Hadith
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever prays our Salah, faces our direction of prayer (the Ka’bah), and eats meat that is ritually slaughtered in our way – then that person is a Muslim, who is under the protection of Allah and the protection of His Messenger. So do not violate the protection granted by Allah.”
وَعَن أنس أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاتَنَا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ قِبْلَتَنَا وَأَكَلَ ذَبِيحَتَنَا فَذَلِكَ الْمُسْلِمُ الَّذِي لَهُ ذِمَّةُ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةُ رَسُولِهِ فَلَا تُخْفِرُوا اللَّهَ فِي ذمَّته»
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Ponder This Hadith
The Prophet ﷺ is essentially listing a few minimum qualifications of being a Muslim – which are the Salah, Qiblah, and Halal slaughtering of meat. How would the ones hearing this Hadith classify the teachings and practices of the Ismaili Imams?