“One
day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allaah [Peace and Blessings of
Allaah be Upon him] there appeared before us a man whose clothes were
exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journey
were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down in
front of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him], with his
knees touching against the Prophet's [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon
him] and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs he said: “O Muhammad,
tell me about Islaam.”
[Taken from the Explanation of Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth]
The Messenger of Allaah [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said:
“Islaam is to testify that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allaah and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, to perform prayers, to give Zakaah, to
fast in Ramadhaan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to
do so.”
He said: “You are correct”; and we were amazed at him asking him and saying
that he is correct.
He then said: “Tell me about Eemaan.”
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said: “It is to believe
in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, and to
believe in Divine Pre-Decree or al-Qadr, both the good and the evil of it.”
He said: “You have spoken rightly.”
He said: “Then tell me about Ihsaan.”
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said: “It is to worship Allaah as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then (knowing that) truly He sees you.”
He said: “Then tell me about Ihsaan.”
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said: “It is to worship Allaah as though you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then (knowing that) truly He sees you.”
He said: “Then tell me about the Hour.”
He
said: “The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner.”
He said: “Then tell me about its signs.”
He said: “That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, and that you will see barefooted, naked destitute shepherds competing in constructing lofty buildings.”
Then he (the man) left, and I stayed for a time. Then, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him], said: “O `Umar, do you know who the questioner was?”
I said: “Allaah and His Messenger know best.”
He said: “Then tell me about its signs.”
He said: “That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, and that you will see barefooted, naked destitute shepherds competing in constructing lofty buildings.”
Then he (the man) left, and I stayed for a time. Then, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him], said: “O `Umar, do you know who the questioner was?”
I said: “Allaah and His Messenger know best.”
He said: “It was Jibreel, who came to teach you your religion.””
[Narrated
by Muslim]
Shaykh
Sa’d bin Naasir ash-Shithree [May Allaah Preserve him]
Former
Member of Permanent Committee of Senior Scholars
This
Hadeeth is the wording of Muslim however other companions reported this like
Abu Huraayrah with slightly different wording however this is the most
comprehensive as it includes the whole religion.
Juloos:
meaning they were sitting with the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be
Upon him]. Allaah, the Most High, Wants us to be learned therefore we are
encouraged to sit with those who have knowledge and sit in the gatherings of
knowledge. So this Hadeeth shows the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with
them all] sitting in a sitting of knowledge, we can learn from this that from
the manners of learning is to sit respectfully and focus on those teaching us.
A
man came with bright white clothes and the dark hair, so sign of travel was
visible on him: meaning he was wearing nice clothes and appeared beauty. The
Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, as was reported by
the authors of the Sunan that, ‘The best of your clothes are your white
clothes.’
He
sat in front: this teaches us the manner of learning; we should sit in a decent
manner. We may also derive from this that asking questions in order to seek
knowledge in a clear and beneficial manner is also a useful way of obtaining
knowledge.
Placed
his hands on his thighs: this shows that it is permissible to touch the body of
another person or even the ‘Awrah of another person, from the same gender, from
on top of clothes, if there is no element of suspicion.
'Ya
Muhammad': it is not allowed for us, the followers of the Prophet [Peace and
Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] to address him by his first name.
Tell
me about Islaam. Islam is to ‘istislaam’ or to submit. It is also to be
humbled, to accept and to obey and comply.
Islaam
is the religion of all the Prophets, as Allaah, the Most High, tells us that
they said:
“and to Him we have submitted (in Islam)” [Baqarah 2: 136]
However,
this Ummah has the specific meaning of the word Islaam. Meaning, it is the last
and final call and nothing other than it will be accepted;
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted
of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers” [aal-Imraan 3:85]
[Taken from the Explanation of Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth]
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