Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ وَعَفَّانُ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَيْتُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي لَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ فَنَظَرْتُ فَوْقَ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فَوْقِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَعْدٍ وَبَرْقٍ وَصَوَاعِقَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ بُطُونُهُمْ كَالْبُيُوتِ فِيهَا الْحَيَّاتُ تُرَى مِنْ خَارِجِ بُطُونِهِمْ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَكَلَةُ الرِّبَا فَلَمَّا نَزَلْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا نَظَرْتُ أَسْفَلَ مِنِّي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَهْجٍ وَدُخَانٍ وَأَصْوَاتٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا يَا جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ هَذِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ يَحُومُونَ عَلَى أَعْيُنِ بَنِي آدَمَ أَنْ لَا يَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَرَأَوْا الْعَجَائِبَ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "On the night I was taken on the Night Journey, when we reached the seventh heaven, I looked above and there was thunder, lightning, and thunderbolts. I came upon a people whose bellies were like houses, with snakes visible inside their bellies from outside. I said: 'Who are these, O Jibril?' He said: 'These are the devourers of usury.' When I descended to the lowest heaven, I looked below and there was dust, smoke, and sounds. I said: 'What is this, O Jibril?' He said: 'These are the devils hovering over the eyes of the children of Adam so that they do not reflect on the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Were it not for that, they would have seen wonders.'"