I entered the Mosque of Kufa when its mosque had just been built. At that time, it stood among the date sellers, and its walls were made of soft earth. There I found a man speaking to the people.He said, "News reached me of the Pilgrimage of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the Farewell Pilgrimage. So I took along a riding camel from among my camels and set out, until I sat waiting for him on the road to Arafah," or he said, "I stood waiting for him on the road to Arafah. A group of riders came along, and I recognized the Messenger of Allah ﷺ among them by his description. A man riding ahead of him said, 'Get out of the riders' path!'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Leave him be. He has a need.'So I drew near him until the heads of our two camels were side by side.I said, 'Messenger of Allah, guide me to a deed that will admit me to Paradise and save me from the Fire.'He said, 'Excellent, excellent! Though you kept your speech brief, you have asked thoroughly. Fear Allah, do not associate anything with Allah, establish the prayer, pay the zakat, perform the pilgrimage to the House, and fast Ramadan. Now get out of the riders' path.'"
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دخلت مسجد الكوفة أول ما بني مسجدها وهو في أصحاب التمر يومئذ وجدره من سهلة فإذا رجل يحدث الناس قال بلغني حجة رسول الله ﷺ حجة الوداع قال فاستتبعت راحلة من إبلي ثم خرجت حتى جلست له في طريق عرفة أو وقفت له في طريق عرفة قال فإذا ركب عرفت رسول الله ﷺ فيهم بالصفة فقال رجل أمامه خل عن طريق الركاب فقال رسول الله ﷺ ويحه دعه فأرب ما له فدنوت منه حتى اختلفت رأس الناقتين قال قلت يا رسول الله دلني على عمل يدخلني الجنة وينجيني من النار قال بخ بخ لئن كنت قصرت في الخطبة لقد أبلغت في المسألة اتق الله لا تشرك بالله وتقيم الصلاة وتؤدي الزكاة وتحج البيت وتصوم رمضان خل عن طريق الركاب