Musnad Ahmad Hadith 23343

Zirr bin Hubaish says that once I was present in the company of Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him). While narrating the incident of the Night of Ascension (Mi'raj), he began to mention this saying of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ): "Then we set out from there and reached Bayt al-Maqdis, but we did not enter Bayt al-Maqdis." I said, "On that night, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) did enter Bayt al-Maqdis and also offered prayer there." Upon hearing this, Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O bald one! What is your name? I recognize you by face but do not remember your name." I replied, "My name is Zirr bin Hubaish." He said, "How do you know that on that night the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis?" I said, "The Qur'an tells us." He said, "The one who speaks according to the Qur'an is successful. Recite that verse to me." So when I recited 'Subhanalladhi asra bi'abdihi...' I did not find anywhere in it that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night. Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O bald one! Do you find any mention of prayer in it?" I said, "No." He said, "By Allah! The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) did not offer prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night. If the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) had offered prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis that night, then it would have become obligatory for you to pray there as it happened with Baytullah. By Allah! Both of them did not part from Buraq until the gates of the heavens were opened for them. Then both of them saw Paradise and Hell and all the promises of the Hereafter. Then both of them returned in the same way as they had gone. Then he began to laugh until I saw his blessed teeth. Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) further said, "People say that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) tied Buraq so that it would not run away, whereas Allah Almighty had made the entire world of the unseen and the seen subservient to him."