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Sahih al-Bukhari 4709 (Book 65, Hadith 231) #4492
The Night Journey of Guidance

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was presented with two cups, one containing wine and the other milk. He chose the milk, which symbolizes his guidance to Islam and how it would have been a source of guidance for his followers if he had chosen otherwise.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger was presented with two cups one containing wine and the other milk on the night of his night journey at Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the milk. Gabriel said, "Thanks to Allah Who guided you to the Fitra (ie Islam); if you had taken the wine, your followers would have gone astray.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ بِإِيلِيَاءَ بِقَدَحَيْنِ مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَلَبَنٍ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَخَذَ اللَّبَنَ قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَاكَ لِلْفِطْرَةِ، لَوْ أَخَذْتَ الْخَمْرَ غَوَتْ أُمَّتُكَ‏.‏

TOPICS
journey  *  milk  *  wine  *  guidance  *  fitra

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose what is right according to your faith in Allah SWT even when faced with difficult decisions or temptations . Strive to be a source of guidance for others by setting an example through your own actions and words .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the night journey of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he was presented with two cups, one containing wine and the other milk. He chose to take the cup of milk instead, which symbolizes his guidance to Islam. This shows that if he had taken the cup of wine instead, it would have led him and his followers astray from their faith in Allah SWT. This teaches us that we should always choose what is right according to our faith in Allah SWT even when faced with difficult decisions or temptations. We should also strive to be a source of guidance for others by setting an example through our own actions and words.

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