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«قال رسول الله: «بدأ الإسلام غريباً وسيعود كما بدأ غريباً، فطوبى للغرباء»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) in the Book of Faith of Sahih Muslim: Islam began as a stranger and will return to being strange, so blessed are the strangers. It is one of the best-known texts on the trials of the end times. In Ibn Umar's version, it returns "between the two mosques as a snake returns to its hole". 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and Abu Hurayra.
Connections
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Abu Hurayra
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Khaybar· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam· The Prophet's dream of the two gold bracelets, interpreted as the two liars· Bukhari 3443 — nearest to Isa· Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan· Muslim 20 — I will fight whoever separates prayer from almsgiving· Muslim 35 — Faith has seventy-odd branches· Muslim 47 — Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him speak good or stay silent
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 145 — Islam began as a stranger and will return a stranger”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-0145/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.