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ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ شَنَّعَ بِهِ بَعْضُ الْمُعَطِّلَةِ وَأَهْلُ الْبِدَعِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ الْحَدِيثِ حَيْثُ حُرِمُوا تَوْفِيقَ الْإِصَابَةِ لِمَعْنَاهُ

ibnhibban:6664al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Musaddad b. Musarhad > Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-ʿAwwām b. Ḥawshab > Sulaymān b. Abū Sulaymān > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman from his father > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "The foundation of Islam is based on thirty-five or thirty-six pillars. If they are destroyed, then the path of those who are destroyed is clear. And if they remain, their religion will continue for seventy years."  

ابن حبّان:٦٦٦٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ عَلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقُوا بَقِيَ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً»  


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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ṭabarānī, Suyūṭī
abudawud:4254Muḥammad b. Sulaymān al-Anbārī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sufyān > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > al-Barāʾ b. Nājiyah > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

The Prophet ﷺ said: The mill of Islam will go round till the year thirty-five, or thirty-six, or thirty-seven; then if they perish, they will have followed the path of those who perished before them, but if their religion is maintained, it will be maintained for seventy years. I asked: Does it mean seventy years which remain or seventy years which are gone by? He replied: It means (seventy years) that are gone by. Abu Dawud said: Those who recorded Khirash, the name of a narrator, are wrong. (The correct name is Hirash)  

أبو داود:٤٢٥٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تَدُورُ رَحَى الإِسْلاَمِ لِخَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلاَثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ فَإِنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ يَقُمْ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ يَقُمْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ عَامًا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمِمَّا بَقِيَ أَوْ مِمَّا مَضَى قَالَ مِمَّا مَضَى  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ مَنْ قَالَ خِرَاشٍ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ
ahmad:3707Yazīd > al-ʿAwwām > Abū Isḥāq al-Shaybānī > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman from his father > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "The lifespan of Islam revolves around thirty-five years, or thirty-six years, or thirty-seven years. If they perish, then the way of those who perished will be followed. But if they remain, their religion will last for seventy years."  

أحمد:٣٧٠٧حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ عَلَى رَأْسِ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقُوا يَقُمْ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً  

ahmad:3730ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sufyān > Manṣūr > Ribʿī > al-Barāʾ b. Nājiyah > ʿAbdullāh

The Prophet ﷺ said: The mill of Islam will go round till the year thirty-five, or thirty-six, or thirty-seven; then if they perish, they will have followed the path of those who perished before them, but if their religion is maintained, it will be maintained for seventy years. I asked: Does it mean seventy years which remain or seventy years which are gone by? He replied: It means (seventy years) that are gone by. Abu Dawud said: Those who recorded Khirash, the name of a narrator, are wrong. (The correct name is Hirash) (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4254)   

أحمد:٣٧٣٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ بِخَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ يَهْلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ قَدْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ يَقُمْ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ يَقُمْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ عَامًا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمِمَّا مَضَى أَمْ مِمَّا بَقِيَ؟ قَالَ مِمَّا بَقِيَ  

ahmad:4315Yazīd > al-ʿAwwām b. Ḥawshab > Abū Isḥāq al-Shaybānī > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abīhiʿan ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The lifespan of Islam will last for thirty-five years, or thirty-six years, or thirty-seven years. Then, if they are destroyed, the way of those who are destroyed will also be followed. And if they remain, their religion will last for seventy years."  

أحمد:٤٣١٥حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِعَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَزُولُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ عَلَى رَأْسِ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقُوا بَقِيَ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ سَبْعِينَ عَامًا  

hakim:4549Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Duhaym al-Shaybānī Bi-al-Kūfah > Aḥmad b. Ḥāzim b. Abū Gharazah > Abū Nuʿaym > Sharīk > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > al-Barāʾ b. Nājiyah > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, the lifespan of Islam will be for thirty-five years, or (sixty-five years), or (seventy-seven years). If they are destroyed, then the way of those who were destroyed will prevail. And if they remain, their religion will remain for seventy years (after the completion of those years)." Umar asked, "O Prophet of Allah, by what has passed or by what remains?" He ﷺ said, "No, rather by what remains."  

