that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا وَإِنَّهُ كَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ بِهَا فَقَالَ عِيسَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ لِتَعْمَلَ بِهَا وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهَا فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنَا آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهَا أَنْ يُخْسَفَ بِي أَوْ أُعَذَّبَ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَامْتَلأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقَعَدُوا عَلَى الشُّرَفِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَىَّ فَكَانَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلاَ تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا مِسْكٌ فَكُلُّهُمْ يَعْجَبُ أَوْ يُعْجِبُهُ رِيحُهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْدِيهِ مِنْكُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ فَفَدَى نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَآمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ خَرَجَ الْعَدُوُّ فِي أَثَرِهِ سِرَاعًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى عَلَى حِصْنٍ حَصِينٍ فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ كَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لاَ يُحْرِزُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلاَّ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ اللَّهُ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ وَالْجِهَادُ وَالْهِجْرَةُ وَالْجَمَاعَةُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الإِسْلاَمِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنِ ادَّعَى دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَصَامَ قَالَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَصَامَ فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَارِثُ الأَشْعَرِيُّ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ وَلَهُ غَيْرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ يَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُبَلِّغَهُنَّ فَقَالَ يَا أَخِي إِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي قَالَ فَجَمَعَ يَحْيَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ فَقُعِدَ عَلَى الشُّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُرَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِوَرِقٍ أَوْ ذَهَبٍ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي غَلَّتَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَجِدُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ وَإِنَّ خُلُوفَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ عِنْدَ اللهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَيْهِ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْتَدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ؟ فَجَعَلَ يَفْتَدِي نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ حَتَّى فَكَّ نَفْسَهُ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَتَحَصَّنَ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ أَحْصَنُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ اللهُ أَمَرَنِي بِهِنَّ بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَاءِ جَهَنَّمَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى ؟ قَالَ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَإِنْ صَلَّى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مُسْلِمٌ فَادْعُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ بِمَا سَمَّاهُمُ اللهُ ﷻ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah revealed to Yahya, son of Zachariah (peace be upon them), with five words that he should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. He seemed to delay in conveying them, so Jesus ﷺ came to him and said: 'Indeed, Allah has commanded you with five words that you should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. Either you inform them or I will inform them.' Yahya replied: 'O brother, do not do so, for I fear that if you inform them before me, I will be swallowed and punished.' Jesus said: 'So gather the Children of Israel in the Masjid al-Aqsa until it fills up and let them sit on the parapets, then give them a sermon.' Yahya did as he was told and said: 'Indeed, Allah has revealed to me with five words that I should act upon and command the Children of Israel to act upon. The first of them is to not associate partners with Allah. Verily, the example of one who associates others with Allah is like a man who buys a slave with his wealth, whether it be gold or silver, then shelters him in a house and says to him: 'Do work and bring it to me,' but the slave works and brings it to someone other than his master. Which one of you would be pleased if his slave is like that? Verily, Allah has created you and provided for you, so do not associate anything with Him. And when you stand for prayer, do not look around, for indeed Allah turns His face towards His slave as long as the latter does not turn away. He has also commanded you with fasting, and the example of fasting is like a man who has a group of people with him, each one of them carrying a bag filled with musk. They all love to find its fragrance. Indeed, the fragrance of fasting is like the fragrance of musk. He has also commanded you with giving charity, and the example of giving charity is like a man whom his enemy has captured and secured his hands on his neck, ready to kill him. But the man extends his hand to his enemy, providing him with whatever he wishes, even if it is little or abundant, until he saves himself from death. And He has also commanded you with abundant remembrance of Allah, and the example of abundant remembrance of Allah is like a man whom his enemy chases rapidly until he reaches a fortified castle and secures himself inside. Similarly, the slave does not escape from Shaytan except through the remembrance of Allah.