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Contents of Hadith
Narrated: Yahya bin Yamur
that the
first man who discussed about Qadr (Divine Decree) in Basra
was Mabad al-Juhani. I along with Humaid bin Abdur-Rahman
Himyari set out for prilgrimage or for Umrah and said: Should
it so happen that we come into contact with one of the
Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) we
shall ask him a bout what is talked about Taqdir (Division
Decree). Accidentally we came across Abdullah ibn Umar ibn
al-Khattab, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and
I surrounded him. One of us (stood) on his right and the other
stood on his left. I expected that my companion would
authorize me to speak. I therefore said: Abu Abdur Rahman!
there have appeared some people in our land who recite the
Holy Quran and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about
their affairs, added: They (such people) claim that there is
no such thing as Divine Decree and events are not predestined.
He (Abdullah ibn Umar) said: When you happen to meet such
people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they
have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way
responsible for my (belief). Abdullah ibn Umar swore by Him
(the Lord) (and said): If any one of them (who does not
believe in the Divine Decree) had with him gold equal to the
bulk of (the mountain) Uhud and then, it (in the way of
Allah), Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith
in Divine Decree. He further said: My father, Umar ibn
al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of
Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before
us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair
extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him.
None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the
Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about
al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but
Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you
establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and
perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough
(to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said:
You have told the truth. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It
amazed us that he would put the question and then he would
himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me
about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you
affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in
His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your
faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. He (the
inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (the inquirer)
again said: Inform me about al?Ihsan (performance of good
deeds). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as
if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He,
verily, sees you. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me
about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked:
One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring
(about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its
indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl
will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find
barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the
construction of magnificent buildings. He (the narrator, Umar
ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way
but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He
then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I
replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy
Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you
in order to instruct you in matters of religion.