Hadith 287

(The books) ‘Jamie Al Fawaaid’ and ‘Taweel Al Ayaat Al Zaahira’ – Muhammad Bin Al Abbas, from Muhammad Bin Hammam, from Isa Bin Dawood by his chain, ‘Raising it to Abu Al-Hassan Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws, from his-asws father-asws, from his-asws grandfather-saww Ali-asws regarding Words of Mighty and Majestic: When the Lote Tree was overwhelmed by what overwhelmed it [53: 16]: ‘The Prophet-saww said when there was an Ascension with him-saww to his-saww Lord-azwj, he-saww said: ‘Jibraeel-as paused with me-saww at a large tree, I-saww had not seen similar to it. Upon every branch from it was an Angel, and every single leaf from it was an Angel, and upon every fruit from it was an Angel, a Noor from the Noor of Allah-azwj the Exalted had caused it to flash. Jibraeel-as said: ‘This is Sidrat Al-Muntaha. The Prophets-as had ended to it before you-saww, then they did not cross past it, and you-saww shall be crossing it, if Allah-azwj so Desires it for Him-azwj to Show you-saww His-azwj Greatest Signs, so rest assured, Allah-azwj will Aid you-saww with the affirmation until the Honours of your-saww Lord-azwj are perfected, and you-saww come to be in His-azwj Vicinity’. Then he-saww ascended with me-saww to beneath the Throne. A green rug came near to me-saww and raised me-saww by the Permission of Allah-azwj, to my-saww Lord-azwj. I-saww came to be in His-azwj Presence and there were terminated from me-asws, voices of the Angels and their buzz. And the fears and the awes were gone and my-saww soul calmed down and I-saww smiled and went on to look around and took hold of myself-saww, and the cheerfulness and the joy occurred upon me-saww, and I-saww thought that the entirety of the creation had died, and I-saww could not see anyone from His-azwj creatures apart from me-saww. He-azwj left me-saww for as long as He-azwj so Desired, then Returned my-saww soul to me-saww, and I-asws recovered, and the recovery was from my-saww Lord-azwj. I-saww shut my-saww eyes and my-saww sight dimmed, and I-saww went on to see with my-saww heart just as I-saww tended to see with my-saww eyes, but further and further reaching, and that is His-azwj Word: Neither did the sight deviate nor did it exceed [53: 17] He saw from the greatest Signs of his Lord [53: 18]. And rather, I-saww saw from (like) the eye of the needle, a Noor between me-saww and my-saww Lord-azwj, (which) the sights could not tolerate. My-saww Lord-azwj called out to me-saww. Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Said: “O Muhammad-saww! ” I-saww said: ‘At Your-azwj service, my-saww Lord-azwj, and my-saww Master-azwj, and my-saww God-azwj! At Your-azwj service! ’
He-azwj Said: “Do you-saww know your-saww