Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 102 — The Book of Belief (Faith)

Abu Dharr Narrated from:

Narrated Abû Dhar رضي الله عنه said, Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم "While I was at Makka, the roof of my house was opened and Jirael (Gabriel عليه السلام ) descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest heaven, Jibrael said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).'The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Jibrael answered: Jibrael! He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Jibrael replied, 'Yes, Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Jibrael said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting with Aswida (a large number of people) on his right and Aswida (a large number of people) on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.'I asked Jibrael, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is Adam عليه السلام , and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left are the people of (Hell) Fire and when he looked towards his right he laughed and when he looked towards his left he wept. Then Jibraeel ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he Jibraeel said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he opened the gate."Anas said: "Abû Dhar added that the Prophet ﷺ met Adam, Idrîs (Enoch), Mûsa (Moses), 'Îsâ (Jesus) and Ibrâhîm (Abraham) ﷺ, he (Abû Dhar) did not mention on which heaven they were, but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ﷺ) met Adam ﷺ on the nearest heaven and Ibrâhîm ﷺ on the sixth heaven." Anas said, "When Jibraeel ﷺ along with the Prophet ﷺ passed by Idrîs, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who is he?' Jibraeel replied, 'He is Idrîs.' "The Prophet ﷺ added, "I passed by Mûsa ﷺ and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Jibraeel, 'Who is he?' Jibraeel replied, 'He is Mûsa.' Then I passed by 'Îsâ (Jesus) ﷺ and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Jibraeel replied, 'He is 'Îsâ. Then I passed by Ibrâhîm and said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Jibraeel, 'Who is he?' Jibraeel replied, 'He is Ibrâhîm. The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then Jibraeel ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking of the pens."Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Mâlik said: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then Allāh عز وجل enjoined fifty Salât (prayers) on my followers, when I returned with this order of Allāh عز وجل, I passed by Mûsa who asked me, 'What has Allāh enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty Salât on them.' Mûsa said, 'Go back to your Lord, (and appeal for reduction) for, your followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allāh عز وجل and requested for reduction) and He reduced it to half.When I passed by Mûsa again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord, as your followers will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allāh عز وجل and requested, for further reduction, and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Mûsa and he said to me, 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it'. So I returned to Allāh عز وجل and He said, 'These are five Salât and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward), for My Word does not change.' I returned to Mûsa and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.'Then Jibraël took me till we reached Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (Lote tree of the utmost boundary), which was shrouded in colours, indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found small walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk (a kind of perfume)."( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 345, Vol. 1)