The Meaning of the Hadith: Islam Began as a Stranger, and the Strangers
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Islam appeared. The question is: Who are the strangers? And are we now in the time of strangeness mentioned in the hadith?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained who the strangers are when it was said to him, “Who are the strangers, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: And in another narration, “Those who will remain when what the Prophet concealed is revealed; these are the strangers.” This is the explanation of the Messenger of Allah; Allah knows best. And Imam Ibn Ghazala has a lengthening on this topic. It is called *Kadhabat al-Qirdah fi Hal Ahl al-Ghurabah* (The Lie of the Monkey in the State of the People of Strangeness). It has been printed, edited, and published with the collection that appeared.
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Islam appeared
Islam appeared as a stranger. So it is said, and it will return as a stranger, so blessed are the strangers.
الإسلام غريبا. كذا يقول وسيعود غريبا فطوبى للغرباءAnswer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained who the strangers are when it was said to him, “Who are the strangers, O Messenger of Allah?” He said:
Those who will remain when the Garden is opened
الذين يصبحونهن إذا فتج الجنة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء الأسبوعي-23 من 32-لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان -حفظه الله- مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:25)
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