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174—‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Umar informed us. He said: Al-Husayn ibn Isma‘il informed us. He said: Muhammad ibn Isma‘il al-Bukhari related to us. He said: Ibrahim ibn Hamzah related to me. He said: Bakr al-Sawwaf related to me, from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Islam began as something singular, and it will return as it began; so glad tidings are for the singular ones.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the singular ones?” He said: “Those who remain righteous when people become corrupt.”
١٧٤ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ , قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ , قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيُّ , قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ , قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي بَكْرٌ الصَّوَّافُ , عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «الْإِسْلَامُ بَدَأَ غَرِيبًا وَسَيَعُودُ كَمَا بَدَأَ , فَطُوبَى لِلْغُرَبَاءِ» . قَالُوا: «يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْغُرَبَاءُ؟» قَالَ: «الَّذِينَ يَصْلُحُونَ عِنْدَ فَسَادِ النَّاسِ»