He said...

He said: “There are people from your community who eat unlawful wealth and abandon the lawful ones.” I also saw people who had lips like those of the camels, and the flesh of their hands was cut and put into their mouths, I asked Gabriel: Who are these?

He said: “These are the people who find fault with the people.” I saw other people hitting their heads on stones, and when I asked Gabriel about their situation, he replied: “These are the people who did not pray the evening and Isha prayers and they are sleeping.” I saw people whom fire is being poured into their mouths and coming out of their anus, and when I asked about their condition, he said: “These are the ones who unjustly use the wealth belonging to the orphans.” And from there, we ascended to the second Heaven and I saw two men similar to each other there.

I asked Gabriel: Who are these? He said: They are both cousins of each other; Yahya and Jesus Christ (peace be upon them). And from there, we ascended to the third Heaven and I saw a very handsome man there whose prettiness compared to others was like the full moon of the fourteenth night compared to the stars. When I asked for his name, Gabriel said: This is your brother, Yusuf. I greeted him and he replied to my greeting and congratulated me.

In addition, I saw many angels glorifying the Lord there. From there, we went up to the fourth Heaven and I saw a man and when I asked Gabriel of him, he said: He is Idris whom Allah brought there. Thereafter, we went to the fifth Heaven and I saw an old man there who was surrounded by a group of his community, and when I asked who he was. Gabriel said: It is Hārūn ibn Imrān .

Then we went up to the sixth Heaven and I saw a tall and dark-coloured man there who said: The children of Israel think that I am the dearest of Adam’s children in the sight of Allah, but this man [i.e., Muhammad] is dearer to Allah than I am, and when I asked Gabriel: Who is he? He said: Your brother, Moses, the son of Imran [8] .

Thereafter, we went to the seventh Heaven, and I did not meet an angel there except that he said: O Muhammad, perform cupping and enjoin your nation to do the same [9] . In addition, I saw a man with black and white hair sitting on a throne there. Gabriel said: He is your father, Abraham. I greeted him and he answered and congratulated me. I saw the likes of the angels that I had seen in the previous Heavens there.