(15) باب بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Islam began as something strange and will go back to beingstrange, so glad tidings to the strangers." (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan Ibn Majah 3987 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 36, Hadith 62 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3987 (FR)