Hadith 303

`Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father's authority, told that his grandfather reported God's messenger as saying, "Which people's faith pleases you most?" On receiving the reply that they were the angels he said, "But why should they not believe when they are with their Lord?" It was suggested that they were the prophets to which he replied, "Why should they not believe when inspiration descends on them?" The people suggested themselves and he said, "Why should you not believe when I am among you?" He told that God's messenger then said, "The people whose faith pleases me most are people who will come after my time who will find sheets containing a Book in whose contents they will believe." `Abd ar-Rahman b. al-`Awf' al-Hadrami said he was told the following by one who had heard the Prophet say it: "Among the last of this people will be some who will have a reward like that of the first of them. They will recommend what is reputable, forbid what is disreputable, and fight with those who cause dissensions." Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in Dalail an-nubuwa.