the knees of the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and placing both of his palms upon his thighs. He said, “O Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Tell me about Islam”.

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, “Islam is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the Messenger of Allah, that you perform prayer, pay zakat, observe fasting during Ramadan and perform Hajj of the KaꜤbah, provided you have means of travelling to it.”

The man stated, “You have spoken the truth.”

 We were surprised to see that he asked the question and confirmed the correctness of the answer. He then enquired, “Inform me about Īmān.”

He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم responded, “It is to believe in Allah Almighty, His angels, His books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and that you believe in destiny, its bad and good.”

He mentioned, “You have spoken the truth.”

He then requested, “Tell me about Iḥsān.”

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم answered, “It is to worship Allah Almighty as if you are seeing Him, but if you cannot see Him, indeed He sees you.”

He asked, “Inform me about the Hour.”

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, “The one being questioned about it does not have more knowledge of it than the questioner.”

The man said, “Inform me about some of its signs.”