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Drinking the Milk and Honey on the Occasion of Mi’raaj and Ascending to the Heavens
After Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) praised and glorified Allah Ta‘ala, Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) addressed the other Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) saying:
بهذا فضلكم محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
It is on account of these virtues and excellent qualities (for which Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam] had praised and expressed gratitude to Allah Ta‘ala) that Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has surpassed all of you.
Thereafter, when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came out from Musjid-ul-Aqsa, he was presented with three cups. One contained water, the second contained milk, and the third contained wine. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) chose the cup with the milk and drank the milk. Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) then said to him, “(By choosing the milk,) you have chosen the pure and natural deen. If you chose the wine, your ummah would have gone astray, and if you chose the water, your ummah would have drowned.”