Pearls of Prophet ﷺ Hadith #2 Sept 1 with Dr. Amina Murad

Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA) reported: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, a man appeared with very white clothes and very black hair. There were no signs of travel on him, and we did not recognize him. He sat in front of the Prophet ﷺ, rested his knees by his knees, and placed his hands on his thighs.
The man said, “O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Islam is to testify there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish prayer, to give charity, to fast the month of Ramadan, and to perform pilgrimage to the House if a way is possible.”
The man said, “You have spoken truthfully.” We were surprised that he asked him and said he was truthful.
He said, “Tell me about faith.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in providence, its good and its harm.”
The man said, “You have spoken truthfully. Tell me about excellence.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Excellence is to worship Allah as if you see Him, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees you.”
The man said, “Tell me about the final hour.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “The one asked does not know more than the one asking.” The man said, “Tell me about its signs.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and you will see barefoot, naked, and dependent shepherds compete in the construction of tall buildings.”
Then, the man returned and I remained.
The Prophet ﷺ said to me, “O Umar, do you know who he was?”
I said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.”
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Verily, he was Gabriel who came to teach you your religion.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 8

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