Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when a stranger would come, he would not recognize the Prophet (peace be upon him) nor would he know where he was, until he would inquire. We said: O Messenger of Allah! If we prepare a seat for you so that you may sit on it, so that a stranger can recognize you. So we made a platform of clay for you, and we used to sit on both your sides. We were sitting when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to his gathering, and suddenly a handsome man, wearing the best fragrance and extremely clean clothes, arrived. His clothes were such that it seemed no dirt had touched them. He greeted from the edge of the row of people, and said: "Peace be upon you, O Muhammad (peace be upon him)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied to his greeting. Then he said: "May I come closer?" He kept asking to come closer, and Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Let him come closer," until he placed his hand on the knees of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)! What is Islam?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "That you worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish prayer, pay zakat, fast in Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House of Allah." He said: "If I do all this, have I accepted Islam?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "You have spoken the truth." The narrator said: We did not like his saying "You have spoken the truth" (because he was the questioner). He said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)! Tell me about faith (iman)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "To believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His prophets (peace be upon them all), and in every kind of destiny." He said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)! Tell me about excellence (ihsan)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "That you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then (know that) He sees you." He said: "You have spoken the truth." He said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)! Tell me about the Hour (Day of Judgment)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) lowered his head and did not answer him. He asked again, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not answer him. He repeated the question, but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not answer him. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his blessed head, swore by Allah or said: "By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with guidance and the true religion, the one being asked (about the Hour) knows no more than the questioner. But it has some signs by which it can be recognized. When you see the shepherds of livestock boasting about tall buildings, and when you see the barefoot and naked ones become the kings of the land, and when a woman gives birth to her mistress (master), there are five things of the unseen which only Allah knows." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited this verse: "Indeed, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone, He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs... the All-Knowing, the All-Aware." Then a cloud of dust rose from the sky, so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with guidance and the true religion! I do not know more about it than any of you. That was Jibreel, who came to you in the form of Dihyah Kalbi to teach you your religion."