و قَالَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَجْلِسًا لَهُ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَجَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاضِعًا كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي مَا الْإِسْلَامُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْ تُسْلِمَ وَجْهَكَ لِلَّهِ وَتَشْهَدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَأَنَا مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَسْلَمْتَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَحَدِّثْنِي مَا الْإِيمَانُ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْمَوْتِ وَبِالْحَيَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ وَالْحِسَابِ وَالْمِيزَانِ وَتُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ كُلِّهِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ قَالَ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ آمَنْتُ قَالَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ آمَنْتَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي مَا الْإِحْسَانُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْإِحْسَانُ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ لِلَّهِ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تَرَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَحَدِّثْنِي مَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فِي خَمْسٍ مِنْ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلَّا هُوَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ شِئْتَ حَدَّثْتُكَ بِمَعَالِمَ لَهَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَحَدِّثْنِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْأَمَةَ وَلَدَتْ رَبَّتَهَا أَوْ رَبَّهَا وَرَأَيْتَ أَصْحَابَ الشَّاءِ تَطَاوَلُوا بِالْبُنْيَانِ وَرَأَيْتَ الْحُفَاةَ الْجِيَاعَ الْعَالَةَ كَانُوا رُءُوسَ النَّاسِ فَذَلِكَ مِنْ مَعَالِمِ السَّاعَةِ وَأَشْرَاطِهَا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَصْحَابُ الشَّاءِ وَالْحُفَاةُ الْجِيَاعُ الْعَالَةُ قَالَ الْعَرَبُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2926
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) sat in a gathering of his and Jibreel (AS) came to him and sat in front of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), placing his hands on the knees of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). He said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Islam is to turn your face towards Allah (in submission); to bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner or associate, and to bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger." He said; If I do that, will I have become Muslim? He said: "If you do that. you will have become Muslim'. He said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me about faith. He said: "Faith means to believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book and the Prophets; to believe in death and in life after death; and to believe in Paradise, Hell, the Reckoning, and the Balance; and to believe in predestination, all of it, both good and bad." He said: And if I do that, will I have believed? He said: "If you do that, you will have believed." He said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me about ihsan. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: " Ihsan means to strive for the sake of Allah as if you can see Him, and although you cannot see Him, He sees you." He said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me, when is the Hour? The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Subhanallah, there are five matters of the Unseen which no one knows except Him: 'Verily, Allah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die, Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All- Aware (of things)' [Luqman 31:34]. But if you wish, I will tell you some of the signs of its approach." He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah, tell me, The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "When you see the slave woman give birth to her mistress or her master, and you see the shepherds competing in the construction of lofty buildings, andyou see the barefoot, hungry dependents become prominent figures among the people, those are signs and portents of the Hour." He said: O Messenger of Allah, who are the shepherds and the barefoot, hungry dependents? He said: "The Arabs."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020