It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that a Bedouin came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Point out to me a deed which, if I do it, I will enter Paradise." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Worship Allah, do not associate anything with Him, establish the obligatory prayers, pay the obligatory zakat, and fast in Ramadan." He said: "By Him in whose hand is the life of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him! I will neither add to these acts of worship nor will I decrease anything from them." When he left, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever wishes to see a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look at this man."
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الإيمان و الإسلام / 76
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 1397، ومسلم: 14، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 8515 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8496»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … These are the ahadith in which various delegations and individuals who came were informed of Islamic teachings, even though the entirety of Islam was not explained in them.
Respected readers! Have you reflected that whenever a delegation or individual appeared for the first time in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to acquire Islamic teachings, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), along with various rulings, certainly commanded him regarding prayer (salah)? Yet, according to cautious estimates, at present (%93) of Muslims are heedless in performing this important obligation. In reality, such people are very far from Islam and the spirit of Islam; these people do not even have awareness of the rights of Allah, the Exalted, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Prayer (salah) itself is the sign and distinguishing mark of a Muslim.