And it was narrated to me by Harmalah ibn Yahya al-Tujibi: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: Abu Dharr used to narrate that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The roof of my house was split open while I was in Mecca, and Gabriel, peace be upon him, descended and opened my chest. Then he washed it with the water of Zamzam. Then he brought a golden basin filled with wisdom and faith and poured it into my chest. Then he closed it up. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the heaven. When we reached the lowest heaven, Gabriel, peace be upon him, said to the keeper of the lowest heaven: 'Open.' He said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Gabriel.' He said: 'Is anyone with you?' He said: 'Yes, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is with me.' He said: 'Has he been sent for?' He said: 'Yes.' So he opened. He said: When we ascended to the lowest heaven, there was a man with dark shapes on his right and dark shapes on his left. He said: When he looked toward his right, he laughed, and when he looked toward his left, he wept. He said: Then he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' He said: I said: 'O Gabriel, who is this?' He said: 'This is Adam, peace be upon him, and these dark shapes on his right and on his left are the souls of his descendants. Those on the right are the people of Paradise, and the dark shapes on his left are the people of the Fire. When he looks toward his right, he laughs, and when he looks toward his left, he weeps.' He said: Then Gabriel ascended with me until he came to the second heaven. He said to its keeper: 'Open.' He said: Its keeper said to him the same as the keeper of the lowest heaven had said, and he opened."

Anas ibn Malik said: He mentioned that he found in the heavens Adam, Idris, Jesus, Moses, and Abraham—may the blessings of Allah be upon them all—but he did not specify how their stations were arranged, except that he mentioned that he found Adam, peace be upon him, in the lowest heaven and Abraham in the sixth heaven.

He said: "When Gabriel and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by Idris—may the blessings of Allah be upon him—he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' He said: Then he passed on, and I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Idris.' He said: Then I passed by Moses, peace be upon him, and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' He said: I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Moses.' He said: Then I passed by Jesus, and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous brother.' I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'Jesus, son of Mary.' He said: Then I passed by Abraham, peace be upon him, and he said: 'Welcome to the righteous Prophet and the righteous son.' He said: I said: 'Who is this?' He said: 'This is Abraham.'"

Ibn Shihab said: And Ibn Hazm informed me that Ibn Abbas and Abu Habbah al-Ansari used to say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then he ascended with me until I reached a level where I could hear the scratching of the pens."

Ibn Hazm said: And Anas ibn Malik said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Then Allah made fifty prayers obligatory upon my nation. He said: I returned with that until I passed by Moses, and Moses, peace be upon him, said: 'What has your Lord made obligatory upon your nation?' He said: I said: 'He has made fifty prayers obligatory upon them.' Moses, peace be upon him, said to me: 'Go back to your Lord, for your nation cannot bear that.' He said: So I went back to my Lord, and He reduced half of it. He said: Then I returned to Moses, peace be upon him, and informed him. He said: 'Go back to your Lord, for your nation cannot bear that.' He said: So I went back to my Lord, and He said: 'They are five, and they are fifty. The word is not changed with Me.' He said: Then I returned to Moses, and he said: 'Go back to your Lord.' I said: 'I am ashamed before my Lord.' He said: Then Gabriel took me until we came to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, and it was covered with colors that I do not know what they were. He said: Then I was admitted into Paradise, and there were domes of pearl therein, and its soil was musk."