Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
3.0 MAIN CONTENT
3.1 Hadiths 3, 4, 5 and 6
3.1.1 Hadith 3 Text, Translation, Commentary and Lesson
ُثِلاّثلا ُثيِد َحْلا
ِﷲ َلوُسَر ُتْعِمَس : َلاَق ،اَمُھْنَع ُﷲ َيِضَر ِباﱠطَخْلا نب َرَمُع نب ِﷲ ِدْبَع ِن ٰمْحﱠرلا ِدْبَع يِبَأ ْنَع
ُلوُسَر ًادﱠمَحُم ﱠنَأَو ﷲ ﱠلاإ َهٰـلإ َلا ْنَأ ِةَداَھَش : ٍسْمَخ ىَلَع ُمَلاْسلإْا َيِنُب ) : ُلوُقَي َمﱠلَسَو ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ ىﱠلَص
[ 8 : مقر]
يراخبلا هاور ( َناَضَمَر ِمْوَصَو ،ِتْيَبْلا ﱢجَحَو ،ِةاَكﱠزلا ِءاَتيإَو ،ِةَلاﱠصلا ِماقإَو ،ِﷲ
.[ 16 : مقر]
ملسمو
Translation
Hadiths Three
From Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman ‘Abdullah the son of ‘Umar bn al-Khaṭṭab
who said: “I heard the Apostle of God say: ‘Islam has been built upon
five things: testifying that there is only one God and that Prophet
Muhammad is His Apostle; saying the prayer; giving legal alms;
pilgrimage to the House (that is, in Mecca); and fasting during
Ramadan,” both Bukhari and Muslim relate to this.
Commentary
This tradition teaches us about five pillars on which Islam rests. It starts
with the belief in oneness of Allah and Muhammad (S.A.W) His
messenger and to be praying five times daily. It also includes,
embarking on pilgrimage to Mecca if one has the means, and fasting
during the month of Ramadan. The hadiths emphasises this basic belief
and worship, which a Muslim must abide by both in words and in deeds.
To neglect any of the pillars intentionally will definitely invalidate one’s
Islam.
Lessons
The following lessons are derivable from the above Hadith:
1. It teaches us about the five pillars of Islam.
2. It points out the facts that the five pillars must be maintained in
other that one’s religion will be sound and complete.
SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE 1
List the five pillars of Islam and comment on their importance.
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