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Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, tell me about Islam.‟
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied: „Islam is that
you bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and that
Muhammad is His Messenger, and that you establish the prayer,
pay the obligatory charity, fast the month of Ramadan and make the
Pilgrimage to the House (the Ka‟bah in Mecca) if you can afford it.‟
Then to our surprise the man confirmed the correctness of the
answer saying: „That is correct‟.
Then the inquirer said: „Tell me about faith.‟ To this the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, replied: „It is that you believe in
Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and
that you believe in predestination (that which Allah has decreed).‟
Again the inquirer said: „That is correct, now tell me about
Perfection.‟ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied: „It
is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, and if you do not
see Him, know that He is watching you.‟ The inquirer asked again:
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied: „Islam is that
you bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and that
Muhammad is His Messenger, and that you establish the prayer,
pay the obligatory charity, fast the month of Ramadan and make the
Pilgrimage to the House (the Ka‟bah in Mecca) if you can afford it.‟
Then to our surprise the man confirmed the correctness of the
answer saying: „That is correct‟.
Then the inquirer said: „Tell me about faith.‟ To this the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, replied: „It is that you believe in
Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and
that you believe in predestination (that which Allah has decreed).‟
Again the inquirer said: „That is correct, now tell me about
Perfection.‟ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied: „It
is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, and if you do not
see Him, know that He is watching you.‟ The inquirer asked again: