عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ»، قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ: «لِلَّهِ، وَلِكِتَابِهِ،وَلِرَسُولِهِ،وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَعَامَّتِهِمْ»
5 - Religion is sincerity
Tamīm al-Dārī narrated that the Prophet(peace be upon him) said:
1. Religion is sincerity. 2. We asked: To Whom? 3.He said: To God,
4. His Book, 5. His Messenger, 5.to the leaders of the Muslims 7. and their common folk.
Abu Ruqayyah Tamīm ibn Aws
Abu Ruqayyah Tamīm ibn Aws ibn Khārijah al-Dārī belonged to the Lakham tribe, but one of his ancestors was called al-Dār. He was a Christian from Syria and visited the Prophet (peace be upon him) in Year 9 AH, 631 CE. He embraced Islam and the Prophet gave him the land of Ḥabrā and Bayt ‘Aynūn in Syria. Tamīm became a companion of the Prophet and joined him on military expeditions. He also narrated his hadiths. He remained in Madinah but later left for Syria. He died in Palestine in Year 40 AH, 661 CE.
