Hadith 50

The asking of (angel) Jibrīl (Gabriel) from the Prophet ﷺ about Belief,

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2 - THE BOOK OF BELIEF (FAITH)

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الحديث: 50 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 19

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50. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: One day while the Prophet ﷺ was sitting out for the people, (a man – the angel) Jibrīl (Gabriel) عليه السلام came to him and asked, "What is faith?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "Faith is to believe in Allāh, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Messengers, and to believe in Resurrection."(1) Then he further asked, "What is Islām?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "To worship Allāh جل جلاله Alone and none else, to perform the Ṣalāt (prayers) (Iqāmat-aṣ-Ṣalāt), to pay the Zakāt and to observe Saum [fasts (according to Islāmic teachings)] during the month of Ramaḍān"(2) Then he further asked, "What is Ihsān (perfection)?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "To worship Allāh جل جلاله as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.” Then he further asked, “When will the Hour be established?” Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ replied, “The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents. 1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. 2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allāh. The Prophet ﷺ then recited: “Verily, Allāh! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour —.” (V.31:34) Then that man (the angel) left and the Prophet ﷺ asked his Companions to call him back, but they could not see anything (him). Then the Prophet ﷺ said, “That was Jibrīl (Gabriel) عليه السلام, who came to teach the people their religion.” Abū ‘Abdullāh رضي الله عنه said: He (the Prophet ﷺ) considered all that as a part of faith.

Arabic text

50 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَارِزًا يَوْمًا لِلنَّاسِ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: مَا الإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ: «الإِيمَانُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ، وَكُتُبِهِ، وَبِلِقَائِهِ، وَرُسُلِهِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْبَعْثِ». قَالَ: مَا الإِسْلاَمُ؟ قَالَ: " الإِسْلاَمُ: أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ، وَلاَ تُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلاَةَ، وَتُؤَدِّيَ الزَّكَاةَ المَفْرُوضَةَ، وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ ". قَالَ: مَا الإِحْسَانُ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ»، قَالَ: مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ قَالَ: " مَا المَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ، وَسَأُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا: إِذَا وَلَدَتِ الأَمَةُ رَبَّهَا، وَإِذَا تَطَاوَلَ رُعَاةُ الإِبِلِ البُهْمُ فِي البُنْيَانِ، فِي خَمْسٍ لاَ يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلَّا اللَّهُ " ثُمَّ تَلاَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ} [لقمان: 34] الآيَةَ، ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ فَقَالَ: «رُدُّوهُ» فَلَمْ يَرَوْا شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ: «هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ جَاءَ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: جَعَلَ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ

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(1) (H.50) In this Hadīth, only 4 items are mentioned, while in another Hadīth, 6 items are mentioned. (i) Allāh, (ii) His angels, (iii) His Books (The Torah, The Gospel, The Qur'ān and all the other Holy Books revealed by Allāh), (iv) His Messengers, (v) Day of Resurrection and (vi) Al-Qadar (Divine Pre-ordinaments, i.e., whatever Allāh has ordained, must come to pass).
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(2) (H.50) Again the principles of Islām mentioned here are 4, but in other narrations, they are five – 5th is the Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah for the one who can afford it, once in a lifetime.