Hadith 21975

Chapter 13

باب 13

(13) باب مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى تَرْكِ الْكَلاَمِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ

(1689) Chapter: Instructions Regarding Refraining From Speech During The Period Of Turmoil (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ عِنْدَ فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَقْتُلُهَا أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ " .

Abu Sa'id reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying:
In the event of the dissension among Muslims an emerging sect will emerge ; one of the two parties that is nearer to the truth will kill it. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 4667 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 42, Hadith 72 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 41, Hadith 4650 (ES)