Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 201

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Mishkat al-Masabih 201
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «النَّاسُ مَعَادِنُ كَمَعَادِنِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation

Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, “Men are ofdifferent origins just as gold and silver are; the best among them inthe pre-Islamic period are the best among them in Islam when they are versed in the religion.” Muslim transmitted it.