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنَّ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَكَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ بِهِنَّ فَأَتَاهُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُخْبِرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُخْبِرَهُمْ قَالَ يَا أَخِي لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ أَنْ يُخْسَفَ بِي وَأُعَذَّبَ قَالَ فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِبَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَقَعَدُوا عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وآمُرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أُولَاهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ ثُمَّ أَسْكَنَهُ دَارًا فَقَالَ اعْمَلْ وَارْفَعْ إِلَيَّ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيَرْفَعُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى وَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ فِي عِصَابَةٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ كُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ الصِّيَامِ كَرِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ وَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَمَثَلُ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يَنْجُو مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلِ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ وَإِنَّ عِيسَى قَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَمَرَكَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرَهُمْ قَالَ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَتْ وَجَلَسُوا عَلَى الشَّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَهُمْ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا بِخَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرَقٍ وَقَالَ لَهُ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَجَعَلَ الْعَبْدُ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ هَكَذَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا بِوَجْهِهِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةٌ فِيهَا مِسْكٌ وَعِنْدَهُ عِصَابَةٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَجِدُوا رِيحَهَا فَإِنَّ الصِّيَامَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَطْيَبُ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُو فَأَوْثَقُوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِي فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِيهِمُ الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ لِيَفُكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَآمُرُكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى عَلَى حُصَيْنٍ فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ فَكَذَلِكَ الْعَبْدُ لَا يُحْرِزُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ بِهَا بِالْجَمَاعَةِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبَقَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ وَمَنْ دَعَا بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَا جَهَنَّمَ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ «وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] One of us said to his companion, "Let us go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him about the solar eclipse and its significance for his Ummah." So we went to the mosque, and it was crowded with people. We coincided with the Prophet ﷺ coming out and leading the people in prayer, while we prayed after him. He stood for a long time, longer than any prayer we had ever witnessed from him. Then he prostrated for a long time, longer than any prostration we had ever witnessed from him. Then he repeated the same in the second unit of the prayer. And it coincided with the sun becoming clear again. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then finished the prayer, praised and glorified Allah, testified that there is no god but Allah, and that he is His servant and Messenger. Then he said, "O people, I am a human being, a Messenger. I remind you of Allah, if you know that I have omitted anything from conveying the messages of my Lord to you, have I conveyed the messages of my Lord as they should be conveyed?" They said, "We bear witness that you have conveyed the messages of your Lord and given sincere advice to your Ummah, and fulfilled what was required of you." Then he said, "Now, some people claim that the eclipse of the sun and moon or the disappearance of the stars from their positions are signs of the death of great men on earth. But they are lying. Rather, these are signs from the signs of Allah, by which He warns His servants, so that those among them who seek repentance may repent. I have seen this while standing in my place of prayer, which you cannot reach in your worldly and hereafter lives. The Hour will not be established until thirty liars appear, the last of whom is the one-eyed Dajjal. He will have the mark of the eye of Abu Tayyibah, a blind man from the Ansar, between his eyes and Aisha's room. The believers will be confined in the Sacred House and will be severely pressed, and they will be displaced greatly." Al-Aswad bin Qays said, "I thought he meant that Isa ibn Maryam ﷺ would emerge among them and Allah would defeat him and his army. Even if the wall adjoins a stump or the branch of a tree, it will say to the believer, 'This is a disbeliever who has concealed himself behind me, so come and kill him.' But it will not be as you think until you see things happening among you that will cause disputes and you will say to each other, 'Did your Prophet mention anything about this?' And even the mountains will move from their positions, and then comes the time of taking away." Ibn al-Mubarik said, "Meaning death."  

أَحَدُنَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اذْهَبْ بِنَا لَيُحَدِّثَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ فِي شَأْنِ أُمَّتِهِ حَدِيثًا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا الْمَسْجِدُ مَلْآنُ بِأَزَزٍ وَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ خُرُوجَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَاسْتَقْدَمَ وَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ وَنَحْنُ بَعْدَهُ فَقَامَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا قَامَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا رَكَعَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ السُّجُودِ مَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَوَافَقَ تَجَلِّيَ الشَّمْسِ قُعُودُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَشَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ رَسُولٌ أُذَكِّرُكُمْ بِاللهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي قَصَّرْتُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ تَبْلِيغِ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي فَبَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُبَلَّغَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ بَلَّغْتُ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي لَمَا أَخْبَرْتُمُونِي؟» فَقَالُوا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّكَ وَنَصَحْتَ لِأُمَّتِكَ وَقَضَيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ رِجَالًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ كُسُوفَ هَذِهِ الشَّمْسِ وَهَذَا الْقَمَرِ أَوْ زَوَالَ النُّجُومِ عَنْ مَطَالِعِهَا لِمَوْتِ رِجَالٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ الْأَرْضِ وَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ كَذَبُوا وَلَكِنْ هُوَ آيَاتٌ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ يَعْتَبِرُ بِهَا عِبَادُهُ لِيَنْظُرَ مَنْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُ مِنْهُمْ تَوْبَةً فَقَدْ أُرِيتُ فِي مَقَامِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي مَا أَنْتُمْ لَاقُونَ فِي دُنْيَاكُمْ وَآخِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابًا آخِرُهُمُ الْأَعْوَرُ الدَّجَّالُ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُسْرَى كَأَنَّهَا عَيْنُ أَبِي تِحْيَى شَيْخٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى خَرَجَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ اللهُ فَمَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَصَدَّقَهُ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ صَالِحٌ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ سَلَفَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِهِ لَمْ يُعَاقَبْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلٍ سَلَفَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا الْحَرَمَ وَبَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ وَإِنَّهُ سَيُحْصَرُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَصْرًا شَدِيدًا وَيُؤْزَلُونَ أَزْلًا شَدِيدًا» قَالَ الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يُصْبِحُ فِيهِمْ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ﷺ فَيَهْزِمُهُ اللهُ وَجُنُودَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ جِذْمَ الْحَائِطِ وَغُصْنَ الشَّجَرِ لَيُنَادِي الْمُؤْمِنَ يَقُولُ هَذَا كَافِرٌ اسْتَتَرَ بِي تَعَالَ فَاقْتُلْهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَرَوْنَ أَشْيَاءَ مِنْ شَأْنِكُمْ يَتَفَاقَمُ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْأَلُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ هَلْ ذَكَرَ نَبِيُّكُمْ مِنْ هَذَا ذِكْرًا؟ وَحَتَّى تَزُولَ الْجِبَالُ عَنْ مَرَاتِبِهَا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْقَبْضُ الْقَبْضُ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَيِ الْمَوْتُ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَخِي فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ وَقَعَدَ عَلَى الشَّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَعَظَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ آمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَيَّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ؟ وَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ عِصَابَةٌ فِيهَا صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فَكُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ فَمَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ مَنْ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْتَدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى افْتَكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ أَحْصَنَ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَادَ أَنْ يُبْطِئَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرَ بِهِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَأْمُرَهُمْ وَإِمَّا أَنْ آمُرُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَخِي فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ وَقَعَدَ عَلَى الشَّرَفِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَعَظَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَأَنْ آمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَهَذَا عَمَلِي فَاعْمَلْ وَأَدِّ إِلَيَّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كَذَلِكَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ؟ وَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ عِصَابَةٌ فِيهَا صُرَّةٌ مِنْ مِسْكٍ فَكُلُّهُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ فَمَ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ مَنْ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ وَقَرَّبُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَفْتَدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ يُعْطِي الْقَلِيلَ وَالْكَثِيرَ حَتَّى افْتَكَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ كَثِيرًا وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذِكْرِ اللهِ ﷻ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِي أَثَرِهِ فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ أَحْصَنَ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذَا كَانَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَانَ يُبْطِئُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا تَأْمُرُهُمْ بِهِنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أَقُومَ أَنَا فآمُرَهُمْ بِهِنَّ قَالَ يَحْيَى إِنَّكَ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ خِفْتُ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَحَتَّى جَلَسَ النَّاسُ عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَعَمَلِي فَأَدِّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ كَذَلِكَ يُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ هُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا نَصَبْتُمْ وُجُوهَكُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَا يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ هُوَ يَصْرِفُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ الصَّائِمِ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ فَهُوَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ لَيْسَ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِسْكٌ غَيْرَهُ كُلُّهُمْ يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَهَا كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَسَرُوهُ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ فَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقْتُلُونِي فَإِنِّي أَفْدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَجَعَلَ يَجْمَعُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ فَكَذَلِكَ الصَّدَقَةُ يَفْتَدِي بِهَا الْعَبْدُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللهِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ ظَلَمَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَانْطَلَقُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ سِرَاعًا وَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ لَا يُحْرِزُ الْعِبَادُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah commanded Yahya bin Zakariyya with five commandments to abide by, and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by them. But he was slow in doing so. So 'Eisa said: 'Indeed Allah commanded you with five commandments to abide by and to command the Children of Isra'il to abide by. Either you command them, or I shall command them.' So Yahya said: 'I fear that if you precede me in this, then the earth may swallow me, or I shall be punished.' So he gathered the people in Jerusalem, and they filled [the Masjid] and sat upon its balconies. So he said: 'Indeed Allah has commanded me with five commandments to abide by, and to command you to abide by. The first of them is that you worship Allah and not associate anything with him. The parable of the one who associates others with Allah is that of a man who buys a servant with his own gold or silver, then he says to him: "This is my home and this is my business so take care of it and give me the profits." So he takes care of it and gives the profits to someone other than his master. Which of you would live to have a servant like that? And Allah commands you to perform Salat, and when you perform Salat then do not turn away, for Allah is facing the face of His worshipers as long as he does not turn away. And He commands you with fasting. For indeed the parable of fasting, is that of a man in a group with a sachet containing musk. All of them enjoy its fragrance. Indeed the breath of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk. And He commands you to give charity. The parable of that, is a man captured by his enemies, tying his hands to his neck, and they come to him to beat his neck. Then he said: "I can ransom myself from you with a little or a lot" so he ransoms himself from them. And He commands you to remember Allah. For indeed the parable of that, is a man whose enemy quickly tracks him until he reaches an impermeable fortress in which he protects himself from them. This is how the worshiper is; he does not protect himself from Ash-Shaitan except by the remembrance of Allah.'" The Prophet ﷺ said: "And I command you with five that Allah commanded me: Listening and obeying, Jihad, Hijrah, and the Jama'ah. For indeed whoever parts from the Jama'ah the measure of a hand-span, then he has cast off the yoke of Islam from his neck, unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of Jahiliyyah then he is from the coals of Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he performs Salat and fasts?" So he ﷺ said: "Even if he performs Salat and fasts. So call with the call that Allah named you with: Muslims, believers, worshipers of Allah." