Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that he heard the Messenger
of Allah say:
«لَمَّا كَذَّبَتْنِي
قُرَيْشٌ حِينَ أُسْرِيَ بِي إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ، قُمْتُ فِي الْحِجْرِ
فَجَلَى اللهُ لِي بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ، فَطَفِقْتُ أُخْبِرُهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ
وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْه»
(When Quraysh did not believe that I had been taken on the Night Journey to
Bayt Al-Maqdis, I stood up in Al-Hijr and Allah displayed Bayt Al-Maqdis before
me, so I told them about its features while I was looking at it.) This was also
reported in the Two Sahihs with different chains of narration. According to
Al-Bayhaqi, Ibn Shihab said: Abu Salamah bin `Abdur-Rahman said: Some people
from Quraish went to Abu Bakr and said, "Have you heard what your companion is
saying He is claiming that he went to Bayt Al-Maqdis and came back to Makkah in
one night!'' Abu Bakr said, "Did he say that'' They said, "Yes.'' Abu Bakr said,
"Then I bear witness that if he said that, he is speaking the truth.'' They
said, "You believe that he went to Ash-Sham [Greater Syria] in one night and
came back to Makkah before morning'' He said, "Yes, I believe him with regard to
something even more than that. I believe him with regard to the revelation that
comes to him from heaven.'' Abu Salamah said, from then on Abu Bakr was known as
As-Siddiq (the true believer).
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