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 the door to be opened. And it was said, ' Who is this?' He replied, ' Gabriel.' It was said, ' And who is with thee?' He replied, 'Muhammad.' It was said, 'And has he been sent too? ' He replied, ' Yes. ' It was said, ' Welcome to him! His coming is well.' Then the door was opened. And when I arrived (inside), behold! Enoch. Gabriel said, 'This is Enoch, therefore salute him.' So I saluted him; and he returned the salutation. Then he said, ' Welcome to the good brother and good prophet.' After that Gabriel ascended with me until he came to the fifth heaven. And he asked that the door might be opened. It was said, ' Who is this? ' He replied, ' Gabriel.' It was said, 'And who is with thee?' He replied, ' Muhammad.' It was said, * Has he been sent too? ' He replied, ' Yes.' It was said, ' Welcome to him! His coming is well.' Then the door was opened. And when I arrived (inside), behold! Aaron. Gabriel said, ' This is Aaron, therefore salute him.' So I saluted him; and he returned the salutation. Then he said, ' Welcome to the good brother and good prophet! ' After that Gabriel ascended with me until he came to the sixth heaven. And he asked that the door might be opened. It was said, ' Who is this? ' He replied, ' Gabriel.' It was said, ' And who is with thee? ' He replied, ' Muhammad.' It was said, ' Has he been sent too? ' He replied, ' Yes ' It was said, ' Welcome to him! His coming is well.' Then the door was opened. And when I arrived (inside), behold! Moses. Gabriel said, 'This is Moses, therefore salute him.' So I saluted him; and he returned the salutation. Then he said, ' Welcome to the good brother and good prophet.' And when I passed on, he wept. It was said to him, ' What makes thee weep? ' He replied, ' I weep because a boy has been sent after me, of whose followers more will enter paradise than will enter of mine.' After that Gabriel ascended with me to the seventh heaven; and he asked that the door might be opened. It was said, * Who is this? ' He replied, ' Gabriel/ It was said, ' And who is with thee? ' He replied, ' Muhammad.' It was said, ' Has he been sent too? ' He replied, ' Yes.' It was said, ' Welcome! his coming is well.' Then when I arrived (inside), behold! Abraham, Gabriel said, ' This is Abraham, therefore salute