Verily there would arise from my Ummah after me or soon after me a group (of people) who would recite the Qur'an, but it would not go beyond their throats, and they would pass clean through their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey, and they would never come back to it. They would be the worst among the creation and the creatures. Ibn Samit (one of the narrators) said: I met Rafi' b. 'Amr Ghifari, the brother of Al-Hakam Ghifari and I said: What is this hadith that I heard from Abu Dharr, i. e. so and so? and then I narrated that hadith to him and said: I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَوْ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَوْمٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حَلاَقِيمَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَلَقِيتُ رَافِعَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الْغِفَارِيَّ أَخَا الْحَكَمِ الْغِفَارِيِّ قُلْتُ مَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, after me there will be from my Ummah a group of people who recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will leave the religion just as an arrow pierces through its target, and they will never come back to it. They are the worst of creation and creatures." Ibn As-Samit said: "So I met Rafi'ah, the brother of Al-Hakam ibn 'Amr, and I narrated this Hadith to him." He said: "I too have heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَلَاقِيمَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَلَقِيتُ رَافِعًا قَالَ بَهْزٌ أَخَا الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثْتُهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَأَنَا أَيْضًا قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, after me, there will be a group among my Ummah who will recite the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will exit the religion just as an arrow pierces through its target, and they will not return to it. They are the worst of creation and creatures." Ibn As-Samit said, "I met Rafi' and I narrated this to him, so he said, 'I have also heard this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .'

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَلَاقِيمَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَلَقِيتُ رَافِعًا فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا أَيْضًا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "Indeed, there are people from my ummah whose characteristic is shaving their heads. They recite the Quran, but it does not go beyond their throats. They pass through the religion just as an arrow passes through its target. They are the worst of creation and the created."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي سِيمَاهُمْ التَّحْلِيقُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There will be people among my Ummah (nation) after me who will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go any deeper than their throats. They will pass through Islam like an arrow passing through its target, then they will never return to it. They are the most evil of mankind and of all creation.' " 'Abdullah bin Samit said: "I mentioned to Rafi' bin 'Amr, the brother of Hakam bin 'Amr Ghifari and he said: 'I also heard that from the Messenger of Allah.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 170)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنْ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَلَاقِيمَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ» قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَلَقِيتُ رَافِعًا أَخَا الْحَكَمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْغِفَارِيِّ فَحَدَّثْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ رَافِعٌ وَأَنَا أَيْضًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily after me, there will be among my Ummah (nation) a group of people who recite the Quran but it will not go beyond their throats. They will leave the religion as an arrow leaves the bow, and they will not return to it. They are the worst of mankind and creatures."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَوْ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي مِنْ أُمَّتِي قَوْمٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَلَاقِمَهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ»

"إِنَّ نَاسًا من أُمُّتِى سيماهم التحليقُ يَقْرءُونَ القُرآنَ، لا يجاوزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ، يَمْرقُونَ من الدين كما يمرق السَّهْمُ من الرَّمِيَّةِ، هم شرُّ الخلقِ والخليقة"

"إِنَّ بعْدِى مِنْ أُمتِى قوْمًا يَقْرَؤُونَ القُرآنَ لا يُجَاوِزُ حَلَاقِيمَهُم، يَخْرُجون مِن الدِّينِ كمَا يَخْرجٌ السَّهْمُ مِن الرمِيَّةِ، ثُمَّ لا يُعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ، شرُّ الْخَلقِ وَالْخَلِيقةِ".

"يَجئُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَعْدِى مِنْ أُمتِّى يَقْرَأُونَ الْقْرآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَراقيَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمَيَّةِ، ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا، هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخِلِيقَةِ".