Also on the authority of Umar radiyallahu anhu, who said, When we were sitting down together with the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, suddenly there was one man whose clothes were extremely white, whose hair was extremely black and no indication of travelling in him, however none of us recognized him. Then he was sitting close to The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, rested his knees against the knees of The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and put his hands on the thigh of The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. He then asked, O Muhammad, tell me what Islam is! The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, Islam is you testify that no deity that has a right to be worshipped except Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, perform salah (ritual prayer), pay the zakah, fast during Ramadlan, and perform Hajj (pilgrimage) to His House (the Kabah at Mecca) if you have an ability to do so. That man said, You are right. Umar then said, We were astonished, the man was the one who asked question yet he answered it by himself. The man continued asking, Tell me what iman (belief) is! The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, Iman (belief) means you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the last day (The Day of Resurrection), and believe in fate (qadar) whether it is good or bad. The man replied, You are correct. Tell me what Ihsan is! The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam answered, Ihsan means you worship Allah as if you could see Him. If you could not see Him, verily, He can see you. That man asked, Tell me when the Day of Resurrection will happen! The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, The person being questioned does not know more than the person who ask question. That man asked again, Tell me what are its signs (The Day of Resurrection)! The Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam said, The women slaves will deliver their master (guardian), and you will see people without any shoes, dislike clothing, become poor, and the men who guard flock of sheep compete to build something as high as possible. Then the man went off, while I (Umar) kept silent for the next few days. Afterwards, The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, O Umar, do you know the man who asked questions last time? Umar said, Allah and His messenger know more. The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, Verily, he is Jibril and he came to you all to teach your religion. (Muslim)
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