Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
(Narrated by Hazrat Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab)
A stranger came & asked four questions from
Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W):
1. Inform me about ISLAM.
3. What is IMAAN?
2. Inform me about IHSAAN.
3. Inform me about THE HOUR(Doomsday)
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
1. “ISLAM is to bear witness that:
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None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah, & Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,
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To offer the Salaat (five time daily prayers),
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Pay Zakaat (annual charity),
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Fast during the month of Ramazan
(from sunrise to sunset),
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To make Hajj (pilgrimage to Mekkah) if
you are able and have the means to
make the journey.”
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
2. “What is IMAN?
Must have faith/belief in:
 Allah,
 His Angels,
 His Books,
 His Prophets,
 Doomsday, &
 Faith in Bad or Good Fate.”
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
3. “Inform me about IHSAAN.
The Prophet said:
“Ihsaan (perfection) is to
worship/obey Allah in a way as if you
would have worshipped Him if you
could have seen Him; & if that is not
possible you must worship Him keeping this
fact in mind that you can’t see Him, but He
surely sees you.”
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
4. “Inform me about THE HOUR (Doomsday).
“He (the Messenger of Allah) said:
 “The one asked has no more knowledge of it
then the questioner.”
 “(Its signs are) the women will give birth to
her mistress [i.e. the children will dominate/
command their parents].
 You will see the (previously) barefooted,
naked, impoverished sheep herders competing
with each other in constructing tall buildings.”
-The Prophet said, the questioner was Jibreel;
he came to teach you your religion,”
(Muslim p-27 volume 1).
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S)
Four questions asked from Holy Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W):
1. Inform me about ISLAM.
3. What is IMAN?
2. Inform me about IHSAAN.
3. Inform me about THE HOUR
(Doomsday): Time & some indications.
Hadith-e-Jibreel (A.S) I.I.I.H
1.
ISLAM.
3.
IMAN?
2.
IHSAAN.
3.
THE HOUR (Doomsday, Qiyaamat)
(I.I.I.H)
Explanation of Hadith e Jibreel
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Famous as “Hadith-e- Jibreel”.
A stranger came in Masjid-e-Nabvi and sat
in front of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and
asked four questions.
After listening to the answers he said “you
have spoken the truth.” & then he left.
The Holy Prophet asked, “O Umar, do you
know who the questioner was?” Omer (RA)
said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.”
He said, “That was Jibreel, he came to teach
you your religion. “(Muslim p-27 volume 1).
Explanation of Hadith-e-Jibreel
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Describes salient and basic principles of
Islam, especially:
– the definition of Islam and
– the elements of Imaan.
– the comprehensive definition of Ihsaan.
– Doomsday: No one nows about the time
but some of its signs.
 That is why this Hadith is called as
“Ummul-Hadith”.
Explanation of Hadith-e-Jibreel
Reveals The essential elements of Islam.
Islam: Ibadaat (Worship & all activities of life).
2.
Tawheed: Oneness
3. Risalat: Final, Supreme & Last Messenger.
4. Imaan: Allah, Angels, Divine Books, Prophets,
1.
Dooms day, Fate, Life hereafter (7 elements)
5. Islam:
5 Pillars
6. Ihsaan: Living exactly according to Qurano-Sunnah
7. Qiyamat: Life after death/Judgment-Results
Explanation of Hadith-e-Jibreel
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One with Imaan/Islam - Muslim/Momin.
Traits of Ihsaan – A Mohsin (with perfect Imaan)
Accepts but does not fully practice-Weak Imaan
Does not accept these elements verbally, have no
conviction in heart & does not endorse it by his
actions. (Disbeliever,Kafir)
12. Munafiqeen, like Abdullah Bin Ubai and his
followers in Madina. They accepted Islam and
offered prayers in Masjid-e- Nabwi but they were
hypocrites and were never bestowed with the
blessing of Islamic teachings. Ran away from
Jihaad.
Traits of a munafiq: i. Two-faced ii. Liar, iii. Keeps
no promise, iv. Breech of trust, v. Abusive language
IMAAN
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7.
