سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَـٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

Isra 17: 1   Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him] Who took His slave (Muhammadﷺ) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) to Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammadﷺ) of Our Ayat (signs). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.

Hadith: Narrated Malik bin Sasaa (R): Rasoolullahﷺ said, "While I was at the Ka’aba in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men. [Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib and Ja’afar bin Abi Talib – RA]. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen and then my abdomen was washed with Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief. Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me, and I set out with Jibreel. When I reached the nearest heaven. Jibreel said to the heaven gatekeeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' He said, 'Jibreel.' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is accompanying you?' Jibreel said, 'Muhammad.' The gatekeeper said, 'Has he been called?' Jibreel said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' Then I met Adam and greeted him, and he said, 'You are welcome, O son and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 2nd heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Jibreel said, 'Jibreel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Esa and Yahya who said, 'You are welcome, O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 3rd heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Jibreel said, 'Jibreel.' It was asked, 'Who is with you? Jibreel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' 'Yes,' said Jibreel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!' There I met Yusuf and greeted him, and he replied, 'You are welcome, O brother and a Prophet!' Then we ascended to the 4th 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 Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 5th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged. There I met and greeted Haroon who said, 'You are welcome, O brother and a Prophet". Then we ascended to the 6th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged. There I met and greeted Musa who said, 'You are welcome, O brother and a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Rabb! Followers of this youth who was sent after me will enter Jannah in greater number than my followers.' Then we ascended to the 7th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged. There I met and greeted Ibrahim who said, 'You are welcome, O son and a Prophet.' Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur (Allahﷻ's House). I asked Jibreel about it, and he said, “This is Al Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels pray daily and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).” Then I was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (a tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its Nabk fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajr (a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and four rivers originated at its root, two of them were apparent and two were hidden. I asked Jibreel about those rivers, and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Jannah, and the visible ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.