Hadith of Gabriel Hadith of Gabriel In Sunnī Islām, the Hadith of Gabriel "(ḥadīth Jibrīl)" is the single most important "Hadīth" (report on the words and actions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), the last prophet of Islam. Its narrative contains the best summary of the core of Islam: the "Five Pillars of Islam", the "Six Articles of Faith", and Ihsan, or "doing what is beautiful". This "Hadīth" is found in both the Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and the Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim. The hadith is known to express the religion of Islam in a nutshell. Muslim scholars named this hadith the Hadith of Gabriel, because it is
Hadith of the Twelve Successors be from the tribe of Quraysh. Interpretation of the hadith varies widely among Sunni scholars; some have openly claimed that they do not know the meaning. Another interpretation is that the prophecy was fulfilled by the Rashidun Caliphs. Some commentators, such as Ibn Kathir and Ibn Taymiyya, link this hadith with the biblical account of Moses and his twelve deputies. Imam Muslim on Sahih Muslim wrote: Rasulullah s.a.w said: "This religion (Islam) will remain standing until twelve caliph, which all of them is from Quraysh, rule over you." (Sahih Muslim) Imam Abu Dawud on Shahih Abi Dawud wrote: Masyruq said: