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From: Sahih Muslim
Chapter No. 1, Faith (Kitab Al Iman)
Hadith No: 4
Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
Chapter No. 1, Faith (Kitab Al Iman)
Hadith No: 4
Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
One day the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) appeared before the public that a man came
to him and said: Prophet of Allah, (tell me) what is Iman.
Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your
faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His
Messengers and that you affirm your faith in the Resurrection
hereafter. He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, (tell me) what
does al-Islam signify. He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Al-Islam
signifies that you worship Allah and do not associate anything
with Him and you establish obligatory prayer and you pay the
obligatory poor-rate (Zakat) and you observe the fast of
Ramadan. He (the inquirer) again said: Messenger of Allah,
what does al-Ihsan imply? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That
you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, and in case you
fail to see Him, then observe prayer (with this idea in your
mind) that (at least) He is seeing you. He (the inquirer)
again said: Messenger of Allah, when would there be the hour
(of Doom)? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: The one who is asked
about it is no better informed than the inquirer. I, however,
narrate some of its signs (and these are): when the slave girl
will give birth to he master, when the naked, barefooted would
become the chiefs of the people, these are some of the signs
of (Doom). (Moreover) when the shepherds of the black (camels)
would exult themselves in buildings, this is one of the signs
of (Doom). (Doom) is one of the five (happenings wrapped in
the unseen) which no one knows but Allah. Then he (the
Messenger of Allah) recited (the verse):"Verily Allah! with
Him alone is the knowledge of the hour and He it is Who sends
(down the rain) and knows that which is in the wombs and no
person knows whatsoever he shall earn tomorrow, and a person
knows not in whatsoever land he shall die. Verily Allah is
Knowing, Aware. He (the narrator, Abu Huraira) said: Then the
person turned back and went away. The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Bring that man back to me. They (the
Companions of the Holy Prophet present there) went to bring
him back, but they saw nothing there. Upon this the Messenger
of Allah remarked: he was Gabriel, who came to teach the
people their religion.
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