The five pillars.
Narrated by Ibn ʿUmar (ابن عمر)
بُنِيَ الإِسْلاَمُ عَلَىٰ خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلاَةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَحَجِّ الْبَيْتِ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ
"Islam is built on five: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; the establishment of prayer; the paying of zakāt; the pilgrimage to the House; and fasting Ramadan."
A foundational hadith. The scholars noted the order: testimony first (the inner commitment), then prayer (daily practice), then zakāt and pilgrimage (the social and communal), then fasting (annual discipline). The structure itself is a teaching — Islam is a building, and a building has levels.
Passages that draw on this hadith
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"Chapter: The Types of Zakat and the Reasons for Their Obligation Zakat is categorized into six types: Zakat on livestock, Zakat on gold and silver, Zakat on trade, Zakat on buried wealth and minerals, Zakat on agricultural produce, and Zakat al-Fitr."
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"Chapter Four: Voluntary Charity and Its Virtue Chapter One: The Types of Zakat and the Reasons for Their Obligation Zakat, in its various applications, is divided into six types: Zakat on livestock, gold and silver, trade, buried wealth and minerals, agricultural produce, and Zakat al-Fitr."
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"it fulfills the requirement for Islamic Hajj, as Hajj is 'Arafat, and no sacrifice is owed except a sheep. These conditions also apply to 'Umrah, except for the time. For a free adult, voluntary Hajj occurs after fulfilling the obligation of Islamic Hajj."
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"and then died, they meet Allah without the obligation of Hajj upon them. Those who die without performing Hajj despite having the means face severe consequences before Allah. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, expressed his intention to impose a tax on those who have the means to perform Hajj but do not."
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"if someone only owns camels, they are only required to learn about the zakat for camels. This principle applies to all categories. For instance, when the months of Hajj begin, there is no immediate obligation to learn the rituals of Hajj, as performing it can be postponed."
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"Hajj Ahmad Tabrizi, Hajj Ibrahim Kanawi, Hajj Hussain Khorasani, and the two Hajjas Ali and Rashid al-Hindia, among others. Then I traveled from Granada to Al-Hama, then to Velez, then to Malaga, and then to the fortress of Daquan, a beautiful fort abundant with"
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"stating that Islam is built upon five pillars, the testimony of faith, establishing prayer, giving zakat, performing the pilgrimage to the house, and fasting during Ramadan. He also said, Whoever has the means to perform hajj and does not do so,"
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"If one omits a recommended act or posture, the prayer is not invalidated, nor is prostration required. Book of Zakat. Zakat becomes obligatory if one possesses wealth that is eligible for zakat. This includes owning 20 miths of gold,"
More on foundations
- The first hadith — the inner measure of every deed."Actions are only by intentions, and every person shall have only what they intended."
- The religion in three words: Islam, Īmān, Iḥsān."Islam is that you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, establish the prayer, give zakāt, fast Ramadan, and make pilgrimage to the House if you are able. Īmān is that you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and in divine decree — its good and its bitter. Iḥsān is that you worship Allah as though you see Him; and if you do not see Him, He sees you."
- The soul and the decree written in the womb."The creation of each of you is gathered in the womb of their mother for forty days as a drop, then a clinging thing for the same period, then a lump of flesh for the same period. Then the angel is sent, who breathes the soul into it, and is commanded to write four things: its provision, its term of life, its deeds, and whether it will be wretched or blessed."
- Innovation in the religion is returned to its introducer."Whoever introduces into this matter of ours something that is not from it — it is rejected."