Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 449-5b

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"On the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghunm, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: Jibril came to him in a form he did not recognize, until he placed his hand on the knee of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah, what is Islam? He said: Islam is that you submit your face to Allah, testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establish the prayer, and give the zakat. He said: If I do that, have I submitted? He said: Yes, you have spoken truly. He said: What is faith, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Faith is that you believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, the Prophets, death, life after death, the reckoning and the balance, Paradise and Hellfire, and destiny in its entirety, its good and its evil. He said: If I do that, have I believed? He said: Yes. He said: You have spoken truly. He said: What is excellence, O Messenger of Allah? He said: That you fear Allah as if you see Him, for if you do not see Him, indeed He sees you. He said: If I do that, have I become secure? He said: Yes. He said: You have spoken truly. He said: What is excellence, O Messenger of Allah? He said: That you fear Allah as if you see Him, for if you do not see Him, indeed He sees you. He said: If I do that, have I done excellently? He said: Yes. He said: You have spoken truly. He said: What is the Hour, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Glory be to Allah! Five things are of the unseen which none knows except Allah: the one asked about them knows no more than the one asking. Indeed, with Allah is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, He knows what is in the wombs, no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. And if you wish, I will tell you of the signs before it: when a slave-girl gives birth to her mistress, when the barefoot, naked shepherds compete in building tall buildings, and you see the barefoot, naked ones, the destitute, the shepherds, competing in buildings. He said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: The poor. Then the man turned away, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Where is the questioner? They said: We have not seen his way since he appeared. He said: That was Jibril, who came to teach you your religion, and he never came to me except that I recognized him, except today."

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