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Allah knows best.3 Summary of the Hadith • The pillars or foundation upon which Islam, the submission to Allah, rests are five: the declaration of the testimony of faith, the establishment of the prayers, the paying of zakah, the fasting of Ramadhaan and the pilgrimage. • The articles of faith in which all Muslims must believe are six: belief in Allah, the angels, the messengers, the books, the Day of Resurrection and Divine Decree. • As for ihsaan, Al-Nawawi's following statement provides an excellent summary of the Messenger of Allah's (peace be upon him) answer to the meaning of ihsaan: "This is one of the comprehensive expressions that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was given. This is because if anyone of us could stand in worship while he is seeing Allah, then he would not leave anything that would be in his ability of submission, humility, fear, beautiful features, and combine them all both outwardly and inwardly. One would take care to complete the act in the best possible way .... Hence, the purpose of these words is to encourage purity in worship and recognition by the person that his Lord is watching him, so that he will be as complete as possible when it comes to submission, humility and fear."4 • The religion or deen is comprised of the three different levels of islaam, imaan and ihsaan. The one who continues only at the level of Islam until he dies will be saved from being forever in the Hell-fire, although he may enter it due to his sins. On the other end, the one who continues in ihsaan 1 Cf., ibn Hajr, Fath, vol. 1, p. 171. 2 Sultaan, p . 49. 3 Al-Nawawi, Sharh Sahih, vol. 1 , p. 159. 4 Al-Nawawi, Sharh sahih, vol. 1 , p. 158. Al-Suyooti has almost exactly the same words but he does not ascribe them to al-Nawawi. See Jallaal al-Din al-Suyooti, al-Deebaaj ala sahih Muslim ibn al-Hajjaaj (Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia: Daar ibn Affaan, 1996), vol. 1, p. 6. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi until he dies will go directly to Paradise and will have the pleasure of seeing Allah in the Hereafter. 1 • The knowledge of when the Hour will be established is known only to Allah. The noblest of mankind and the noblest of the angels demonstrated that they have no knowledge of when it will occur. Some Shiites and Sufis make outlandish claims that their Imams and saints have knowledge of the Unseensome even say that the saints look at the Preserved Tablet. In fact, some even claim that their Imams or saints have all the knowledge, just like Allah. 2 These beliefs go against the Quran and sunnah and if a person insists on them even after being shown their falsehood, the insistence on this belief takes him out of the fold oflslam. • Allah has blessed mankind with the knowledge of some of the signs of the : Hour. These signs that occur around the person should act as reminders of J the coming Hour and Judgment. This should also remind him that Allah ! sees and knows all things, including what the person himself is doing at j any moment. 1 Ibn Rajab, Fath, vol. 1 , p. 2 15. 2 For quotes from Shiite sources, see Sultaan, p. 51; for quotes of a Sufi nature, see al-Qaari, vol. I , p. 62. Hadith #3: Islam Has Been Built Upon Five [Pillars] Hadith #3: Islam Has Been Built on Five [Pillars] g;I .... ' .... ŷJ y\Y-1 J. k J. .i»I 0 घ:.ii 0 ਰi j ,,.. ,,,. ,,.. ,,.. .... ,,,. rP ,,.. g;I Oil g;I J ... rP " " . • 1 -::,. Ɖ I t\ ख . II\ J J " J" 0 " ·JI$ \੊+C Ɖ II\ J ࢼ """' """' ..... ' ࢾ࣪""' . ࢽ """' .... .. ... ...T- .J ,,,. g;I ,,,. 0 .... .... J J lll ZI 4.11 Z . i oখr;,গ'1. 0 "· le J୆ZI " .J :J0 "" • • '"" ; େୈis- ୉ • i.r. J'4. .... ,... ' ,.,. .... .... ,,,,. g;I J ....: Oil .... čJ R\S"yl Ď1J R୅I Ѽ\ilj +ll J%j Ic Zij ,,.. .... ,,,. / ङच-- · -- _. dI .)  J-" J ; "' UJ '-?JYI olj) On the authority of Abu Abdul Rahmaan Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with both of them) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Islam is built upon five [pillars1]: testifying that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayers, giving the zakah, making the pilgrimage to the House and fasting the month of Ramadhaan." Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Selected Vocabulary 4.lc. - "on both of them," this is in reference to both Abdullah ibn Umar and his father Umar. फ़ - "has been built" .)c.