son of David—peace be upon them both—when he finished building Jerusalem’s sanctuary, asked Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for judgment that accorded with His judgment, a kingdom that no one after him would possess, and that anyone who came to this House intending only to pray there should leave free of his sins, as on the day his mother gave birth to him.” The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: “As for two of these, he was granted them, and I hope that he was granted the third.” (Reported by al-Nasā’ī and Ibn Mājah.)

Abū al-ʿAwwām—may Allah be pleased with him—said: “When Allah’s prophet Solomon finished building Jerusalem’s sanctuary, he slaughtered three thousand cattle and seven thousand sheep. Then he said: ‘O Allah, whoever comes to it burdened with sin, forgive his sin; and whoever comes afflicted with hardship, relieve his hardship.’” He said: “No one comes to it without receiving abundant good from Solomon’s supplication.” I have quoted this from the chapter on Solomon’s supplication—peace be upon him—when he finished building Jerusalem’s sanctuary. End of quotation.

Shaddād ibn Aws—may Allah be pleased with him—said: We asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how were you taken on the Night Journey?” He said:

“I led my Companions in the ʿIshāʾ prayer in Mecca, at a late hour of the night.. Then Gabriel—peace be upon him—brought me a mount larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. He said, ‘Mount.’ He took me along, led it by its ear, and helped me onto it. Then it sped off, its hoof landing as far as its neck reached, until we came to a land of palm trees. He helped me dismount and said, ‘Pray.’ So I prayed. Then we mounted, and he said, ‘Do you know where you prayed?’ I said: