47/18. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3147 — Isra Journey
Regarding Surat Bani Isra'il
Isra and Al-Buraq Hadith: A Qur’an-Based Discussion
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3147
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3147
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ قَالَ لاَ . قُلْتُ بَلَى . قَالَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ ذَاكَ يَا أَصْلَعُ بِمَا تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ بِالْقُرْآنِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ الْقُرْآنُ . فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ مَنِ احْتَجَّ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَقُولُ فَقَدِ احْتَجَّ . وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ قَدْ فَلَجَ فَقَالَ : (سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى ) قَالَ أَفَتَرَاهُ صَلَّى فِيهِ قُلْتُ لاَ . قَالَ لَوْ صَلَّى فِيهِ لَكُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيهِ الصَّلاَةُ كَمَا كُتِبَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ قَدْ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِدَابَّةٍ طَوِيلَةِ الظَّهْرِ مَمْدُودَةٍ هَكَذَا خَطْوُهُ مَدُّ بَصَرِهِ فَمَا زَايَلاَ ظَهْرَ الْبُرَاقِ حَتَّى رَأَيَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَوَعْدَ الآخِرَةِ أَجْمَعَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَا عَوْدَهُمَا عَلَى بَدْئِهِمَا قَالَ وَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ أَنَّهُ رَبَطَهُ لِمَ أَيَفِرُّ مِنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا سَخَّرَهُ لَهُ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Zirr bin Hubaish Narrated from:
I Said To Hudhaifah Bin Al-Yaman: 'Did The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Perform Salat In Bait Al-Maqdis?' He Said: 'No.' I Said: 'But He Did.' He Said: 'You Say That, O Bald One! Based Upon What Do You Say That?' I Said: 'Based Upon The Qur'An, (The Judge) Between You And I Is The Qur'An.' So Hudhaifah Said: 'Whoever Argues Using The Qur'An, Then He Has Indeed Succeeded.'" (One Of The Narrators) Sufyan Said: "He Means: 'He Has Indeed Proven'" - And Perhaps He (Sufyan) Said: "He Triumphed." He (Zirr) Said:"Glorified Is He Who Took His Slave For A Journey By Night From Al-Masjid Al-Haram To Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa (17:1).'He (Hudhaifah) Said: 'Do You See (This Proves That) He (ﷺ) Performed Salat In It?' I Said: 'No.' He Said: 'If He Had Performed Salat In It, Then It Would Have Been Required Upon You That You Perform Salat In It, Just As It Is Required That You Perform Salat In Al-Masjid Al-Haram.' Hudhaifah Said: 'The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Brought A Beast With A Long Back - Stretching Out Like This - One Stride Of It, Is As Far As His Vision. So, The Two Of Them Remained Upon The Back Of Al-Buraq Until They Saw Paradise And The Fire, And All Of What Has Been Prepared For The Hereafter, Then They Returned Back To Where They Began.' He Said: 'They Say That He Was Fettered, But For What? Because He Might Flee? The Knower Of The Unseen And The Witness Subdued Him.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3147In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 199English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3147
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3147
This hadith records a discussion between Zirr bin Hubaish and Hudhaifah about whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed salat in Bait al-Maqdis during the Night Journey. Zirr used the Qur’an as his proof, and Hudhaifah praised the one who argues with the Qur’an. Hudhaifah then said that the verse proves the journey from Al-Masjid al-Haram to Al-Masjid al-Aqsa, but he did not accept that it proves prayer there. He described Al-Buraq as a mount whose stride reached as far as sight, and said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw Paradise, the Fire, and what was prepared for the Hereafter. The hadith about Isra and Al-Buraq teaches careful use of evidence and respect for Qur’anic proof.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Qur’an is a strong proof in religious discussion.
- A verse should not be made to prove more than its wording clearly shows.
- The narration affirms the Night Journey from Al-Masjid al-Haram to Al-Masjid al-Aqsa.
- The Hereafter is real, with Paradise and Fire prepared.
