Sahih Ibn Hibban 173

Translation

✧ I said, "O Abu Abdullah al-Rahman, referring to Ibn Umar, there are people who claim that there is no fate (predestination). He said: Do we have anyone among us like them? I said, No. He said: Then convey to them from me that when you meet them, indeed Ibn Umar disassociates himself from you and you disassociate yourselves from him." Umar ibn al-Khattab narrated to us that while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a man came who had no signs of travel nor was he from the people of the city. He came and sat in front of the Messenger of Allah. He said, "O Muhammad, what is Islam? He said, "Islam is that you bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, give zakah, perform Hajj, perform Umrah, cleanse yourself from major impurity, complete ablution, and fast during Ramadan." He said, "If I do all of that, would I be a Muslim?" He said, "Yes." He said, "You have spoken the truth." He asked, "O Muhammad, what is faith (imaan)?" He said, "Faith is that you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and you believe in the Day of Judgment, and you believe in fate, its good and its evil." He said, "If I do all of that, would I be a believer (mu'min)?" He said, "Yes." He said, "You have spoken the truth." He asked, "O Muhammad, what is excellence (ihsan)?" He said, "Excellence is that you worship Allah as if you see Him, and even though you do not see Him, He sees you." He asked, "If I do that, would I be excellent (muhsin)?" He said, "Yes." He said, "You have spoken the truth." He asked, "O Muhammad, when is the Hour (Day of Judgment)?" He said, "Glory be to Allah, the one who is asked about it knows no more than the questioner, but if you wish, I will inform you about its signs." He said, "Yes." He said, "When you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings and when you see women giving birth to their mistresses, that is among the signs of the Hour." He said, "You have spoken the truth." Then the man left, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Umar, do you know who this man was?" We said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "This was Gabriel who came to teach you your religion."

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Narrators

1. 1
   ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

   Commander of the Faithful (amīr al-muʾminīn), well-known, of abundant virtues (jamm al-manāqib)d. 23 AH, also said: 24 AH
   عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابأمير المؤمنين مشهور جم المناقب
   حدثنا
2. 2
   ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

   One of the Companions who narrated most often, and one of the ʿAbādilah; he was among the people most strict in following the narrations (athar).d. 72 AH, or 73 AH, or 74 AH, also said: 75 AH
   عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطابأحد المكثرين من الصحابة والعبادلة ، وكان من أشد الناس اتباعا للأثر
   قال
3. 3
   Yaḥyá b. Yaʿmar al-Jadalī

   Trustworthy (thiqah), eloquent, and he used to narrate mursal reportsd. 89 AH, also said: 129 AH, which is doubtful, also said: around 120 AH
   يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَثقة فصيح ، وكان يرسل
   عن
4. 4
   Sulaymān b. Ṭarkhān

   trustworthy (thiqah), devout (ʿābid)d. 143 AH, or 144 AH
   أَبِيهِثقة عابد
   عن
5. 5
   Muʿtamir

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 186 AH, or: 187 AH, or: 188 AH
   مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَثقة
   حدثنا
6. 6
   Yūsuf b. Wāḍiḥ

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. Ibn Ḥibbān said: 250 AH, or shortly before or after it, al-Bukhārī said: 251 AH
   يُوسُفُ بْنُ وَاضِحٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّثقة .
   حدثنا
7. 7
   Ibn Khuzaymah

   d. 311 AH
   مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ
   أخبرنا
8. 8
   Ibn Ḥibbān

   d. 354 AH
   ابن حبان

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