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In the book `Amali' by Shaikh as‑Saduq (may Allah raise his rank), it has been narrated that Imam Ja'far as‑Sadiq had said, "When the Prophet along with Jibra'il mounted onto Buraq, one of the horses of Paradise ‑ to go on the Me'raj, they first went to Bait al‑Muqaddas. The Mehrab (prayer Niche) of the previous Prophets was shown to the Holy Prophet, and he also performed Salat there.
After
the Me'raj, the Prophet
The Prophet asked them for a glass of water, drank some of it and poured the rest of it on the ground. Finally, he returned to Makkah.
When the morning came, he told the Quraish: "In the night, Allah took me to Bait al‑Muqaddas and in that land, He showed me the after effects and the houses of the previous Prophets. On my return, I met up with a Caravan from the Quraish who had lost one of their camels; I requested a glass of water from them of which I drank some of it, and the rest I poured onto the ground."
Abu
Jahl
At
that time, Jibra'il came to the Prophet
The Prophet replied to them, "The Caravan will return to Makkah around the time of sunrise and in front of the Caravan will be an exquisite looking camel."
Once the morning came, everyone was in anticipation for the Caravan to arrive. They said, "The sun is rising but the Caravan still has not arrived!" Just as this was said and the sun began to rise above the horizon, the Caravan appeared. At the head of the Caravan, the same beautiful looking camel that the Prophet had mentioned, could be seen. [16]
Notes: [16] Amali Saduq, Page 363, Section 69, Hadith 1
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once again returned to Bait al
Muqaddas and there he met up with a Caravan from the tribe of Quraish. This
group has lost one of their camels and was busy searching for it.
who was
one of the staunch enemies of the Noble Prophet said: "Ask him (the
Prophet) how many pillars, lights and Mehrabs are in Bait al‑Muqaddas."
and placed an image of Bait al‑Muqaddas
in front of him, with which he was able to answer all the questions posed to
him. When the people of the Quraish heard this, they said, "Let us wait
until the Caravan returns and we can ask them."