Isra wal Me’raj – #1

Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

Auto-generated transcript: Salamu alaikum. My dear brothers and sisters. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala jalla jalaluhu said in his book the first ayat of surah Surah Bari Israel, Surah Al-Isra glorified and exalted is he, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, above all that they associate with him, who took His slave Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for a journey by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. The neighborhood and surroundings of which we have blessed in order that we might show him, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, our ayat, our signs, verily he jalla jalaluhu hears all and knows all, is the all hearer and the all seer. Narrated Malik bin Sasa radiallahu anhu, Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said when I was in the Kaaba in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, an angel recognized me as the man lying between two men. There was Hamza bin Abdul Nuttalib and Jafar bin Abi Talib radiallahu anhu wa lying on either side of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the Mataaf of the Kaaba. 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 and my heart was washed with Zamzam 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 Jibril alayhi wa sallam. When I reached the nearest heaven, Jibril said to the heaven gatekeeper, open the gate. The gatekeeper asked who is it? He said Jibril. The gatekeeper says who is accompanying you? Jibril said Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. The gatekeeper said has he been called? Jibril said yes. Then it was said he is welcome. What a wonderful visit is his. Then Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam continued and he said there I met Adam alayhi wa sallam and greeted him and he said to me you are welcome, oh my son and a prophet. Then we ascended to the second heaven and the same conversation happened and there he said I met Isa alayhi wa sallam and Yahya alayhi wa sallam who said you are welcome, oh our brother and a prophet. Then we ascended to the third heaven where the same question and answers happened at the gate and there he said I met Yusuf alayhi wa sallam and greeted him and he replied you are welcome, oh my brother and a prophet. Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met Idris alayhi wa sallam and greeted him and he said you are welcome, oh my brother and prophet. Then we ascended to the fifth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged and there I met and greeted Harun alayhi wa sallam who said you are welcome, oh my brother and a prophet. Then we ascended to the sixth heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged and there I met and greeted Musa alayhi wa sallam who said you are welcome, oh my brother and a prophet. When I proceeded on Musa alayhi wa sallam started weeping and when I asked him why he was weeping he said oh rab followers of this youth who you sent after me will enter Jannah in greater numbers than my followers. Then we ascended to the seventh heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged. There I met and greeted Ibrahim alayhi sallam and he said oh you are welcome, oh my son and a prophet. And then I was shown Al-Baitul Ma'mur which is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's house above the Kaaba in the seventh heaven. I asked Jibreel alayhi wa sallam about it and he said this is Al-Baitul Ma'mur where 70,000 angels pray daily, they make tawaf daily and when they leave they never return and the next day it is a fresh batch that comes into it daily. Just imagine think about this how many times do we go to the Kaaba and how many times may Allah give us the opportunity to go again and again and I see some of the faces of our brothers who have been just now for Umrah welcome back and...