between Masjid-ul-Haraam and Masjid-ul-Aqsa, therefore, for a commoner to go to Masjid-ul-Aqsa overnight and then return during the same night is something totally unconvincing, even it was not possible to travel the distance of one side in one night.

‘Allamah Isma’eel Haqqi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has said: [Journey] To Aqsa has been mentioned because there was no other Masjid so far away as Masjid-ul-Aqsa; it was Masjid-ul-Aqsa that was the farthest Masjid among all other Masajid; there was a distance of more than a month between Masjid-ul-Haraam and Masjid-ul-Aqsa. (Ruh-ul-Bayan, part 15 Surah Bani Israel, Taht-al-Ayah 1, vol. 5, pp. 114)

Siddeeq according to Jibraeel-e-Ameen…

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated when the Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to Sayyiduna Jibraeel عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام at Mi’raaj night: ‘يَا جِبۡرِيۡلُ! اِنَّ قَوۡمِيۡ يَتَّهِمُوۡنِيۡ وَلَا يُصَدِّقُوۡنِيۡ’ i.e. O Jibraeel! My people will slander me and they will not testify for me. Sayyiduna Jibraeel عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said: ‘اِنِ اتَّهَمَكَ قَوۡمُكَ فَاِنَّ اَبَا بَكۡرٍ يُصَدِّقُكَ وَهُوَ الصِّدِّيۡق’ i.e. If your people slander you so what happens, Abu Bakr will testify because he is Siddeeq. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat lit-Tabarani, vol. 5, pp. 226, Hadis 7148, 7173)

The same thing in the morning of Mi’raaj night happened when our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم standing near Hateem-e-Ka’bah mentioned this wonderful Mi’raaj night to the people, so the faith of true Muslims became stronger but hypocrites and polytheists were deeply shocked as to how such a long journey was made only during one night.

One who testifies without seeing

Polytheists ran and reached Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and started saying: ‘هَلۡ لَكَ اِلٰى صَاحِبِكَ يَزۡعُمُ اَنَّهُ اَسۡرٰى بِه اللَّيۡلَةَ اِلَى بَيۡتِ الۡمَقۡدَس؟’ i.e. Do you testify whatever your friend has said that he had visited Masjid-ul-Aqsa from Masjid-ul-Haraam? He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said: ‘اَوَ قَالَ ذٰلِكَ؟’ Has the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم really stated the same thing?’ They said: Yes. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