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2 shepherds possessing houses." After that the man departed, and I remained sitting for some time. Then the Prophet said to me, "O ʿOmar, dost thou know who the questioner was? ' I said, " God and His Apostle know best." He replied, "It was Gabriel. He came to teach you your religion."'—Muslim.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, "A Muslim is he from whose tongue and hands Muslims are safe. And one who flees for religion is he who flees from what God has forbidden."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Anas that, 'The Apostle of God said, "None of you will believe until I become more precious to him than his father and his son and all men together."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿAbbás bin Abduʾl-Muṭṭalib that, 'The Apostle of God said, "He has tasted the food of faith who is pleased with Alláh as his Lord and with Islám as his religion and Muḥammad as his Apostle."'—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "By Him in whose hand is the life of Muḥammad! no one of this people, whether Jew or Christian, shall have heard of me, and shall afterwards die without believing in that with which I am sent, but shall become of the companions of the fire (of hell)."'—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Mása Al-Ashaʿri that, 'The Apostle of God said, "There are three classes of people who will obtain a double reward: the man of the people of the Book who believes in his own prophet and in Muḥammad; the slave when he does his duty both to God and his masters; and the man who possesses a female slave and, after having connection with her, teaches her good manners and improves them, and gives her instruction and betters it, and then emancipates and marries her."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, "I am ordered to make war on men until they bear witness that there is no God but Alláh and that Muḥammad is the Apostle of Alláh; and until they observe the prayers and give alms. And if they do that, then their blood and their property will be safe from me, except what is due to me according to the laws of Islám; and their account is with God."'—Muslim,