Hadith #38
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Arabic Text
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسُ مَعَادِنُ فَخِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقُهُوا
English Translation
And with the same chain of narration, he ﷺ said: 'People are like mines. The best of them in the pre-Islamic period are the best of them in Islam, if they gain understanding (of the religion).'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 38
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9276
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45666