Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32321 — Reports on faith and Islam

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among the people in an open place. A man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is the reality of faith?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reality of faith is that you believe from the heart in Allah, His angels, His books, the meeting with Him, and His messengers, and that you believe from the heart in being raised again after death." The man said: "What is the reality of Islam?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reality of Islam is that you worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish the obligatory prayers, pay the obligatory zakah, and fast Ramadan." He said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is the reality of ihsan?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him; for if you do not see Him, then indeed He sees you."