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Blessed Are the Strangers

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Sahih Muslim · 145·Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA)

بَدَأَ الإِسْلَامُ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ كَمَا بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ

Transliteration

Bada'al-Islamu ghariban wa saya'udu kama bada'a ghariban, fatuba lil-ghuraba'

Translation

Narrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Islam began as something strange and will return to being something strange, so blessed are the strangers."

Practice This Today

If your faith feels lonely today, remember — this is by design. Hold firm. The one who stands alone for truth is never truly alone.

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Blessed Are the Strangers – hadith in Arabic with English translation, Sahih Muslim 145

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