Shahadah (Declaration of faith)
Hadith Quotes on the Shahadah
One day Abu Hurairah went to the people and told them that the Messenger had authorized him to go and tell them to recite the Shahadah "ash hadu anlaa ilaha illallhu wa ash hadu anna muhammadar-rasulullah".
Another version reads " muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu".
The first person Abu Hurairah came across to give the Shahadah was Saidina Omar (later the second caliph).
When Omar heard it he promptly punched Abu Hurairah in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Then Omar put his foot on Abu Hurairah's neck and asked him how dare he utter such a blasphemy.
Abu Hurairah (who is recorded in the hadith as having received quite a few beatings from Omar during his lifetime) then cried out and named the Messenger as his authority.
When again challenged by Saidina Omar, Abu Hurairah pulled out a pair of leather slippers and showed them to Omar. The slippers, he said, were given to him by the Prophet, as proof for what he was saying.
Recognizing the prophet's slippers, Omar simmered down. Everyone then happily started reciting the shahadah.Source unknown
Another version reads " muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu".
The first person Abu Hurairah came across to give the Shahadah was Saidina Omar (later the second caliph).
When Omar heard it he promptly punched Abu Hurairah in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Then Omar put his foot on Abu Hurairah's neck and asked him how dare he utter such a blasphemy.
Abu Hurairah (who is recorded in the hadith as having received quite a few beatings from Omar during his lifetime) then cried out and named the Messenger as his authority.
When again challenged by Saidina Omar, Abu Hurairah pulled out a pair of leather slippers and showed them to Omar. The slippers, he said, were given to him by the Prophet, as proof for what he was saying.
Recognizing the prophet's slippers, Omar simmered down. Everyone then happily started reciting the shahadah.Source unknown