Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسُ مَعَادِنُ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ خِيَارُكُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِذَا فَقِهُوا.
English Translation
Hasan ibn Musa told us: Hammad ibn Salamah told us, from 'Ammar ibn Abi 'Ammar, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "People are like ores, in goodness and in evil; the best of you in the Age of Ignorance are the best of you in Islam, once they attain understanding."