Umar reported: "While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless with
him and grant him peace, one day a man came up to us whose clothes were
extremely white, whose hair was extremely black, upon whom traces of
travelling could not be seen, and whom none of us knew, until he sat
down close to the Prophet, may Allah bless with him and grant him peace,
so that he rested his knees upon his knees and placed his two hands
upon his thighs and said, 'Muhammad, tell me about Islam.' The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless with him and grant him peace, said, 'Islam is
that you witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah, and you establish the prayer, and you give the
Zakat, and you fast Ramadan, and you perform the hajj of the House if
you are able to take a way to it.' He said, 'You have told the truth,'
and we were amazed at him asking him and [then] telling him that he told
the truth. He said, 'Tell me about iman.' He said, 'That you affirm
Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and that
you affirm the Decree, the good of it and the bad of it.' He said, 'You
have told the truth.' He said, 'Tell me about ihsan.' He said, 'That
you worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you don't see Him then truly
He sees you.' He said, 'Tell me about the Hour.' He said, 'The one
asked about it knows no more than the one asking.' He said, 'Then tell
me about its tokens.' He said, 'That the female slave should give birth
to her mistress, and you see poor, naked, barefoot shepherds of sheep
and goats competing in making tall buildings.' He went away, and I
remained some time. Then he asked, 'Umar, do you know who the questioner
was?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'He was
Jibril who came to you to teach you your deen'." Muslim (8) narrated it.
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