح جبريل عليه السلام، فقيل: من أنت؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال محمد قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه، ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بابني الخالة عيسى ابن مريم ويحيى بن زكريا صلوات الله عليهما فرحبا ودعوا لي بخير، ثم عرج بي إلى السماء الثالثة فاستفتح جبريل فقيل: من أنت؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمد ﷺ. قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه. ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بيوسف ﷺ إذا هو قد أعطي شطر الحسن فرحب ودعا لي بخير، ثم عرج بنا إلى السماء الرابعة فاستفتح جبريل عليه السلام قيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمد قال: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه، ففتح لنا، فإذا أنا بإدريس فرحب ودعا لي بخير، قال الله عز وجل: {ورفعنه مكانا عليا} [مريم: ٥٧]، ثم عرج بنا إلى السماء الخامسة، فاستفتح جبريل، قيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل. قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمد. قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه. ففتح لنا فإذا أنا بهارون ﷺ فرحب ودعا لي بخير، ثم عرج بنا إلى السماء السادسة، فاستفتح جبريل عليه السلام قيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمد قيل وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه، ففتح لنا فإذا أنا بموسى ﷺ فرحب ودعا لي خير، ثم عرج إلى السماء السابعة، فاستفتح جبريل، فقيل: من هذا؟ قال: جبريل قيل: ومن معك؟ قال: محمد ﷺ. قيل: وقد بعث إليه؟ قال: قد بعث إليه. ففتح لنا فإذا أنا بإبراهيم ﷺ مسندا ظهره إلى البيت المعمور وإذا هو يدخله كل يوم ألف ملك لا يعودون إليه، ثم ذهب بي إلى السدرة المنتهى وإذا ورقها كآذان الفيلة وإذا ثمرها كالقلال. قال: فلما غشيها من أمر الله ما غشي تغيرت فما أحد من خلق الله يستطيع أن ينعتها من حسنها، فأوحى الله إلي ما أوحى ففرض علي خمسين صلاة في كل يوم وليلة، فنزلت إلى موسى ﷺ فقال: ما فرض ربك على أمتك؟ قلت: خمسين صلاة. قال: ارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف؛ فإن أمتك لا يطيقون ذلك، فإني قد بلوت بني إسرائيل وخبرتهم، قال: فرجعت إلى ربي فقلت: يا رب خفف على أمتي، فحط عني خمسا، فرجعت إلى موسى، فقلت خط عني خمسا. قال: إن أمتك لا يطيقون ذلك فارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف، قال: فلم أزل أرجع بين ربي تبارك وتعالى وبين موسى عليه السلام حتى قال: يا محمد إنهن خمس صلوات كل يوم وليلة لكل صلاة عشر فذلك خمسون صلاة، ومن هم بحسنة فلم يعملها كتبت له حسنة، فإن عملها كتبت له عشرا، ومن هم بسيئة فلم يعملها لم تكتب شيئا فإن عملها كتبت سيئة واحدة، قال: فنزلت حتى انتهيت إلى موسى ﷺ فأخبرته، فقال: ارجع إلى ربك فاسأله التخفيف. فقال رسول الله ﷺ فقلت: قد رجعت إلى ربي حتى استحييت منه.
Muslim narrated it in the Book of Faith (162) from Shayban bin Farroukh, who said, "Hammad bin Salama narrated to us, who said, Thabit Bunani narrated to us, from Anas bin Malik," and he mentioned it.