A man from the people of Najd came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with disheveled hair. We could hear the murmur of his voice but could not make out what he was saying until he drew near to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and it turned out he was asking about Islam.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Five prayers during the day and night."The man asked, "Is there anything else required of me?"He replied, "No, unless you wish to do so voluntarily."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "And fasting the month of Ramadan."The man asked, "Is there anything else required of me?"He replied, "No, unless you wish to do so voluntarily."Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the zakat.The man asked, "Is there anything else required of me?"He replied, "No, unless you wish to do so voluntarily."The man turned to leave, saying, "By Allah, I will not do more than this, nor less."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The man has succeeded, if he is truthful."
جاء رجل إلى رسول الله ﷺ من أهل نجد، ثائر الرأس نسمع دوي صوته ولا نفقه ما يقول؛ حتى دنا من رسول الله ﷺ فإذا هو يسأل عن الإسلام؟ فقال له رسول الله ﷺ: خمس صلوات في اليوم والليلة. فقال: هل علي غيرها؟ قال: لا، إلا أن تطوع. قال رسول الله ﷺ: وصيام شهر رمضان. قال: هل علي غيرها؟ فقال: هل علي غيرها؟ قال: لا، إلا أن تطوع. قال: وذكر رسول الله ﷺ الزكاة، فقال: هل علي غيرها؟ قال: لا، إلا أن تطوع. فأدبر الرجل وهو يقول: والله لا أزيد على هذا ولا أنقص منه. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: أفلح الرجل إن صدق.
Malik narrated it in Qasr Salah (94) from his uncle Abu Suhayl bin Malik, from his father, that he heard Talha bin Ubaydullah, and he related the hadith.Bukhari narrated it in Iman (46) from Ismail, and Muslim narrated it in Iman (11) from Qutayba bin Saeed bin Jameel bin Tareef bin Abdullah Thaqafi, both of them from Malik with the same wording.In Muslim, through other routes, there is an additional phrase, "He has succeeded, by his father, if he is truthful," or "He will enter Paradise if he is truthful." This addition is not preserved as reliable, and its detailed discussion will come in the Book of Oaths and Vows.