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Sahih Muslim 16b

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), i. e. Allah (alone) should be worshipped, and (all other gods) beside Him should be…

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وَحَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ طَارِقٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدَةَ السُّلَمِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «بُنِيَ الإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُعْبَدَ اللَّهُ وَيُكْفَرَ بِمَا دُونَهُ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَحَجِّ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), i. e. Allah (alone) should be worshipped, and (all other gods) beside Him should be (categorically) denied. Establishment of prayer, the payment of Zakat, Pilgrimage to the House, and the fast of Ramadan (are the other obligatory acts besides the belief in the oneness of Allah and denial of all other gods).

۔ حرملہ بن یحییٰ ‘ عبد اللہ بن حرملہ بن عمران تجیبی ‘ ابن وہب ‘ شراحیل بن یزید کہتے ہیں : مجھے مسلم بن یسار نے بتایا کہ انہوں نے ابوہریرہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ کو یہ کہتے ہوئے کہ رسول اللہﷺ نے فرمایا : ’’آخری زمانے میں ( ایسے ) دجال ( فریب کار ) کذاب ہوں گے جو تمہارے پاس ایسی احادیث لائیں گے جو تم نے سنی ہوں گی نہ تمہارے آباء نے ۔

تم ان سے دور رہنا ( کہیں ) وہ تمہیں گمراہ نہ کر دیں اور تمہیں فتنے میں نہ ڈال دیں ۔ ‘ ‘

Telah menceritakan kepadaku [Harmalah bin Yahya bin Abdullah bin Harmalah bin Imran at-Tujibi] dia telah berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] dia berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Syuraih] bahwa dia mendengar [Syarahil bin Yazid] berkata, telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Muslim bin Yasar] bahwa dia mendengar [Abu Hurairah] berkata, "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Akan ada di akhir zaman para Dajjal Pendusta membawa hadits-hadits kepada kalian yang mana kalian tidak pernah mendengarnya dan bapak-bapak kalian juga belum pernah mendengarnya.

Maka kalian jauhilah dan mereka jauhilah. Mereka tidak bisa menyesatkan kalian dan tidak bisa memfitnah kalian

Sahih Muslim 16b, Book 1, The Book of Faith, Hadith 20. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) likened Islam to a well-built structure based on five pillars that carry it and the rest of its characteristics complement the structure. First pillar: The two testimonies of faith; testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. These two testimonies constitute one pillar as they are both inseparable.

The slave utters the two testimonies of faith acknowledging the oneness of Allah and His exclusive worthiness of worship apart from others, acting upon their requirements, believing in the message of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and following him. Second pillar: Establishing the prayer, which refers to the five obligatory prayers that are to be observed every day and night and they are: Fajr (morning), Zhuhr (noon), ‘Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset), and ‘Ishā’ (night), along with observing their conditions, pillars, and obligatory acts.

Third pillar: Giving the obligatory Zakah, which is an obligatory financial act of worship due on every type of property that has reached the limit prescribed by Shariah and it is to be given to those entitled to it. Fourth pillar: Performing Hajj, which is travelling to Makkah to perform the rituals as a means of worshipping Allah Almighty.

Fifth pillar: Fasting Ramadān, which is abstaining from food, drink, and other invalidators from the break of dawn until sunset with the intention of worshipping Allah.

What it teaches

  • The two testimonies of faith are inseparable, i.e., none of them is valid without the other; hence, he considered them one pillar.
  • The two testimonies of faith are the core of the religion; hence, they are essential for the validity of any saying or deed.

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. 2Sahl ibn UthmanTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Yahya ibn ZakariyyaTold us, Third generation, died 183 AH
  4. 4Sad ibn TariqTold us, Successor, died 140 AH
  5. 5Sad ibn UbaydahTold me, Successor, died 101 AH
  6. 6Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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