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Sahih Muslim 11a

A person with dishevelled hair, one of the people of Nejd, came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). We heard the humming of his voice but could not fully discern what he had been…

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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جَمِيلِ بْنِ طَرِيفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، (فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ) عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ

يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرُ الرَّأْسِ نَسْمَعُ دَوِيَّ صَوْتِهِ وَلَا نَفْقَهُ مَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى دَنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ».

فَقَالَ: هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ قَالَ: «لَا. إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ». فَقَالَ: هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهُ فَقَالَ: «لَا. إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ». وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الزَّكَاةَ فَقَالَ: هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ: «لَا.

إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ «قَالَ فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: وَاللَّهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلَا أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ»

A person with dishevelled hair, one of the people of Nejd, came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). We heard the humming of his voice but could not fully discern what he had been saying, till he came nigh to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). It was then (disclosed to us) that he was asking questions pertaining to Islam.

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Five prayers during the day and the night. (Upon this he said: Am I obliged to say any other (prayer) besides these? He (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam),) said: No, but whatever you observe voluntarily, out of your own free will, and the fasts of Ramadan.

The inquirer said: Am I obliged to do anything else besides this? He (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) said: No, but whatever you do out of your own free will. And the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) told him about the Zakat (poor-rate).

The inquirer said: Am I obliged to pay anything else besides this? He (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) said: No, but whatever you pay voluntarily out of your own free will. The man turned back and was saying: I would neither make any addition to this, nor will decrease anything out of it.

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remarked: He is successful, if he is true to what he affirms.

محمد بن مثٰنی ‘ عبد الرحمٰن ‘ سفیان ‘ ابو اسحاق ‘ ابو الاحوص نے عبد اللہ ( بن مسعود ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ ) سے روایت کی ، کہا : آدمی کے جھوٹ میں یہی کافی ہے کہ وہ ہر سنی ہوئی بات بیان کر دے ۔

Sahih Muslim 11a, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 8. 1 min read

What it means

A man from the people of Najd came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). His hair was disheveled, his voice was loud, and his words could not be understood until he approached the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about the obligations of Islam. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) started with the prayer and informed him that Allah has enjoined upon him five obligatory prayers to be performed every day and night. He said: Do I have to perform any other prayer besides these five prayers? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) replied: No,

unless you choose to perform something of the voluntary prayers. Then, he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among what has been enjoined upon you by Allah is fasting the month of Ramadan. The man said: Do I have to fast any other day besides fasting Ramadan? He said: No, unless you choose to fast voluntarily. Afterward, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned Zakah to him. The man said: Do I have to give any charity besides the obligatory Zakah? He said: No, unless you do so voluntarily. After listening to the Prophet's words about such obligations, the man turned away and swore by Allah that he would adhere to them without any addition or omission.

Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: If this man is truthful regarding his oath, he will be among the successful.

What it teaches

  • Tolerance of the Islamic Shariah and how it makes things easy for those who are religiously accountable.
  • The Prophet's good treatment of this man, as he allowed him to get close to him and ask him.
  • When calling others to Allah Almighty, one should start with the most important thing, followed by the next in importance.
  • Islam is both a creed and a code of conduct; hence, deeds without faith are of no avail, and likewise, faith without deeds is of no avail.
  • The importance of these deeds and the fact that they are from the pillars of Islam.
  • The Friday prayer is included in the five obligatory prayers because it replaces the Zhuhr prayer on Friday for whomever the Friday prayer is obligatory.
  • The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) started his instruction with the most crucial obligations of Islam, namely its pillars that follow the two testimonies of faith, as the man was a Muslim. He did not mention Hajj either because this occurred before it was enjoined or because its time had not yet come.
  • If one performs only what is obligatory according to the Shariah, he will indeed be successful. However, this does not mean that performing voluntary acts of worship is not Sunnah, as such voluntary acts will make up for the shortcomings in the obligations on the Day of Judgment.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Qutaybah ibn SaidTold us, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  3. 3Malik ibn AnasFrom, Third generation, died 178 AH
  4. 4Nafi ibn MalikFrom, Successor, died 140 AH
  5. 5Malik ibn Abi AmirFrom, Successor, died 74 AH
  6. 6Talhah ibn UbaydullahHeard, Companion, died 36 AH

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