مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 14945
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " النَّاسُ مَعَادِنُ، فَخِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا " (٣)، ،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: People are like mines of gold and silver; those who were the best in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance are the best in Islam as well, provided they gain understanding of the religion.
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This is Hadith 14945 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 33, Musnad of Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 834.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 14945
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