: 3971: Islam: 3: Sahih (authentic). Narrated by Al-Bukhari in: The Book of Tafsir (hadith/4557).
733: 3972: To the people: 1: Tafsir Mujahid (1/133).
: 3973: To the people: 2: The Imam said: Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Malik narrated to us, Sharik narrated to us, from Simak, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umayrah, from Durrah bint Abi Lahab, who said: A man stood up to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, while he was on the pulpit and asked: O Messenger of Allah, who is the best of people? He replied: "The best of people are those who are strongest and most God-fearing among them, who enjoin good, forbid evil, and maintain family ties the most." Narrated by Ahmad (6/432), al-Manthur (6/99), al-Kanz (28782, 28948), al-Majma' (7/263), and its narrators are trustworthy; there is some discussion regarding a few of them, but it does not diminish its validity.
734: 3979: Allah: 1: Attested to by his statement, peace be upon him: "Islam began as a stranger and it will return as it began, so glad tidings to the strangers." Sahih. Narrated by Muslim in (The Book of Faith, hadith/232), Ibn Majah (hadith/3986, 3988), Mushkil (1/298), Shihab (1054), Al-Khatib in "Al-Tarikh" (3/272, 11/307, 12/257), Al-Qurtubi (4/172, 8/181), Al-Majma' (7/278), Jurjan (217), Al-Mughni 'an Haml al-Asfar (1/39), Abu 'Awanah (1/102), Al-Mishkat (159), Qisas (59), Ithaf (1/265), Al-Kanz (1201), Al-Fath (7/7), Ibn 'Adi in "Al-Kamil" (3/1130), and Al-Durar (57).
