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ahmad:7974Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Simāk > Mālik b. Ẓālim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Verily, the destruction of my nation, or the corruption of my nation, will be caused by leaders who deceive, ignorant fools from the Quraysh tribe."  

أحمد:٧٩٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ ظَالِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ هَلَاكَ أُمَّتِي أَوْفَسَادَ أُمَّتِي رُءُوسٌ أُمَرَاءُ أُغَيْلِمَةٌ سُفَهَاءُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ  


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ahmad:8347Rawḥ > Shuʿbah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Mālik b. Ẓālim > Abū Hurayrah > Marwān b. al-Ḥakam

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The destruction of my Ummah (nation) will be at the hands of misguided leaders from the Quraysh."  

أحمد:٨٣٤٧حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ ظَالِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ يَقُولُ هَلَاكُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى رُءُوسِ غِلْمَةٍ أُمَرَاءَ سُفَهَاءَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