- "When the night of my Night Journey occurred, and I awoke in Mecca, I was troubled by my situation, knowing that the people would disbelieve me. So, I sat alone, feeling sad. He said: Then the enemy of Allāh, Abū Jahl, passed by, and he came and sat next to him, saying mockingly: Has anything happened? The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: Yes. He said: What is it? He said: I was taken on a Night Journey last night. He said: To where? He said: To Bayt al-Maqdis. He said: And then you awoke among us? He said: Yes. He did not want to deny him, fearing that he would reject the story if he called his people to him. He said: What if I call your people, will you tell them what you have told me? The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: Yes. So he said: Come, O people of Banū Kaʿb ibn Luʾayy! The gatherings stirred towards him, and they came and sat with them. He said: Tell your people what you have told me. The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: