Sahih Muslim, 102

Rapporté par Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه : Nous avions reçu l’interdiction de demander quoi que ce soit au Prophète ﷺ sans réelle nécessité. C’est pourquoi nous étions contents lorsqu’une personne intelligente des habitants du désert venait lui poser des questions et que nous pouvions écouter ses réponses. Un homme du désert est venu voir le Prophète ﷺ et a dit : « Muhammad, ton messager est venu chez nous et nous a rapporté que tu affirmes qu’Allah t’a envoyé comme prophète. » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Il a dit la vérité. » L’homme demanda : « Qui a créé le ciel ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Allah. » L’homme demanda encore : « Qui a créé la terre ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Allah. » L’homme demanda encore : « Qui a dressé ces montagnes et créé ce qui s’y trouve ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Allah. » L’homme dit alors : « Par Celui qui a créé le ciel, la terre et les montagnes, est-ce vraiment Allah qui t’a envoyé ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Oui. » L’homme dit : « Ton messager nous a aussi dit que cinq prières sont obligatoires pour nous chaque jour et chaque nuit. » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Il a dit la vérité. » L’homme demanda : « Par Celui qui t’a envoyé, est-ce Allah qui t’a ordonné cela (les prières) ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Oui. » L’homme dit : « Ton messager nous a dit que la Zakat est obligatoire sur nos biens. » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Il a dit la vérité. » L’homme demanda : « Par Celui qui t’a envoyé, est-ce Allah qui t’a ordonné cela (la Zakat) ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Oui. » L’homme dit : « Ton messager nous a dit que le jeûne du mois de Ramadan est obligatoire chaque année. » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Il a dit la vérité. » L’homme demanda : « Par Celui qui t’a envoyé, est-ce Allah qui t’a ordonné cela (le jeûne du Ramadan) ? » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Oui. » L’homme dit : « Ton messager nous a aussi dit que le pèlerinage à la Maison (Ka’bah) est obligatoire pour celui qui en a la capacité. » Le Prophète ﷺ répondit : « Oui. » Le narrateur raconte que l’homme du désert partit, mais avant de partir, il déclara : « Par Celui qui t’a envoyé avec la vérité, je n’ajouterai rien à cela et je n’en retirerai rien. » Le Prophète ﷺ dit alors : « S’il tient parole, il entrera au Paradis. »

It is reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik that he said:We were forbidden that we should ask anything (without the genuine need) from the Holy Prophet. It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and asked him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it. A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us your assertion that verily Allah had sent you (as a prophet). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: Who created the heaven? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who created the earth? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. Upon this he (the bedouin) remarked: By Him Who created the heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah (in fact) sent you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that five prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and the night. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told you the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i. e. prayers)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that Zakat had been made obligatory in our riches. He (the Holy Prophet) said. He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (Zakat)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast every year during the month of Ramadan. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the fasts of Ramadan)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (of Ka'bah) had been made obligatory for him who is able to undertake the journey to it. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. The narrator said that he (the bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked: 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them. Upon this the Prophet remarked: If he were true (to what he said) he must enter Paradise