1/1. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 5 — The Book of Belief (Faith)
The belief. What is belief and its characteristics?
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 5
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 5
حديث أبي هُرَيْرَةَ قال كان النبيُّ ﷺ بارزًا يومًا للناسِ فأَتاه رجلٌ فقال: ما الإيمان قال: الإيمان أن تؤمنَ بالله وملائكتِهِ وبلقائِهِ وبرسلِهِ وتؤمَن بالبعثِ قال: ما الإسلامُ قال: الإسلامُ أن تعبدَ اللهَ ولا تشركَ به وتقيمَ الصلاةَ وتؤدِّيَ الزكاةَ المفروضةَ وتصومَ رمضانَ قال: ما الإحسان قال: أن تعبدَ الله كأنك تراهُ، فإِن لم تكن تراه فإِنه يراك قال: متى الساعةُ قال: ما المسئولُ عنها بأَعْلَم مِنَ السائل، وسأُخبرُكَ عن أشراطِها؛ إِذا وَلَدَتِ الأَمَةُ رَبَّهَا، وَإِذا تطاولَ رُعاةُ الإبِلِ البَهْمُ في البنيان، في خمسٍ لا يعلمهنَّ إِلَاّ الله ثم تلا النبيُّ ﷺ (إِنَّ الله عنده علم الساعة) الآية: ثم أدبر فقال: رُدُّوه فلم يَرَوْا شيئًا فقال: هذا جبريل جاءَ يُعَلِّمُ الناسَ دينَهم.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
One day while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was sitting out for the people, a man came to him and asked, "What is Faith?" Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "Faith is to believe in Allâh, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Messengers and to believe in Resurrection." [2]Then he further asked, "What is Islâm?" Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "To worship Allâh Alone and none else, to perform As-Salât ( Iqâmat as-Salât ) [3] to pay the Zakât [4] and to observe Saum [fasts (according to Islâmic teachings)] during the month of Ramadân [1] .”Then he further asked, “What is Ihsân (perfection)?” Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ replied, “To worship Allâh as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you.” Then he further asked, “When will the Hour be established?” Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ replied, “The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents: 1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.2. When the shepherds of black camels start competing with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allâh.The Prophet ﷺ then recited: “Verily, Allâh! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour.” (31:34)Then that man left and the Prophet ﷺ asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see anything (him). Then the Prophet ﷺ said, “That was Jibraeel (Gabriel) who came to teach the people their religion.” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 47, Vol. 1) Muslim community. The payment of Zakât is obligatory as it is one of the five pillars of Islâm. Zakât is the major economic means for establishing social justice and leading the Muslim society to prosperity and security. [See Sahîh Bukhârî , Vol. 2, Book of Zakât (24)].
[2] In this Hadîth only four items of faith are mentioned while in another Hadîth there are six, the two not mentioned here are (a) to believe in His Books (the Torah, the Gospel, the Qur'ân and all the other holy books revealed by Allâh) (b) to believe in Al-Qadar , Divine Preordainments (i.e. whatever Allâh has ordained must come to pass).[3] Iqâmat-as-Salât : The performance of As-Salât (the prayers). It means that:a) Each and every Muslim, male or female, is obliged to offer his Salât (prayer) regularly five times a day at their specified times, the male in the mosque in congregation and the female at home. As the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has said: "Order your children for Salât (prayer) at the age of seven and beat them (about it) at the age of ten." The chief (of a family, town, tribe. etc.) and the Muslim ruler of the country are held responsible before Allah in case of non-fulfilment of this obligation by the Muslims under his authority.b) To perform the Salât (prayer) in a way just as Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم used to perform them, with all their rules and regulations i.e. standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting etc., as he صلى الله عليه وسلم has said: "Perform your Salât (prayer) the way you see me performing them." Please see Ahâdîth Nos. 702, 703, 704, 723, 786 and 787, Vol.I, Sahîh Al-Bukhârî , And the Salât (prayer) begins with Takbîr ( Allahu Akbar ) with the recitation of Surat-Al-Fâtiha etc., alongwith its various postures, standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting etc. and it ends with Taslim ( As-Salamo-Alikum wa Rahmatullah ). For the characteristics of As-Salât (the prayer) of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم , see Sahîh Al-Bukhârî , Vol. 1.[4] Zakât : A certain fixed proportion of the wealth and of the each and every kind of the property liable to Zakât of every Muslim to be paid yearly for the benefit of poor in the[1] Again the pillars of Islâm mentioned here are four, but in another narration they are five i.e. fifth one: The pilgrimage ( Hajj ) to Makka for the one who can afford it.
