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459. It was narrated from Abû Suhail, from his father, that he heard Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullâh say: “A man from the people of Najd came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ with unkempt hair. We could hear him talking loudly but we could not understand what he was saying
until he came closer. He was asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to him: 'Five prayers each day and night.' He said: 'Do I have to do anything else?' He said: 'No, unless you do it voluntarily.' He said: 'And fasting the month of Ramaḍān.' He said: 'Do I have to do anything else?' He said: 'No, unless you do it voluntarily.' And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ mentioned Zakāh to him, and he said: 'Do I have to do anything else?' He said: 'No, unless you do it voluntarily.' The man left saying: 'By Allāh, I will not do any more than this or any less.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'He will achieve salvation, if he is speaking the truth.'" (Ṣaḥīh)
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[1] An-Nisâ’ 4:101.
Commentary
1. "We heard the humming or rumbling sound": It appears he had been murmuring his questions, walking from a distance, which could make it easy for him to ask!
2. Since the asker had already been a Muslim, and had pronounced the testimony, the Prophet ﷺ stated to him other pillars of Islam. He did not mention the Pilgrimage because it had not been made obligatory yet.
