them) said:
Once we were sitting in the company of Messenger
of Allah ( ﷺ ) when there appeared a
man dressed in very white clothes and having
extraordinary black hair. No signs of fatigue of
journey appeared on him and he was known to none
of us. He sat down facing the Prophet
( ﷺ) leaning his knees against the
knees of the Prophet ( ﷺ ) and placing
both of his palms over his two thighs and said,
“O Muhammad ( ﷺ )! Tell me about
Islam”. He ( ﷺ) replied, “Islam is to
testify that none has the right to be worshipped but
Allah, and that Muhammad ( ﷺ ) is the
Messenger of Allah; that you observe Salat (prayers),
pay Zakat, observe Saum (fasting) of Ramadan and
perform Hajj (pilgrimage) of the House, provided you
have resources of making journey to it.” He replied:
“You have spoken the truth.” We were surprised to
see that he had asked him and confirmed the
correctness of the answers.
He then enquired: “Tell me about Iman.” He
( ﷺ) said: “It is to believe in Allah, His
angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day
and that you believe in preordainment (destiny), its
bad and good consequences.” He said, “You have
spoken the truth.”
He then enquired: “Tell me about Ihsan.” He
( ﷺ) said, “It is to worship Allah as if
you are seeing Him; and although you do not see
Him, He sees you.”
He enquired: “Inform me about the Hour (i.e., the
Day of Resurrection).” He ( ﷺ ) replied,
“I have no more knowledge thereof than you”.
He said, “Inform me about some of its signs.” He
( ﷺ) said, “They are – that a
bondswoman gives birth to her own master, and that
you will find the barefooted, naked, poor shepherds
competing one another in the construction of higher
buildings.” Then he departed.
The Messenger of Allah kept silent for a while then
he said to me, “O ‘Umar! Do you know who the
questioner was?” I replied, “Allah and His Messenger
know better.” The Prophet ( ﷺ) said,
“He was Jibril (Gabriel); he came to you to teach you
your religion.”
[Muslim]
Riyad as-Salihin » The Book of Miscellany – Book 1,
Hadith 60
Muslim Islam Z Alhassan
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