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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the best among this Ummah are its first and its last, who are different and separated. So whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him meet his end while he is doing what he loves to be given to him."  

الطبراني:١٠٥١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا خَلِيفَةُ بْنُ خَيَّاطٍ وَماهرُ بْنُ نُوحٍ قَالَا ثنا الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ ثنا عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَوَّلَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ وَآخِرَهُمْ شِرَارُهُمْ مُخْتَلِفِينَ مُتَفَرِّقِينَ فَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيَأْتِهِ مَنِيَّتُهُ وَهُوَ يَأْتِي إِلَى النَّاسِ مَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ»  


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السيوطي:٦٣٥٦a

"إِنَّ أَوَّلَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ وآخِرهَا شِرَارُهُمْ، مُخْتَلِفِينَ متَفَرِّقِينَ فَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمنُ باللَّهِ والْيومُ الآخر فَلْتأته مَنيَّتُهُ وَهو يأتى إِلَى النَّاس مَا يُحِبُّ أنْ يُؤْتَى إِلَيه".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن ابن مسعود