Hadith 23175

Chapter 26

باب 26

(26) باب ذَهَابِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْعِلْمِ .

(26) Chapter: The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ " . وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Just before the Hour, there will be days when knowledge willdisappear, ignorance will become widespread and there will be muchHarj. And Harj means killing." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Ibn Majah 4050 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 36, Hadith 125 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4050 (ES)