is the Messenger of Allah, establishment of five daily prayers, gift of obligatory alms, fast of the month of Ramadan, and Hajj to the Holy House (Mecca). (Ahmad)
17. Islam is built on five pillars: testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishment of five daily prayers, gift of obligatory alms, fast of the month of Ramadan, and Hajj to the Holy House (Mecca). (Ahmad)
18. Islam is outwardly apparent while faith is in the heart. (Abu Ya’la)
19- الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ المُسْلِمُوْنَ مِنْ لِسَاْنِهِ وَيَدِهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ مَنْ أَمِنَهُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَمْوَاْلِهِمْ وَالمُهَاْجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ السُّوءَ فاجْتَنَبَهُ. أحمد19. The Muslim is the one from whom the Muslims are safe: from his tongue and his hand; the believer is the one whom the believers entrust with their lives and wealth; and the immigrant is the one who leaves evil and there from stays away. (Ahmad)
20- إِنَّ الإِسْلَامْ بَدَأَ غَرِيْبَاً وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيْبَاً فَطُوبَى لِلْغُربَاءِ قَاْلُوا يَاْ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ وَمَاْ الغُرَبَاْءُ قَاْلَ: الَّذِيْنَ يُصْلُحُونَ عِنْدَ فَسَاْدِ النَّاسِ. مسلم
20. Islam began a stranger and will once again become a stranger, so blessed are the strangers. They said, “Oh Messenger of Allah! Who are the strangers?” He said, “Those who do good deeds when people are corrupted.” (Muslim)
21. Islam purifies men as the fire purifies iron, gold, and silver from impurities. (Ad-Dailami)
22- لَاْ يَحِلُ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاْهُ فَوْقَ ثَلَاْثٍ فَمَنْ هَجَرَ فَوْقَ ثَلْاَثٍ دَخَلَ النَّارَ. أحمد22. It is not permissible for the Muslim to cut off relations from his brother for more than three days. Whosoever cuts off relations for more than three days will enter the Fire. (Ahmad)
23- إِنَّ لِكُلِّ دِيْنٍ خُلُقَاً وَخُلُقُ الإِسْلَاْمِ الحَيَاْءُ. مالك23. Every religion has a special characteristic: the characteristic of Islam is the modesty. (Maalik)
24- لَاْ يَدْخُلُ الجَنَّةَ إِلَّاْ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللهَ يُؤَيِّدُ هَذَاْ الدِّيْنَ بِالرَّجُلِ الفَاْجِرِ. مسلم24. Only the good soul shall enter Paradise. Allah may support this religion with a wicked one. (Muslim)
25- أَمَاْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الإِسْلَاْمَ يَهْدِمُ مَاْ كَاْنَ قَبْلَهُ وَأَنَّ الِهْجَرةَ تَهْدِمُ مَاْ كَاْنَ قَبْلَهْا وَأَنَّ الحَجَّ يَهْدِمُ مَاْ كَاْنَ قَبْلَهُ؟ مسلم
25. Didn’t you know that embracing Islam destroys all which was before it, Al-Hijrah (migrating from Mecca to Medina or migrating from sins by performing Tawbah) destroys what was before it and the Hajj destroys what was before it (of sins)? This is what Rasuluallah said to Amr Inb Al’as
when he embraced Islam. (Muslim)
26. A man asked the Prophet, “Which Islam is best?” He replied, “To give food (to the needy) and to give greetings to those you know and to those you do not know.”(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
27. The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim. He should not oppress or turn him down. I swear by the One In Whose Hand Is My Soul that no two (Muslims) love each other and then are separated but because of a sin that was done by either one of them. (Ahmad)
28- المُسْلِمُوْنَ عِنْدَ شُرُوطِهِمْ مَاْ وَاْفَقَ الحقَّ مِنْ ذلِكَ. الحاكم28. Muslims are those who fulfill their conditions according to the truth. (Al-Haakim)
29- المُسْلِمُوْنَ شُرَكَاْءُ فِيْ ثَلاثَةٍ فِي الكَلَأِ وَالْمَاْءِ والنَّارِ. أحمد29. Muslims are cooperatives in three things: pasturage, water, and fire. (Ahmad)
30- مَاْ أُعْطِيَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ اليَقِيْنِ أَفْضَلَ مِمَّاْ أُعْطِيَتْ أُمَّتِي. الحكيم والترمذي30. No nation was given certainty as much as (the certainty) given to my Ummah. (Al-Haakim and At-Tirmithi)
31- المُسْلِمُ أَخُوْ المُسْلِمِ لَاْ يَظْلِمُهُ وَلَاْ يُسْلِمُهُ مَنْ كَاْنَ فِي حَاْجَةِ أَخِيْهِ كَاْنَ اللهُ فِي حَاجَتِهِ وَمَنْ فَرَّجَ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ كُرْبَة فَرَّجَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بها كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ القِيْامَةِ وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلمِاً سَتَرَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ القِيَاْمَةِ. البيهقي وأبو داود31. The Muslims are the brothers unto each other. He should not oppress or betray him. Allah helps the one who helps his brother. Whosoever relieves a brother’s calamity, Allah will relieve for him one of the calamities in the Day of Resurrection. Whosoever shields a brother, Allah will shield him in the Day of Resurrection. (Al-Bayhaqi and Abu Daud)