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2863)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَيَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ فَكَانَ يُبْطِئُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى إِنَّكَ أُمِرْتَ بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ تَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ وَتَأْمُرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِهِنَّ فَإِمَّا تَأْمُرُهُمْ بِهِنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أَقُومَ أَنَا فآمُرَهُمْ بِهِنَّ قَالَ يَحْيَى إِنَّكَ إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِي بِهِنَّ خِفْتُ أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ أَوْ يُخْسَفَ بِي فَجَمَعَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ الْمَسْجِدُ وَحَتَّى جَلَسَ النَّاسُ عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ فَوَعَظَ النَّاسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وَآمُرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَإِنَّ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ دَارِي وَعَمَلِي فَأَدِّ عَمَلَكَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ وَيُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ فَأَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ كَذَلِكَ يُؤَدِّي عَمَلَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ هُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا نَصَبْتُمْ وُجُوهَكُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهُ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَا يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ هُوَ يَصْرِفُ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصِّيَامِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ الصَّائِمِ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ فَهُوَ فِي عِصَابَةٍ لَيْسَ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِسْكٌ غَيْرَهُ كُلُّهُمْ يَشْتَهِي أَنْ يَجِدَ رِيحَهَا وَإِنَّ رِيحَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَهَا كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَأَسَرُوهُ فَشَدُّوا يَدَهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ فَقَدَّمُوهُ لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَقْتُلُونِي فَإِنِّي أَفْدِي نَفْسِي مِنْكُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْمَالِ فَأَرْسَلُوهُ فَجَعَلَ يَجْمَعُ لَهُمْ حَتَّى فَدَى نَفْسَهُ فَكَذَلِكَ الصَّدَقَةُ يَفْتَدِي بِهَا الْعَبْدُ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللهِ وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ ظَلَمَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَانْطَلَقُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ سِرَاعًا وَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ وَكَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ لَا يُحْرِزُ الْعِبَادُ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللهِ  

"عَنْ نَهْشَلِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ، عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ (قال:

مكث عمر) يَسْأَلُ عن أُوَيْسٍ الْقَرْنِى عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، فَذَكَر أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا أَهْلَ اليمَنِ! مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ مُرَادٍ فَلْيَقُمْ، فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ مِن مُرَادٍ وَقَعَدَ آخَرُونَ، فَقَالَ: أَفيكُمْ أُوَيْسٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يا أَميرَ الْمؤمِنيِنَ! لَا نَعْرِفُ أُوَيْسًا وَلَكِنِ ابْنُ أَخٍ لِى يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ وَأَمْهنُ مِن أَنْ يَسْأَلَ مِثْلُكَ عَن مَثْلِهِ، قال له: أَبِحَرَمِنَا هو؟ قَالَ: نَعَم هُوَ بالأَرَاكِ بِعَرَفةَ يَرْعَى إِبِلَ الْقَوْمِ فَرَكِبَ عُمَرُ وَعَلِىٌّ ؓ حِمَارَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا حَتَّى أَتَيَا الأَراكَ فَإِذا هُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّى، يَضْرِبُ ببَصَرِه نَحْوَ مَسْجِدِه وقَدْ دَخَلَ بَعْضُهُ فِى بَعْضٍ، فَلَمْا رَأَيَاهُ قَالَ أحَدُهُما لِصَاحِبه: إِنْ يَكُ أَحَدٌ الَّذِى نَطلُبُهُ فَهَذَا هُوَ، فَلَما سَمِع حديثهما خَفَّفَ وَانْصَرَفَ، فسلما عليه فرد عليهما، فلما رَدَّ عَلَيْهِما: وَعَلَيْكُمَا السَّلَام وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّه وبركاته، قَالَا لَه: مَا اسْمُكَ رَحِمَك اللَّه؟ قَالَ: أَنَا رَاعِى هَذِهِ الإِبِل، قَالَا: أَخْبِرْنَا بِاسْمكَ، قَالَ: أَنَا أَجِيرُ الْقَوْم، قَالَا: مَا اسْمكَ؟ قال: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّه، قَالَ لَهُ عَلِىٌّ: قَدْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ مَن فِى السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ عبيدُ اللَّه فَأَنْشُدُكَ برَبّ هَذِهِ الْكَعْبَةِ, رَبِّ هَذَا الْحَرَمِ مَا اسْمُكَ الَّذِى سَمَّتْكَ بِه أُمُّكَ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا تُريدَان إِلَى ذَلكَ؟ قال: أَنَا أُوَيْسُ بْنُ عامر، فَقَالَا لَه: اكْشِفْ لَنَا عَن شِقِّكَ الأَيْسَرِ فَكَشَفَ لهما، فإذا لمعة بيضاء قدر الدرهم من غير سوء) فابْتَدَرَا يُقَبِّلَانِ المَوْضِعَ، ثُمَّ قَالَا لَهُ: إِنَّ رسُولَ ﷺ أَمَرَنَا أن نُقْرِئَكَ السَّلَامَ وَأَنْ نَسْأَلَكَ أَنْ تَدْعُوَ لَنَا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ دُعَائِى فِى شَرْقِ الأَرْضِ وَغَرْبِهَا لِجَمِيع المُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمنَاتِ، فَقَالَا: ادْع لنا! فَدَعَا لَهُمَا وَلِلمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمؤْمِنَاتِ، فَقَالَ له عمر: أُعطيك شيئًا من رزقى أو من عطائى تستعين به، فقال: ثَوْباىَ جَدِيدَانِ، وَنَعْلَاىَ مَخْصُوفَتَانِ، وَمَعِى أَرْبَعَةُ دَرَاهمَ، وَلِى فَضْلَةٌ عنْدَ الْقَوْمِ، فَمَتَى أُفْنِى هَذَا؟ إِنَّهُ مَن أَمَّلَ جُمُعَةً أَمَّل شَهْرًا، وَمَن أَمَّلَ شَهْرًا أَمَّل سَنَةً، ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ إِبِلَهُمْ، ثُمَّ فَارَقَهُم فَلَم يَرَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ".  

