The reader: And from Thabit al-Bunani from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I was brought al-Buraq which was an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, whose hoof touched the ground at a distance equal to the range of its vision
أتيت بالبراق وهو دابة أبيض طويل فوق الحمار ودون البغل يقع حافره عند منتهى طرفه .. Repeat, repeat, repeat to me
The reader: That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said
The Shaykh : ...
From Thabit al-Bunani from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I was brought al-Buraq which was an animal white and long, larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, whose hoof touched the ground at a distance equal to the range of its vision. I mounted it and came to Jerusalem, then tied It to the ring used by the prophets. Then after entering the mosque and praying two rak'as in it I came out and Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, and Gabriel said, `You have chosen the true religion.' We were then taken up to heaven ..." and he went on with something to the same effect as has been mentioned already. He said, "I found Adam who welcomed me and prayed for my wellbeing." Regarding the third heaven he said, "I found Joseph who had been given half of beauty[*], and he welcomed me and prayed for my wellbeing." But he did not mention the weeping of Moses. Regarding the seventh heaven he said, "I found Abraham supporting his back against the frequented house which is entered daily by seventy thousand angels who do not return to it. He then took me to the lote-tree of the boundary whose leaves are like elephants' ears and whose fruits are like earthenware vessels. When what God commands overshadows it, it changes, and none of God's creatures can describe it because of its beauty. God revealed to me what He revealed and made obligatory for-me fifty prayers every day and night. I came down to Moses who asked what my Lord had made obligatory for my people, and when I told him He had prescribed fifty prayers every day and night he said, `Go back to your Lord and ask Him to make things lighter, for your people are not capable of that. I have tested and had experience of the B. Isra'il.' I went back to my Lord and said, `0 my Lord, make things lighter for my people,' so He relieved me of five. When I returned to Moses and told him He had relieved me of five he said, `Your people are not capable of that, so go back to your Lord and ask Him to make things lighter.' I then kept going back and forth between my Lord and Moses till He said, `They are five prayers every day and night, Muhammad, each being credited as ten, so that makes fifty times of prayer
أتيت بالبراق وهو دابة ابيض طويل فوق الحمار ودون البغل يقع حافره عند منتهى طرفه فركبته حتى أتيت بيت المقدس فربطته بالحلقة التي تربط بها الأنبياء قال ثم دخلت المسجد فصليت فيه ركعتين ثم خرجت فجاءني جبريل بإناء من خمر وإناء من لبن فاخترت اللبن فقال جبريل: اخترت الفطرة ثم عرج بي إلى السماء الدنيا وساق مثل معناه قال فإذا أنا بآدم فرحب بي ودعا لي بخير وقال في السماء الثالثة فإذا أنا بيوسف إذ هو قد أعطي شطر الحسن فرحب بي ودعا لي بخير -ولم يذكر بكاء موسى- وقال في السماء السابعة فإذا أنا بإبراهيم مسند ظهره إلى البيت المعمور وإذا هو يدخله كل يوم سبعون ألف ملك لا يعودون إليه ثم ذهب بي إلى سدرة المنتهى فإذا ورقها كآذان الفيلة وإذا ثمرها كالقلال فلما غشيها من أمر الله ما غشيها تغيرت فما أحد من خلق الله يستطيع أن ينعتها من حسنها وأوحي إلي ما أوحي ففرض عليه خمسين صلاة في كل يوم وليلة فنزلت إلى موسى فقال ما فرض ربك على أمتك؟ قلت خمسين صلاة في كل يوم وليلة، قال: ارجع إلى ربك فسله التخفيف فإن أمتك لا تطيق ذلك فإني بلوت بني إسرائيل وخبرتهم، قال فرجعت إلى ربي فقلت يا رب خفف على أمتي فحط عني خمساً فرجعت إلى موسى فقلت حطّ عني خمساً، قال إن أمّتك لا تطيق ذلك فارجع إلى ربك فسله التخفيف، قال فلم أزل أرجع بين ربي وبين موسى حتى قال يا محمّد إنهن خمس صلوات كل يوم وليلة لكل صلاة عشر فذلك خمسون صلاة .
