the seventh heaven at a distance known only to Allah; whereas the prevalent view is that it is in the seventh—or, according to some, the sixth—heaven, as mentioned earlier.

Fifth: his divergence regarding the two rivers, the Nile and the Euphrates, claiming that their source is in the lowest heaven. The familiar reports outside his narration place them in the seventh heaven, flowing from beneath the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.

Seventh: his mention that the River Kawthar is in the lowest heaven, while the well-known hadith locates it in Paradise, as has already been pointed out.

Eighth: his attribution of the “drawing near and descending” to Allah, whereas the established narration attributes this to Gabriel, as likewise noted above.

Eleventh: his assertion that the Prophet ﷺ returned (to his Lord) even after the number of prayers had been reduced to five. The well-known accounts state that Moses, peace be upon him, urged him to return after the reduction reached five, but he declined.

Twelfth: his additional detail that a tūr (a small bowl) was placed inside the basin.

I say: For this reason the heart finds no reassurance in deriving benefit from his version except in what others corroborate—and that is very little. Al-Hafiz has judged some of those parts acceptable. Allah knows best.