the story of the salat

8/11/2019 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



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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


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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