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Full-version-Shefa-bio-of-Prophet, page : 117
Abu Hurayrah, tells us that the Prophet said, "I saw myself in a group of prophets and when the time for prayer arrived I lead them in the prayer. A voice said, 'Muhammad! This is Malik, the guardian of the Fire, so greet him' so I turned around, but he greeted me first.'
Masood's son tells us, "He (Gabriel) brought me (the Prophet) to the Lote Tree of the Ending, which is in the sixth heaven. Whatever rises from the earth (of good deeds) reaches it, and there it is received. Whatever comes down to it, it is received there. Allah says, "When there comes to the Lote Tree that, which comes" (53:16). He said, "spreading out of gold."
In another version it reads, "The Messenger of Allah was given three things. He was given the five prayers, the seals of the "Cow" chapter, and the pardoning the major sins of his nation for those of his nation who did not associate anything with Allah." (Shaykh Darwish added: Humans cannot penetrate their limitation because they are as if veiled. The Creator is never absent, but at the same time He is unreachable through the limitation of our human eyes, however, later in Paradise the believer will see Him.)
The reality of the Prophet's Night Journey
The reality of the Prophet’s Night Journey and Heavenly Ascent in person, meaning by body and soul, in which there is no status of sleep.
Most of the Companions, including, Abbas' son. Jabir, Anas Hudhayfa, Abu Hurayrah, Sa'sa'as son Malik, Abu Habba Al Badri, Masood's son, Ad Dahhak, Jubair's son Sa'id, Katada, the son of Al Musayyab, Shehab's son, Zayd's son, Al Hasan Al Basri, Abraham, Masruk, Muhjahid, Ikrima and Jurayi's son, believe that he went on the Night Journey in his physical body while he was awake. This opinion is upheld by the majority of jurists, scholars of hadith, theology, and by those who explained the Holy Koran.
Allah says: "Exalted is He who carried His worshiper to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest Mosque which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer" (17:1).
When the Koraysh asked the Prophet (about Gabriel and the Angelic Assembly) Abu Hurayrah tells that the Prophet said, "The Koraysh asked me about my Night Journey. They asked me things of which I was unsure (because he did not record trivial matters) and I became more upset than I had ever been, then Allah raised it in front of me so I could look at it."
Rebuttal to Those Who Say the Night Journey
Was Just a Dream
(Shaykh Darwish commented: There are some people, who lived many centuries after the Ascent and Night Journey took place, who claim the event was a dream. To support their opinion they quote the verse, "We did not make the vision (ru'yah) which We showed
Masood's son tells us, "He (Gabriel) brought me (the Prophet) to the Lote Tree of the Ending, which is in the sixth heaven. Whatever rises from the earth (of good deeds) reaches it, and there it is received. Whatever comes down to it, it is received there. Allah says, "When there comes to the Lote Tree that, which comes" (53:16). He said, "spreading out of gold."
In another version it reads, "The Messenger of Allah was given three things. He was given the five prayers, the seals of the "Cow" chapter, and the pardoning the major sins of his nation for those of his nation who did not associate anything with Allah." (Shaykh Darwish added: Humans cannot penetrate their limitation because they are as if veiled. The Creator is never absent, but at the same time He is unreachable through the limitation of our human eyes, however, later in Paradise the believer will see Him.)
The reality of the Prophet's Night Journey
The reality of the Prophet’s Night Journey and Heavenly Ascent in person, meaning by body and soul, in which there is no status of sleep.
Most of the Companions, including, Abbas' son. Jabir, Anas Hudhayfa, Abu Hurayrah, Sa'sa'as son Malik, Abu Habba Al Badri, Masood's son, Ad Dahhak, Jubair's son Sa'id, Katada, the son of Al Musayyab, Shehab's son, Zayd's son, Al Hasan Al Basri, Abraham, Masruk, Muhjahid, Ikrima and Jurayi's son, believe that he went on the Night Journey in his physical body while he was awake. This opinion is upheld by the majority of jurists, scholars of hadith, theology, and by those who explained the Holy Koran.
Allah says: "Exalted is He who carried His worshiper to travel in the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Furthest Mosque which We have blessed around it so that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the Hearer, the Seer" (17:1).
When the Koraysh asked the Prophet (about Gabriel and the Angelic Assembly) Abu Hurayrah tells that the Prophet said, "The Koraysh asked me about my Night Journey. They asked me things of which I was unsure (because he did not record trivial matters) and I became more upset than I had ever been, then Allah raised it in front of me so I could look at it."
Rebuttal to Those Who Say the Night Journey
Was Just a Dream
(Shaykh Darwish commented: There are some people, who lived many centuries after the Ascent and Night Journey took place, who claim the event was a dream. To support their opinion they quote the verse, "We did not make the vision (ru'yah) which We showed