From where was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taken on the Night Journey?

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Question:
What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ

[Surat al-Isra: 1], given that the Night Journey was from the house of Umm Hani?

Answer:
This is among the evidence that the term "al-Masjid al-Haram" (the Sacred Mosque) is applied to the entire Haram (sacred precinct). This is among the proofs for the second opinion, which holds that the multiplication of reward extends to all parts of the Haram. This is because Allah said:

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ

[Al-Isra 17:1]

, and he was taken on the Night Journey from the house of Umm Hani, or from his own house (peace and blessings be upon him), according to the difference of opinion. The house of Umm Hani is not inside the mosque. Therefore, it is established that the entire Haram is called: al-Masjid al-Haram.
Similarly, His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He):

They are the ones who disbelieved and obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram while the offering was prevented from reaching its place of sacrifice

هُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوكُمْ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْهَدْيَ مَعْكُوفًا أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مَحِلَّهُ

[Surat al-Fath: 25], where He named the entire Haram: a Sacred Mosque. And His saying:

equal are the resident therein and one from outside

سَوَاءً الْعَاكِفُ فِيهِ وَالْبَادِ

[Surat al-Hajj: 25], which is a description of the entire Haram.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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