Volume 1, Book 2, Number 44:
Narrated Talha bin ‘Ubaidullah:
A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah’s Apostle and we heard his loud voice but
could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was
asking about Islam. Allah’s Apostle said, “You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and
night (24 hours).” The man asked, “Is there any more (praying)?” Allah’s Apostle replied, “No, but if
you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can).” Allah’s Apostle further said to him: “You have to
observe fasts during the month of Ramad, an.” The man asked, “Is there any more fasting?” Allah’s
Apostle replied, “No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)” Then Allah’s Apostle fur –
ther said to him, “You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity).” The man asked, “Is there any thing
other than the Zakat for me to pay?” Allah’s Apostle replied, “No, unless you want to give alms of
your own.” And then that man retreated saying, “By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this.”
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Allah’s Apostle said, “If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Para –
dise).”