" عَنِ الْحارِثِ الأَشْعَرِىِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ قَالَ: إِنَّ الله أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ، وَأَنْ يَأمُرَ بَنِى إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ، فَكَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ بِهِنَّ، فَأَوْحَى الله إِلَى عِيسَى إِمَّا أَنْ يُبَلِّغَهُنَّ أوْ تُبَلِّغَهُنَّ، فَأتَاهُ عِيسَى، فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنكَ قَدْ أُمِرْتَ بخَمْسِ كلِمَاتٍ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ، وَأَنْ تَأمُرَ بَنِى إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ، فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُنَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُبَلِّغَهُنَّ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا رُوحَ الله إِنِّى أَخْشَى إِنْ سَبَقْتَنِى أَنْ أُعَذَّبَ، أَوْ يخْسَفَ بِى، فَجَمَعَ يحيى بَنِى إِسرَائِيلَ فِى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدسِ حَتَّى امْتلأَ الْمَسْجِدُ، فَقَعَدَ عَلَى الشُّرُفَاتِ، فَحَمِد الله، وأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنَّ الله أَمَرَنِى بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ أَنْ أَعْمَلَ بِهِنَّ وآمَرَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْمَلُوا بِهِنَّ، وَأَوَّلُهُنَّ: أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا الله وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِه شَيْئًا؛ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِالله كمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا مِنْ خَالِصِ مَالِهِ بِذَهَبٍ أَوْ وَرِقٍ، ثُمَّ أَسْكَنَهُ دَارًا، فَقَالَ: اعْمَلْ وَارْفَعْ إِلَىَّ، فَجَعَلَ الْعَبْدُ يَعمَلُ وَيَرْفَعُ إِلَى غَيْرِ سَيِّدِهِ، فَأَيُّكُمْ يَرْضَى أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدُهُ كذَلِكَ؟ وَإِنَّ الله عَزَّ وجَلَّ - خَلَقَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ، وَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَلَفَّتُوا؛ فَإِنَّ الله - ﷻ - يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَى وَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ، وَأَمَرَكُمْ بالصِّيَامِ، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ مَعَهُ صُرَّةُ مِسْكٍ فِى عِصَابَةٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَجِدُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ، وَإِنَّ خُلُوفَ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ الله مِن رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ، وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثلِ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدُوُّ فَشَدُّوا يَدَيْهِ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ، وَقَدَّمُوهُ! لِيَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: هَلْ لَكُمْ أَنْ أَفْتَدِىَ نَفْسِى مِنْكُمْ؟ فَجَعَلَ يَفْتِدى نَفْسَهُ مِنْهُمْ بِالْقَلِيلِ وَالْكَثِيرِ حَتَّى فَكَّ نَفْسَهُ، وَأَمَرَكُمْ بِذِكْرِ الله كَثِيرًا، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ طَلَبَهُ الْعَدُوُّ سِرَاعًا فِى أَثَرِهِ، فَأَتَى حِصْنًا حَصِينًا، فَأَحْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ فِيهِ، وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ أَحْصَنُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِذا كانَ فِى ذِكْرِ الله، قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ أَمَرَنِى الله بِهِنَّ: الْجَمَاعَةُ، وَالسَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ، وَالْهِجْرَةُ، وَالْجِهَادُ فِى سَبِيلِ الله؛ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ، فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الإِسْلَامِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُرَاجِعَ، وَمَنْ دَعَا

بِدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ جُثَا (*) جَهَنَّمَ، قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله: وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ: وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ مُسْلِمٌ، فَادْعُوا بِدَعْوَى الله الَّتِى سَمَّاكُمْ بِهَا المُسْلِمِينَ المُؤْمِنِينَ عِبَادَ الله".