Musnad Ahmad Hadith 17833

Narrated from Malik bin Sa’sa’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Once, while I was between sleep and wakefulness near the House of Allah, one of three men came forward between two men. Then a golden basin was brought to me, filled with wisdom and faith. He split my body from the chest to the abdomen, washed my heart with the water of Zamzam, and filled it with wisdom and faith. Then a beast was brought to me, smaller than a mule and larger than a donkey, and I set out with Jibreel (peace be upon him). We reached the lowest heaven. It was asked, “Who is it?” He replied, “Jibreel!” It was asked, “Who is with you?” He replied, “Muhammad (ﷺ)!” It was asked, “Has he been called?” He replied, “Yes!” The angels said, “Welcome! What an excellent arrival!” There I met Adam (peace be upon him) and greeted him. He said, “Welcome to the son and the Prophet, what an excellent arrival!” The same questions and answers occurred at the second heaven, where I met Yahya and ‘Isa (peace be upon them), and they said “brother” instead of “son.” The same questions and answers occurred at the third heaven, where I met Yusuf (peace be upon him), and he also said “brother” instead of “son.” The same questions and answers occurred at the fourth heaven, where I met Idris (peace be upon him), and he also said “brother.” The same questions and answers occurred at the fifth heaven, where I met Haroon (peace be upon him), and he also said “brother.” The same questions and answers occurred at the sixth heaven, where I met Musa (peace be upon him), and he also said “brother.” When I passed by Musa (peace be upon him), he began to weep. It was asked, “Why are you weeping?” He replied, “O Lord! This young man whom You have sent after me—his ummah will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my ummah.” Then we reached the seventh heaven, and the same questions and answers occurred. There I met Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and when I greeted him, he said, “Welcome to the son and the Prophet.” Then al-Bayt al-Ma’mur was presented before me. I asked Jibreel (peace be upon him) about it, and he said, “This is al-Bayt al-Ma’mur. Every day seventy thousand angels pray in it, and when they leave, they never return.” Then Sidrat al-Muntaha was presented before me. Its berries were like the jars of Hajar, and its leaves were as large as elephant ears. At its root, four rivers were flowing—two hidden and two apparent. I asked Jibreel (peace be upon him) about them, and he said, “The hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.” Then fifty prayers were made obligatory upon me. When I passed by Musa (peace be upon him), he asked, “What happened?” I said, “Fifty prayers have been made obligatory upon me.” Musa (peace be upon him) said, “I know people well. I have tested the Children of Israel thoroughly. Your ummah will not be able to bear this. So return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it.” So I returned to my Lord and requested a reduction, and my Lord reduced them to forty. Again, when I passed by Musa (peace be upon him), the same questions and answers occurred, and ten more prayers were reduced. In this way, they were reduced by ten each time, until finally only five prayers remained. Even then, Musa (peace be upon him) advised me to seek further reduction, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Now I feel shy to return to my Lord so many times.” At that moment, a voice proclaimed, “I have decreed My obligation and have reduced it for My servants, and I will reward one good deed tenfold.” 17988. Narrated from Malik bin Sa’sa’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Once, while I was between sleep and wakefulness near the House of Allah... Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said: We reached the seventh heaven. It was asked, “Who is it?” He replied, “Jibreel!” It was asked, “Who is with you?” He replied, “Muhammad (ﷺ)!” It was asked, “Has he been called?” He replied, “Yes!” The angels said, “Welcome, what an excellent arrival!” There I met Ibrahim (peace be upon him)...