Peace, one and all…
I recently took the Sunnipath course on the Hadith of Jibril. I enjoyed it immensely and so I thought I’d post the text here. Enjoy!
`Umar ibn Khattab (Allah be well pleased with him) said:
“As we were sitting one day before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a man suddenly appeared. He wore pure white clothes and his hair was dark black—yet there were no signs of travel on him, and none of us knew him.
He came and sat down in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), placing his knees against his, and his hands on his thighs. He said, “O Muhammad! Tell me about Islam.”
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, “Islam is to bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God; and to perform the prayer; pay zakat; fast Ramadan; and to perform Hajj to the House if you are able.”
The man said, “You have spoken the truth,” and we were surprised that he asked and then confirmed the answer.
Then, he asked, “Tell me about belief (iman).”
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, “It is to believe in Allah; His Angels; His Books; His Messengers; the Last Day; and in destiny—its good and bad.”
The man said, “You have spoken the truth. Now, tell me about spiritual excellence (ihsan).”
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, “It is to serve Allah as though you behold Him; and if you don’t behold him, (know that) He surely sees you.”
“Now, tell me of the Last Hour,” asked the man.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, “The one asked knows no more of it than the one asking.”
“Then tell me about its signs,” said the man.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, “That slave women give birth to their mistresses; and that you see barefoot, unclothed, beginning shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings.”
Then the visitor left, and I waited a long time. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, “Do you know, Umar, who the questioner was?”
I replied, “Allah and His Messenger know best.”He said (Allah bless him and give him peace), “It was Jibril. He came to you to teach you your religion.” [Sahih Muslim]
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
July 29, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Wonderful
Thank you. You always have such excellent posts 
Ya Haqq!
January 22, 2008 at 5:30 am
Asalaam aleykum,
Im also taking the same class, was surfing online and tumbled upon your blog. Mashallah,you have a great compilation of Islamic resources and your works great, too.
Keep up the good work.
Fiamanillah.
January 22, 2008 at 10:11 am
Salaams Saida Y.,
Ahlan wa sahlan and welcome to my online home.
Ma sha Allah! It was a good class and Shaykh Faraz is a brilliant teacher. Thank you for your kind compliment.
Allah bless you in all that you are and do.
Abdur Rahman
September 10, 2009 at 4:04 am
assalam o alaikum
thakyou very much for this post .i missed this lecture but ur post helped me a lot in solving my problem.
September 19, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Wa alaikum salam Salman
Ma sha Allah! It was a good lecture. I am glad you found it useful. Allah bless you always