حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَالْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الْأَعْرَجُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيبًا کَمَا بَدَأَ وَهُوَ يَأْرِزُ بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدَيْنِ کَمَا تَأْرِزُ الْحَيَّةُ فِي جُحْرِهَا
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 373
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020