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Hadith Sahih Bukhari about Islam asked by Dimam bin Tha`laba

1.63:   (Hadith Sahih Bukhari Shareef chapter Book of Knowledge   kitabul ilm)
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While we were sitting with the
Prophet in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made
his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then
said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet
was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We
replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The an then
addressed him, "O Son of `Abdul Muttalib." The Prophet said,
"I am here to answer your questions." The man said to the
Prophet, "I want to ask you something and will be hard in
questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet said, "Ask
whatever you want." The man said, "I ask you by your Lord, and
the Lord of those who were before you, has Allah sent you as
an Apostle to all the mankind?" The Prophet replied, "By
Allah, yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has
Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night (24
hours).? He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I
ask you by Allah! Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts
during this month of the year (i.e. Ramadan)?" He replied, "By
Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has
Allah ordered you to take Zakat (obligatory charity) from our
rich people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The
Prophet replied, "By Allah, yes." Thereupon that man said, "I
have believed in all that with which you have been sent, and I
have been sent by my people as a messenger, and I am Dimam bin
Tha`laba from the brothers of Bani Sa`d bin Bakr."