English translation
1397. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “Inform me of such a deed as will make me of this part= =of the book give the details concerning this religious duty, which is regarded as one of the five major pillars of the Islāmic Faith. Wherever Ṣadaqa occurs with the meaning of Zakât, the ‘Zakât’ has been used; otherwise, “giving in charity” is used to stand for the general meaning of Ṣadaqa. enter Paradise, if I do it.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “(In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah (Alone and none else) and do not ascribe any partners to Him, perform Iqāmat-as-Salāt, pay the compulsory Zakāt, and observe Ṣaum (fast) in the month of Ramaḍān.” The bedouin said, “By Him, in Whose Hands my soul (life) is, I will not do more than this.” When he (the bedouin) left, the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever likes to see a man of Paradise, then he may look at this man.”
