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«كان رسول الله يوما بارزا للناس فأتاه رجل فقال: يا رسول الله، ما الإيمان؟... ثم أدبر الرجل، فقال رسول الله: «ردوا علي الرجل»، فأخذوا ليردوه فلم يروا شيئا، فقال رسول الله: «هذا جبريل جاء ليعلم الناس دينهم»»
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Summary
The first book of Faith in Sahih Muslim: Gabriel came in the form of a man with very white clothes and very black hair. He asked the Prophet ﷺ about Islam, faith, excellence and the Hour, and explained excellence as "that you worship God as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, He sees you". It appears as Umar's report within the hadith of destiny (Muslim 1) and as a separate report from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him). 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Gabriel, Muhammad, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Abu Hurayra, Islam (religion), faith and excellence. Built on in the chapter on excellence.
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People and things also explored
Arba'un 2 — the hadith of Jibril· Muslim 20 — I will fight whoever separates prayer from almsgiving· Muslim 35 — Faith has seventy-odd branches· Muslim 47 — Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him speak good or stay silent· Muslim 54 — You will not enter Paradise until you believe and love one another· Muslim 57 — The adulterer is not a believer while he commits the act· Muslim 83 — Best deed: faith, then jihad, then an accepted hajj· Muslim 102 — Whoever cheats us is not one of us
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-0008/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.