Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Ibn Majah, 3987
hasan· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Hrmlh bin Yahya binfrom'Abdullah bin Wahbfrom'Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qubfrom'Abdullah bin lahya'a bin 'UqbafromYazid bin Abi HabibfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ الإِسْلاَمَ بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Islam began as something strange and will go back to being strange, so glad tidings to the strangers.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، وَابْنُ، لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 36, Hadith 62
English Reference
Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3987
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