Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32329 — Reports on faith and Islam

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Peace be upon you, O boy of Banu Abd al-Muttalib!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And upon you." Then he said: "I am a man from your maternal relatives, the tribe of Banu Sa'd bin Bakr, and I have come to you as the messenger and envoy of my people. I will ask you (peace and blessings be upon him) some questions, and my questioning of you (peace and blessings be upon him) will be harsh; and I will demand oaths of you, and my demanding oaths of you will be stern." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O brother of Banu Sa'd, ask." The Bedouin said: "Who created you? And is He the Creator of those before you (peace and blessings be upon him) and those after you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah." The Bedouin asked: "I ask you (peace and blessings be upon him) by that Allah: has He sent you as a Messenger?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He asked: "Who created the seven heavens and the seven earths, and spread provision between them?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah." He asked: "I ask you (peace and blessings be upon him) by that Allah: has He sent you as a Messenger?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "We find it written in your book, and your envoy has commanded us, that we should offer five prayers in the day and night at their times. I ask you by oath: is this the case?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "We find it written in your book, and your envoy has commanded us, that we should take out a fixed portion from our wealth and distribute it among our poor. I ask you by oath: is the matter so?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Then he said: "As for the fifth question, I will not ask you about it, nor do I have any need of it." The narrator said: Then he said: "By the One who has sent you with the truth, I, and whoever of my people obeys me, will certainly keep to these deeds." Then he went back, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so much that his (peace and blessings be upon him) molars became visible. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if he has spoken the truth, he will certainly enter Paradise."