—then the rivers, and he made no mention of the vessels. It is most probable that this is Saʿīd’s version—meaning Saʿīd ibn Abī ʿArūbah—because it matches the wording attributed to Saʿīd in Aḥmad ⦗4/210⦘. The report in Muslim, however, follows al-Dastawāʾī’s sequence exactly, except that it omits the Lote Tree.

3 – As for the narration in which Anas relates directly from the Prophet ﷺ, it was transmitted from him by Thābit al-Bunānī and Shurayk ibn Abī Namr, as noted earlier:

A – Thābit’s version states that Anas ibn Mālik reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying:

“I was brought the Burāq—a white, long-bodied animal, larger than a donkey yet smaller than a mule; it places its hoof where its gaze ends. I mounted it until I reached Jerusalem, and there I tethered it to the ring by which the prophets tie their mounts.

I then entered the mosque, prayed two units of prayer, and came out.

Gabriel brought me a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk. I chose the milk, whereupon Gabriel said, ‘You have chosen the fiṭrah1.’”