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muslim:2672a[Chain 1] Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Wakīʿ Waʾabī > al-Aʿmash [Chain 2] Abū Saʿīd al-Ashaj > Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Abū Wāʾil

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale.  

مسلم:٢٦٧٢aحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ وَأَبِي قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  


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bukhari:7062ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which Religious ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much Al-Harj, and Al- Harj means killing."  

البخاري:٧٠٦٢حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالاَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ لأَيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

bukhari:7064ʿUmar b. Ḥafṣ from my father > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq > Jalas ʿAbdullāh And ʾAbū Mūsá Fataḥaddathā > Abū Mūsá

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread, and there will be Al-Harj in abundance, and Al-Harj means killing."  

البخاري:٧٠٦٤حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ حَدَّثَنَا شَقِيقٌ قَالَ

جَلَسَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَأَبُو مُوسَى فَتَحَدَّثَا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ibnmajah:4050Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Abū And Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq > ʿAbdullāh

“Just before the Hour, there will be days when knowledge will disappear, ignorance will become widespread and there will be much Harj. And Harj means killing.”  

ابن ماجة:٤٠٥٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَوَكِيعٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ibnmajah:4051Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr And ʿAlī b. Muḥammad > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq > Abū Mūsá

“After you days will come when ignorance will become widespread, knowledge will disappear and there will be much Harj.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.”  

ابن ماجة:٤٠٥١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ أَيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:3695Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Abū Wāʾil

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale. (Using translation from Muslim 2672a)  

أحمد:٣٦٩٥حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:4306Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > Sulaymān > Shaqīq

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale. (Using translation from Muslim 2672a)   

أحمد:٤٣٠٦حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَهُمَا يَتَحَدَّثَانِ فَذَكَرَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ قَالَا الْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:3817Abū al-Naḍr > al-Ashjaʿī > Sufyān > al-Aʿmash > Abū Wāʾil > ʿAbdullāh And ʾAbī Mūsá al-Ashʿarī

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale. (Using translation from Muslim 2672a)   

أحمد:٣٨١٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَشْجَعِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهِنَّ الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهِنَّ الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهِنَّ الْهَرْجُ قَالَ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:3841Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAmr > Zāʾidah > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale. (Using translation from Muslim 2672a)   

أحمد:٣٨٤١حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَهُمَا يَتَحَدَّثَانِ فَقَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهِنَّ الْجَهْلُ وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهِنَّ الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:19497Muḥammad b. ʿUbayd > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīq

I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa that they reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having said: Prior to the Last Hour, there would be a time when knowledge would be taken away, and ignorance would take its place and there would be bloodshed on a large scale. (Using translation from Muslim 2672a)   

أحمد:١٩٤٩٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأَبُو مُوسَى جَالِسَيْنِ وَهُمَا يَتَذَاكَرَانِ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ  

ahmad:19630Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Shaqīqʿan Abū Mūsá

“After you days will come when ignorance will become widespread, knowledge will disappear and there will be much Harj.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4051)  

أحمد:١٩٦٣٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ أَيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَ الْهَرْجُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ؟ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ  

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السيوطي:١٢٩٢٧a

"تَكُونُ بينَ يَدَى السَّاعَة أَيامٌ؛ يُرْفَعُ فيها الْعِلُم، وينزلُ فيها الجهْلُ، وَتَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ -والْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ".  

[هـ] ابن ماجة عن ابن مسعود
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السيوطي:٦٤٢٨a

"إِنَّ بَيْنَ يدى السَّاعَة؛ لأَيّامًا يَنْزِلُ فيهَا الْجَهْلُ، وَيُرْفَعُ فيها الْعِلمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فيها الهَرْجُ، وَالْهَرج الْقَتْلُ" .  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن ابن مسعود، وأَبى موسى، نعيم بن حماد في الفتن عن حُذيفة وأبى موسى
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السيوطي:٦٥٠-٤٧b

"عَنْ أَبِى مُوسَى قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ، إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُم أيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ، وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْم، وَيَكْثُر فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ، قَالَ "الْقَتْلُ"".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [ت] الترمذي وقال حسن صحيح