The Iman is related to human heart & mind.
Belief means to accept the reality of anything by
heart and mind, e.g. Allah is not visible to us and
is beyond the limits of our vision & wisdom but
despite that we must accept Allah’s existence.
This is called a ‘Belief’. May be firm or weak.
According to Hadith, Imaan is constituted by
‘verbal acceptance, conviction in heart & this
intention must be translated into actions.’
Imaan has about 77 ingredients.
IMAAN:
Obligatory for a Muslim to have belief in Allah, His
Apostles, Angels, Heavenly Books, Doomsday, Life
hereafter and Fate.
For Ultimate Rescue and Pardon-Iman is essential
A person without Iman will never enter Haven.
Identification of Self & Imaan
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SELF-IDENTIFICATION
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
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SELF-ANALYSIS
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SELF-CRITICISM
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KHUDEE (Falsafa-e-Khudee, Allama Iqbal)
Khud-daani, khud-beeni,
khud-shanasi, Khud-ihtisaabi---Khuda shanaasi
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(Man arafa nafsahoo faqad arafa rabbahoo).
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One can not truly recognize oneself without the
only true criteria of Quran-o-Hadith.
Mathematical assessment of Imaan?
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8.
Rights of Allah Almighty & His Creations
Rights of our own self
Interpersonal interactions (huqooq-ul-ibaad)
Thoughts: Prevailing most of the time in:
a. Heart
b. Mind or
c. Both
Sources/Types of thoughts: Good, Bad, Useless
Dominant thoughts: Prevailing most of the time during one
day ?
For how much time one’s heart & mind & body remain
preoccupied with:
a. Others,
b. Own self &
c. Allah almighty
Percentage/Ratio of time devoted to different thoughts, and
activities, in 24 hours decides the exact quantum of Imaan
and Amal (Practice).
SEQUENCE OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
All the human activities start & are influenced by:
1.
Knowledge
2.
Conviction: created by knowledge & observation
3.
Degree of Conviction
4.
Attitude (mind set)
5.
Motivation
6.
Intent to act/not to act
7.
Action/Inaction
8.
Results
But the most important factors are:
i. Wisdom
ii. Balance, Moderation
iii. Judgment
iv. Harmony
v. Guidance: Book, Human or Divine, Intuition
Sequence of human activities
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10.
KNOWLEDGE
a.
About the self
b.
The Resources available
c.
About the Creator
d.
Creations around
e.
Purpose of one’s creation
a. Broader Purpose/s
b. Profession/Skill
a.
Place in the universe
b.
Selection of Mission/Goal in Life
To find the aptitude of a person & assign the goal
To assign a profession without seeing the aptitude of a person
PRACTICES OR JUST THEORIZES?
ROAD MAP OF LIFE - to achieve the desired Destination or Goal
VIABLE & PRACTICABLE PLAN
PLAN/METHODOLOGY (step by step program)
PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN
MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES: Time, Money, Energy
SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES
BALANCE BETWEEN ALL ACTIVITIES
MONITORING & EVALUATION BY
a. Comparing with the plan
b. Comparing with the divine standard & guidance.
IHSAAN (Perfection)
“To worship (obey) Allah in a way as if
you would have worshipped Him if you
could see Him; & if that is not possible
you must worship Him keeping this in
mind that you can’t see Him, but He
surely sees you.”
IHSAAN (Perfection)
1. Derived from the word “Hussan” (beauty).
2. It means to perform all acts of Ibadaat beautifully
(total involvement and dedication – Uswa-e-Hasana)
3. If one imagines presence of Allah, he will never
perform salaat in a hurry and carelessly.
4. One may forget the etiquettes (Ta’deel e arakaan)
of salaat due to hurry.
5. Scratching, looking here & there, etc., shows the
lack of feeling that one is standing in front of The
Supreme Authority.
(This way the very sprit of prayer vanishes and it
becomes an exercise in futility).
IHSAAN (Perfection)
6. In fact, the:
Manner,
Method &
Pattern of performance & results are essential
for all activities of life.
