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bukhari:85 – al-Makkī b. Ibrāhīm > Ḥanẓalah b. Abū Sufyān > Sālim > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "(Religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious scholars) ignorance (in religion) and afflictions will appear; and Harj will increase." It was asked, "What is Harj, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He replied by beckoning with his hand indicating "killing." (Fath-al-Bari Page 192, Vol. 1)  

البخاري:٨٥ – حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ وَيَظْهَرُ الْجَهْلُ وَالْفِتَنُ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ فَحَرَّفَهَا كَأَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ الْقَتْلَ  

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ahmad:9527 – Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān > Abū > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The Hour will not be established until knowledge is taken away, ignorance appears, and there is an increase in killing." It was said: "And what is the killing?" He said: "Bloodshed."  

أحمد:٩٥٢٧ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ الْعِلْمُ وَيَظْهَرَ الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرَ الْهَرْجُ قِيلَ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:7549 – Ibn Numayr > Ḥanẓalah > Sālim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Knowledge will be withdrawn, and turmoil will prevail, and disputes will increase." It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is turmoil?" He said, "Killing."  

أحمد:٧٥٤٩ – حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمًا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:10788 – Muḥammad b. Bakr > Ḥanẓalah > Sālim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Knowledge will be taken away, turmoil will appear, and there will be much dispute." It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is turmoil?" He said, "By His hand, it means killing."  

أحمد:١٠٧٨٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمًا يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يُقْبَضُالْعِلْمُ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا يَعْنِي الْقَتْلَ