Hadith 297

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 30: Fine Qualities
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ لَا يُدْرَى أَوَّلُهُ خَيْرٌ أَمْ آخِرُهُ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Anas reported God's messenger as saying, "My people are like the rain, it not being known whether the first or the last of it is better." Tirmidhi transmitted it.