It was narrated on the authority of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
While
we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon
him), there appeared before us a man dressed in extremely white clothes
and with very black hair. No traces of journeying were visible on him,
and none of us knew him. He sat down close by the Prophet (peace be upon
him), rested his knee against his thighs, and said, "O Muhammad! Inform
me about Islam."The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Islam is that you should
testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad is His
Messenger, that you should perform salah, pay the Zakah, fast during
Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House, if you are able to do so."The
man said, "You have spoken truly." We were astonished at his
questioning him (the Messenger) and telling him that he was right, but
he went on to say, "Inform me about iman."He
(the Messenger of Allah) answered, "It is that you believe in Allah and
His angels and His Books and His Messengers and in the Last Day, and in
qadar (fate), both in its good and in its evil aspects." He said, "You
have spoken truly."Then
he (the man) said, "Inform me about Ihsan." He (the Messenger of Allah)
answered, "It is that you should serve Allah as though you could see
Him, for though you cannot see Him yet (know that) He sees you."
He said, "Inform me about the Hour." He (the Messenger of Allah) said, "About that, the one questioned knows no more than the questioner." So he said, "Well, inform me about the signs thereof." He said, "They
are that the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, that you will
see the barefooted, naked, destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep
(competing with each other) in raising lofty buildings." Thereupon the man went of. I waited a while, and then he (the Messenger of Allah) said, "O Umar, do you know who that questioner was?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know better." He said, "That was Jibril (the Angel Gabriel). He came to teach you your religion."
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