حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَی لِلْغُرَبَائِ قَالَ قِيلَ وَمَنْ الْغُرَبَائُ قَالَ النُّزَّاعُ مِنْ الْقَبَائِلِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3988
It was narrated from Abdulah that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: “Islam began as ‘something strange and will go back to being strange, so glad to the strangers.” It was said: “Who are the strangers?’ He said: “Strangers who have left their families and tribes.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020