7. No prayer can be appreciated/accepted if not
performed in a perfect manner (True Intentin).
8. Allah has commanded us to perform every task
wholeheartedly, in the best possible way with true
love and full involvement.
9. The act of prayer must be performed with dignity,
otherwise it will lose its very purpose.
10. Hadith: “Assalaatu miraajul momineen”.
IHSAAN?
11. The level of ‘IHSAAN’ achieved by
Worship(Ibadaat+Zikr+Obedience+…)
a. The Intent, the Preparations:
Self
Surrounding)
b. The Procedure:
- The apparent-Zaahir of any good act
c. The Content:
- Accuracy
- Sequence,
- Quantum
d. The Concentration, Focus, (The Internal- Baatin)
e. Achievement of the results desired thereof.
IHSAAN?
e. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE RESULTS DESIRED THEREOF.
- The peace of mind/heart
- Did it change the person in some or all respects
i. Personality: Follows Islamic injunctions or not?
ii. Follows Prescribed Do’s & Don’ts? (Obedience)
iii. Truthful or not; Trust-worthy or not?
iv. Modest or Immodest (Character)
v. Decent or Indecent
vi. Huqooq-Allah & Huqooq-ul-ibaad (Honesty)
vii. Behavior with Family & Subordinates, esp. the weak
viii. Arrogance, Anger, Hatred, Insulting, Rudeness,
Taunting, Envy, Jealousy, Hatred, Backbiting, Rumors
ix. The degree of contact/intimacy with Allah Almighty
-The impact of a person on the society, who has
achieved the level of ’IHSAAN’ (Mohsin)Ulama, Soofia, Auliaa, Mujahideen, Mujaddid, Mujtahid
IHSAAN?
e. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE RESULTS DESIRED THEREOF.
a. Changes in the individual:
- Internal changes (Zaahir)
- External changes (Baatin)
b. The effects of the individual on THE SOCIETY:
- Efforts to establish an Islamic State?
- Nizaam-e-Salaat (Spiritual growth)
- Nizaam-e-Zakaat (Economic justice)
- Good moral ethics – Ikhlaaq
- Patience (Sabr)
- Justice: Social, Economic
- Security: Life, Property, Honour, Economic
- Contributions for the noble causes:
- Promoting the good & forbid the evils
- Helping the Orphans, Widows, Needy
esp. the needy relatives.
- Respect the elders & kind to younger ones
DOOMSDAY
(Qiyamat)
When will it occur?
1. The Prophet (S.A.W) replied that “the one asked
has no more knowledge of it then questioner,” and
they both were equal in this regard.
2. “Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour”
(Luqman-34)
3. Hazrat Jibreel asked about the signs of ‘The Hour’
(Doomsday). The Holy prophet replied:
 When the mother’s respect will be over and children
will dominate their parents, then you must
understand that the doomsday is near.
(We see these signs have started appearing).
The Prophets saying that the “barefooted’ naked,
impoverished sheepherders competing with each
other in building tall buildings” seems to testify
present situation when poor and impoverished
people have become rich and the honest & educated
people have declined.
IHSAAN, Tareeqat, Tasawwuf, Mysticism
1. Alyaum a akmalto laum dinukum wa razeetu lakumul islama
deena.
2. There is no other source of guidance other than Quran and
Sunnah.
3. Quran says don’t follow religion of your fore-fathers. (Al-Araf173).
4. The word of Tasawwuf is nowhere in Holy Quran/Hadith
5. Words of Quraan & Hadith are: (opposite traits)
a. Usawatun hasana
b. Salaat
c. Ihsaan
d. Taqwa
e. Tazkia
f. Ikhlaas
g. Saajideen
h. Raki’een
i. Zaakreen
j. Saleheen
k. Musalleen
l. Khashi’een
m. Muttaqeen
n. Kaazimeen
o. Saabreen
p. Qaniteen
q. Mujahideen
r. Shaheed
-Quranic words & Sunnah are preferable or other words or ways
of worship?