الحاكم:٤٥٤٩أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ دُهَيْمٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَازِمِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ سَتَدُورُ بَعْدَ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً فَإِنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقِيَ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ يَقُمْ سَبْعِينَ» قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ بِمَا مَضَى أَوْ بِمَا بَقِيَ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ بِمَا بَقِيَ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَفِيهِ الْبَيَانُ الْوَاضِحُ لِمَقْتَلِ عُثْمَانَ كَمَا قَدَّمْتُ ذِكْرَهُ مِنْ تَارِيخِ الْمَقْتَلِ سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ على شرط مسلم
hakim:4593Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-Sarī b. Yaḥyá al-Tamīmī > Qabīṣah b. ʿUqbah > Sufyān > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > al-Barāʾ b. Nājiyah > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The lifespan of Islam is based on thirty-five or thirty-six years. If they are destroyed, then the way of those who perished remains as a guidance. But if their religion remains, it will last for seventy years." Umar asked, "O Messenger of Allah, by what is left or what has passed?" He replied, "By what is left."  

الحاكم:٤٥٩٣حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ ثنا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ عَلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقِيَ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ فَسَبْعِينَ عَامًا» قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَا بَقِيَ أَوْ بِمَا مَضَى؟ قَالَ «بِمَا بَقِيَ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ
hakim:8589Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Bakkār b. Qutaybah al-Qāḍī > Abū Dāwud al-Ṭayālisī > Shaybān b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > al-Barāʾ b. Nājiyah al-Kāhilī > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The lifespan of Islam will be for thirty-five or thirty-six years. If they are destroyed, the religion will be revived for them for seventy years." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, with what has passed or with what remains?" He replied, "With what remains."  

الحاكم:٨٥٨٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثَنَا بَكَّارُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ الْقَاضِي ثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ الْكَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تَدُورُ رَحَا الْإِسْلَامِ لِخَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ يَهْلِكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ يُقَمْ لَهُمْ دِينُهُمْ يُقَمْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ عَامًا» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَا مَضَى أَوْ بِمَا بَقِيَ؟ قَالَ «بِمَا بَقِيَ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ حَدِيثٌ إِسْنَادُهُ خَارِجٌ عَنِ الْكُتُبِ الثَّلَاثِ أَخْرَجْتُهُ تَعَجُّبًا إِذْ هُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِمَّا نَحْنُ فِيهِ صحيح
tabarani:10311Fuḍayl b. Muḥammad al-Malṭī > Abū Nuʿaym > Sharīk > Mujālid > al-Shaʿbī > Masrūq > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The lifespan of Islam is 35 years. If they perish, then those who perish will follow the same path. And if they survive, they will remain for seventy years."  

الطبراني:١٠٣١١حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَلْطِيُّ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ نَجَوْا بَقُوا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا»  

tabarani:10356Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > Musaddad > Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-ʿAwwām b. Ḥawshab > Abū Isḥāq al-Shaybānī > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman from his father > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The lifespan of Islam will be thirty-five years or thirty-six years or thirty-seven years. If they perish, then the way of those who perish (before them) will perish. And if they remain, they will remain for seventy years."  

الطبراني:١٠٣٥٦حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَدُورُ رَحَى الْإِسْلَامِ رَأْسَ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سِتٍّ وَثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَسَبِيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ وَإِنْ بَقُوا بَقُوا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا»  

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"تُدورُ رَحَى الإِسْلامَ لخَمْسٍ وثَلاثَيِنَ، أوْ سِتِّ وَثَلاثِينَ، أَوْ سَبع وَثَلاثين، فإِن يَهْلَكُوا فَسبيلُ مَنْ هَلَكَ، وَإن يَقُمْ لَهُمْ دِينهُم يَقُمْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِين عامًا (بما مَضَى) ".  

[حم] أحمد [د] أبو داود [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك [عق] العقيلى في الضعفاء الن مسعود