(15) باب بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah 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)
Reference (IT): Sunan Ibn Majah 3986 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 36, Hadith 61 (IT)
English translation (IT): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3986 (IT)