the story of the salat
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The Prophet said : While I was besides
the house (Kabah) in a state midwaybetween sleep and wakefulness (an angel
recognized me) as the man lying between
two men.
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A golden tray full of wisdom and belief
was brought to me
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and my body was cut open from the
throat to the lower part of the abdomenand then my abdomen was washed with
Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled
with wisdom and belief.
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Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than amule and bigger than a donkey was
brought to me and I set out with Jibrael.
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When I reached the nearest Heaven,
Jibrael said to the gatekeeper of the
Heaven, Open the gate.
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The gatekeeper asked, Who is it?. He
said, Jibrael.
The gatekeeper said, Who is
accompanying you? Jibrael said,
Muhammad.
The gatekeeper said, Has he been
called? Jibrael said Yes.
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Then it was said, He is welcome. What a
wonderful visit his is!
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Then I met Adam and greeted him and he
said, You are welcome, O son and a
Prophet.
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Then we ascended to the second Heaven.
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It was asked, Who is it? Jibrael said,Jibrael.
It was said, Who is with you? He said,
Muhammad.
It was asked, Has he been sent for? He
said, Yes.
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It was said, He is welcome. What a
wonderful visit his is!
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Then I met Isa and Yahya who said, You
are welcome O brother and a Prophet.
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Then we ascended to the third Heaven.
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It was asked, Who is it? Jibrael said,Jibrael.
It was asked, Who is with you? Jibrael
said, Muhammad.
It was asked, Has he been sent for?
Jibrael said, Yes.
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It was said, He is welcome. What a
wonderful visit his is!
There I met Yusuf and greeted him, and
he replied, You are welcome, O brother
and a Prophet!
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Then we ascended to the forth Heaven
and again the same questions and answers
were exchanged as in the previous
Heavens.
There I met Idris and greeted him. He said,
You are welcome O brother and aProphet.
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Then we ascended to the fifth Heaven andagain the same questions and answers
were exchanged as in previous Heavens.
There I met and greeted Harun who said,
You are welcome O brother and a
prophet.
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Then we ascended to the sixth Heavenand again the same questions and answers
were exchanged as in previous Heavens.
There I met and greeted Musa who said,
You are welcome O brother and a
Prophet!
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When I proceeded on, he startedweeping
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and on being asked why he wasweeping, he said, O Lord! Followers of this
youth who was sent after me will enter
Jannah in greater number than my
followers.
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Then we ascended to the seventh Heavenand again the same questions and answers
were exchanged as in the previous
Heavens.
There I met and greeted Ibrahim who
said, You are welcome O son and a
Prophet!
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Then I was shown Al-Bait-ul-Mamur
(Allahs House).
I asked Jibrael about it and he said, This is
Al-Bait-ul-Mamur where seventy
thousand angels perform salat daily, andwhen they leave never return to it (but
always a fresh batch comes into it daily).
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Then I was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (theLote-tree of utmost boundary) and I saw
its Nabiq fruits which resembled the clay
jugs of Hajar (a town in Arabia) and its
leaves were like the ears of elephants
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and four rivers originated at its root, twoof them were apparent and two were
hidden.
I asked Jibrael about those rivers and he
said, The two hidden rivers are in Jannah
and the apparent ones are the Nile andthe Euphrates.
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Then 50 Salatwere enjoined upon me.
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I descended till I met Musa who asked me,
What have you done?
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I said, 50salat have been enjoined on
me.He said, I know the people better than
you because I had the hardest experience
to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your
followers can not put up with such an
obligation. So, go back to your Lord and
request Him (to reduce the number of
Salat).
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I returned and requested Allah (for
reduction) and He made it 40.
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I returned and (met Musa) and had a
similar discussion, and then returned again
to Allah for reduction.
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and He made it 30
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then 20
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then 10
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and then I came to Musa who repeated
the same advise.
Ultimately Allah reduced it to 5.
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When I came to Musa again, he said,What have you done?. I said, Allah has
made it 5 only.
He repeated the same advice but I said
that I surrendered (to Allahs Final
Order).
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Allahs Messenger was addressed by Allah,I have decreed My Obligation and have
reduced the burden on My slaves, and I
shall reward a single good deed as if it
were ten god deeds.
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The reward of 1 salaah
is equal to 10!
Sahih al-Bukhari
(English translation published Darussalam)
Volume 4
The Book of the beginning of creation
Chapter: The reference to the angels
Hadeeth #3207
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