Sunan an-Nasa'i 4990

Translation

"Umar bin Al-Khattab told me: 'While we were with the Messenger of Allah [SAW] one day, a man appeared before us whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black. We could see no signs of travel on him, but none of us knew him. He came and sat before the Messenger of Allah [SAW], putting his knees against his, and placing his hands on his thighs, then he said: "O Muhammad, tell me about Islam." He said: "It is to bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah [SWT] and that Muhammad [SAW] is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the Salah, to give Zakah, to fast Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House if you are able to bear the journey." He said: "You have spoken the truth." And we were amazed by his asking him, and then saying, "You have spoken the truth". Then he said: "Tell me about Faith." He said: "It is to believe in Allah [SWT], His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and in the Divine Decree, its good and its bad." He said: "You have spoken the truth." He said: "Tell me about Al-Ihsan." He said: "It is to worship Allah [SWT] as if you can see Him, for although you cannot see Him, He can see you." He said: "Tell me about the Hour." He said: "The one who is asked about it does not know more about it than the one who is asking." He said: "Then tell me about its signs." He said: "When a slave woman gives birth to her mistress, when you see the barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in making tall buildings.'" 'Umar said: 'Three (days) passed, then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to me: "O 'Umar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "That was Jibril, peace be upon him, who came to you to teach you your religion."

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Same hadith, other wordings

• Arba'in Nawawi 2مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنْ السَّائِلِ. قَالَ: فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ أَمَارَاتِهَا؟ قَالَ: أَنْ تَلِدَ الْأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا، وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ. ثُمَّ انْ
• Misykatul Mashabih 2عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعْرِ لَا يُرَى عَلَي
• Arba'in 2عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ: " بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، إذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ، شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ الشَّعْرِ، لَا يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ
• Riyadhus Shalihin 60- وأما الأحاديث؛ فالأول: عن عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله عنه، قال " بينما نحن جلوس عند رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم إذ طلع عينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب، شديد سواد الشعر، لا يرى عليه أثر السفر، ولا يعرفه منا أحد، حتى جلس إلى النبي،صلى الله
• Shahih Muslim 8aكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقَدَرِ بِالْبَصْرَةِ مَعْبَدٌ الْجُهَنِيُّ۔ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ حَاجَّيْنِ أَوْ مُعْتَمِرَيْنِ، فَقُلْنَا لَوْ لَقِينَا أَحَدًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

Other narrations of this report

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2144Sahih Ibn Hibban 178al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (al-Tabarani) 5909al-Mu'jam al-Awsat 7049Musnad al-Bazzar 923Musnad Abi Ya'la 6408

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
   حدثني
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
   عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَأحد المكثرين من الصحابة والعبادلة ، وكان من أشد الناس اتباعا للأثر
   أن
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
   ʿAbdullāh b. Buraydah

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 105 AH, or 115 AH
   عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَثقة
   حدثنا
5. 5
   Kahmas

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 149 AH
   كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِثقة
   أنبأنا
6. 6
   al-Naḍr b. Shumayl

   trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. 203 AH, or: 204 AH, also said: 202 AH
   النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍثقة ثبت
   حدثنا
7. 7
   Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm

   trustworthy, a memorizer, a mujtahid (thiqah ḥāfiẓ mujtahid)d. 237 AH, or 238 AH
   إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَثقة حافظ مجتهد
   أخبرنا
8. 8
   al-Nasāʾī

   the preserver (al-Ḥāfiẓ)d. 302 AH, or 303 AH
   النَّسَائِيُّالحافظ

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