Hadith #19

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Al-Zuhri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that 'Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab informed me, from Abu Hurayra, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said — regarding the Night Journey [al-Isra']: "I met Musa (عليه السلام)" — and he described him — a man said [the narrator]: I think he said: "tall and lean, with straight hair, as if he were from the men of [the tribe of] Shanu'a." He said: "And I met 'Isa (عليه السلام)" — and he (ﷺ) described him — "of medium height, reddish, as if he had just come out of a dimas [a bathhouse — meaning his complexion was fresh and moist]." He said: "And I saw Ibrahim (عليه السلام) — and I am the most resembling of his children to him." He said: "Then I was brought two vessels — one containing milk and the other wine. It was said to me: 'Take whichever you wish.' So I took the milk and drank it. It was said to me: 'You have been guided to the fitra [natural disposition] and you have chosen the fitra. Had you taken the wine, your community would have gone astray.'"'