Hadith Details
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Sahih Muslim
كتاب العلم
The Book of Knowledge
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ وَيُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ " . قَالُوا وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ " الْقَتْلُ " .
(When) the time would draw close to the Last Hour, knowledge would be snatched away, turmoil would be rampant, miserliness would be put (in the hearts of the people) and therewould be much bloodshed. They said: What is al-harj? Thereupon he said: It is bloodshed.
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Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 2669c
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ata' b. Yasir through another chain of transmitters.
- Hadith 2669b
This hadith is reported through Muhammad bin Muttarif from Zayd bin Aslam with the same chain.
- Hadith 157h
" Miserliness would be put (in the hearts of the people)."
- Hadith 157g
The time would draw close to the Last Hour and knowledge would decrease. The rest of the hadith is the same.
- Hadith 2667a
Recite the Qur'an as long as your hearts agree to do so, and when you feel variance between them (between your hearts and tongues), then get up (and leave its…
- Hadith 2672b
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) and Abu Musa (al-Asha'ri) through other chains of transmitters.