Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “People are like minerals of silver and gold. The best of them in the time of ignorance are the best of them in Islam, if they have religious understanding.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2638
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ النَّاسُ مَعَادِنُ كَمَعَادِنِ الْفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا
2638 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب الأرواح جنود مجندة
