Abū Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “All rivers and winds come from beneath the Rock of Jerusalem.”

Ubayy ibn Kaʿb said: “There is no fresh water that does not flow from beneath the Rock of Jerusalem.” Nawfal al-Bakālī said: “Four rivers of Paradise flow from beneath the Rock of Jerusalem: the Sayhān, the Jayhān, the Nile, and the Euphrates.”

Ubayy ibn Kaʿb said: “Allah Most High says to the Rock of Jerusalem: ‘You are My first throne. From beneath you I spread out the earth, and from beneath you I caused fresh water to rise to the mountaintops.’”

Abū Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that, when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was taken on the Night Journey to Jerusalem, he said: “Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me at the Rock. I prayed, then was taken up to heaven.”

Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī said: “Allah Most High will turn the Rock of Jerusalem into a piece of coral as broad as heaven and earth. He will then place His Throne upon it, set up the Balance, and judge between His servants. From there they will proceed to Paradise.”

Al-Buhturī the judge said: “Prayer is disliked in seven places: on the roof of the Kaaba, on the Rock, on Mount Sinai, on al-Safā and al-Marwa, and on