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السيوطي:١٣٨٢٨a –

"خِيَارُكُم في الإِسلام خياركُمْ في الجاهِلِيَّةِ".  

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Collected by Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
ahmad:10295 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ḥammād > ʿAmmār > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best amongst you in the time of ignorance are the best amongst you in Islam if they understand."  

أحمد:١٠٢٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خِيَارُكُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا  

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السيوطي:١٣٨٣١a –

"خِيَارُكُمْ في الجاهِلِيَّة خِيَارُكُمْ في الإِسلَام إِذَا فَقُهُوا".  

[حم] أحمد [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن جابر، [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن أَبى هريرة