Sahih Muslim Hadith 99

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[99] 7 – (10) It was narrated that Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah 0, said: 'Ask me.' But we were too intimidated to ask him. Then a man came and sat at his knees and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what is Islam?' He said: 'To not associate anything with Allah, to establish the Salât, to pay the Zakât, and to observe fast (the month of) Ramadân.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' He said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what is faith?' The Messenger of Allah ji said: 'To believe in Allah, His Angels, His Book, the meeting with Him, and His Messengers, and to believe in the Resurrection, and to believe in Al-Qadar (the divine decree), all of it.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' He said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what is Al-Ihsân?' He said: 'To fear Allah as though you can see Him, for although you cannot see Him, He indeed sees you.' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' He said: '0 Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour begin?' He said: 'The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking. But I shall tell you of its portents: When you see a woman giving birth to her master, that is one of its portents. When you see the barefoot, naked, deaf and dumb 11 ruling the earth, that is one of its portents. When you see the herders of sheep competing in the construction of lofty buildings, that is one of its portents. (It is) among five things which no one knows except Allah.' Then he recited: "Verily, Allah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die 21 …, until the end of the Sarah." He said: "Then the man stood up (and left), and the Messenger of Allah ç said: 'Bring him back LAat to me.' They looked, but they could not find him. The .((JL Messenger of Allah said: 'That was JibrIl, who wanted to teach you since you did not ask." Chapter 2. Explaining The Prayers Which Are One Of The Pillars Of Islam