more than one chain of transmission from Saʿīd, from Qatādah, from Anas, who said:

“When al-Burāq was brought to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), it proved restive. Gabriel said to it, ‘No human being more honored by Allah Most High than he has ever ridden you.’ It then broke into a sweat and became docile.”

Then al-Khallāl narrated the hadith of Abū ʿAmr, as well as a report from Abū Saʿīd, who said:

“The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was speaking to us while we were in Medina. We said, ‘Tell us about the night on which you were taken on the Night Journey.’ He said, ‘I was brought an animal that most closely resembled a mule, except