(15) باب بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Islam began as something strange and will go back to beingstrange, so glad tidings to the strangers." It was said: "Who arethestrangers?' He said: "Strangers who have left their familiesandtribes."
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3988
In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 63
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3988