Hadith 113

Sahih Bukhari

Book 63: Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

Chapter 42

Al-Mi’raj

باب الْمِعْرَاجِ

Sahih al-Bukhari 3888
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ‏{‏وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي أَرَيْنَاكَ إِلاَّ فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ‏}‏ قَالَ هِيَ رُؤْيَا عَيْنٍ، أُرِيَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ‏.‏ قَالَ وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ هِيَ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ‏.‏
Ibn `Abbas:

Regarding the Statement of Allah" "And We granted the vision (Ascension to the heavens) which We made you see (as an actual eye witness) was only made as a trial for the people." (17.60) Ibn `Abbas added: The sights which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was shown on the Night Journey when he was taken to Bait-ulMaqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Qur'an is the tree of Zaqqum (itself) .
Quran References:
Surah 17:60

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Abbas

عبد الله بن العباس بن عبد المطلب الحبر

2,209 narrations

follower
2

'Ikrama

عكرمة

535 narrations

follower
3

'Amr bin Dinar

عمرو بن دينار الأثرم الجمحي

579 narrations

successor
4

Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah

سفيان بن عيينة

1,847 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Abdullah bin al-Zubair bin 'Isa

عبد الله بن الزبير بن عيسى الحميدي

73 narrations