مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 9653
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: قَالَ: " النَّاسُ مَعَادِنٌ، فَخِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا " (٢)،
Translation
English translation
It is narrated with the same chain that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: People are like hidden treasures (mines); those who were the best in the time of ignorance are the best in Islam as well, provided they gain understanding of the religion.
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This is Hadith 9653 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 2535.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 9653
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