. J '-Ɵ  (cont.)

He said, "Tell me about Imaan (faith)." He [the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)] responded, "It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day and to believe in the divine decree, [both] the good and the evil thereof." He said, "You have spoken truthfully." He said, "Tell me about al-Ihsaan (goodness)." He [the Prophet] answered, "It is that you worship Allah as if you see Him. And even though you do not see Him, [you know] He sees you." He said, "Tell me about [the time ofl the Hour." He [the Prophet (peace be upon him)] answered, "The one being asked does not know more than the one asking." He said, "Tell me about its signs." He answered, "The slave-girl shall give birth to her master,1 and you will see the 1 The text may be understood as meaning "female master" but most commentators, based on other narrations of the hadith, understand it to be a generic reference to "master". য়I ঙ চ 1".J:! ..:.Iਉ J;.._) -l,l..i..!. u-">4-i yਊI Hadith #2: The Hadith of Jibreel barefooted, scantily-clothed, destitute shepherds competing in constructing lofty buildings." Then he went away. I stayed for a long time. Then he [the Prophet (peace be upon him)] said, "0 Umar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "It was [the Angel] Gabriel who came to teach you your religion." Recorded by Muslim. Selected Vocabulary 1 - "also" - "while" - "we" - "one day" - "a man" - "very, extremely, exceedingly" - "white" - "clothing," the definite article JI precedes the word to note that it is referring to that person's clothing . .ii.,.. - "black" ਋I - "hair", the definite article JI precedes the word to note that it is referring to that person's hair. _;I - "effects, remains, signs" ..).JI - "travel" u-4 - "he sat" ঝ..! - "his two knees", the • at the end implies "his" and the i.; next to the end is due to the dual form. t'"">-' ছ 'Yজ ঞy,:..I us:- r';J..,.,'!\ ঢ় 'i "'1J 'i! ৞ -਌I •1£)1 ry.A> ui...:.. _) - "placed, put" - "his two palms" - "his two thighs" - "inform me," "tell me" - "about," this is the same word used above for "on the authority of' but here it has a completely different meaning. - Islam - "to bear witness" - negation, "no, not, none" - "God, object of worship" - "except" - "establish, perform properly ... " - "the prayer" - "the zakah" - "to fast" - "Ramadhaan" 1 If a word is defined in an earlier hadith, it will not be repeated in a later hadith. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Ŷ - "perform the pilgrimage" 4,1 - "the House," meaning the Kaaba in Makkah. l.J) - "if' ul.:';1 - "faith (lmaan )" ol..JS.j)L. - "His angels", the • at the end means "His", the singular for angels is গ ঘ - "His books," the singular for books is ...,.,࣐ . .U... .J - "His messengers," the singular for messengers is J__,... .J. y..\11 i'_,;11 - "The Last Day" (see the discussion below); i'_,;11 is "the day," and y..\11 is "the last" . .J..lill - "divine destiny" (see the discussion below). •.Ji:. - "its good" • খ - "its evil" i.J\.,.,,:.';I - al-Ihsaan (see the discussion below). - "you worship" - "as if you" - "see Him" - a word for negation, similar to "not" - "He sees you" - "the Hour", here it is in reference to the Day of Judgment although the word J_,_y...JI J;l...l \+il.)L..l is general meaning "hour" or a portion of time. - "the one being questioned" - "the questioner" - "its signs," literally, "her signs," the I.A is a feminine reference to it, her or the plural of things. 4... \ti - "slave-girl" 4l!.J - "her female owner or master" (it could also mean master in a generic sense). r.l.hll - "barefoot" r.lyJI - literally means "naked," but here it most likely means "scantily clothed" .. LlJI .. t.:. .J - "shepherds" uWI - "the buildings" 41-- - "a lengthy period of time" - l?:;-  - r i217 fGI g ;Go. J.Փ lh Jw ত 1:,;.