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Sahih Muslim 146 (Book 1, Hadith 280) #7545
The Strange Nature of Islam

SUMMARY: Islam began as something strange and will return to being strange, just like a snake crawling back into its hole.

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar ('Abdullah b. 'Umar) that the Messenger of Allah observed: Verily Islam started as something strange and it would again revert (to its old position) of being strange just as it started, and it would recede between the two mosques just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَالْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الأَعْرَجُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعُمَرِيُّ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الإِسْلاَمَ بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ غَرِيبًا كَمَا بَدَأَ وَهُوَ يَأْرِزُ بَيْنَ الْمَسْجِدَيْنِ كَمَا تَأْرِزُ الْحَيَّةُ فِي جُحْرِهَا

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islam  *  strange  *  revert  *  mosques  *  serpent  *  alislam  *  ghareeb  *  wajada  *  masaajid  *  thuban

QUICK LESSONS:
Spread truth despite opposition or misunderstanding from others

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the nature of the religion of Islam. It was narrated by Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet Muhammad said that when it first started out in the world it was considered strange and would eventually become strange again. He compared this to a snake which crawls back into its hole. This means that even though people may not understand or accept it at first, eventually they will come around to understanding and accepting it as true. The values taught in this hadith are patience and perseverance in spreading the message of truth despite opposition or misunderstanding from others. It also teaches us to have faith that Allah's plan will be fulfilled no matter what obstacles we face along the way.

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