Hadith 23083

Chapter 26

باب 26

(26) باب ذَهَابِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْعِلْمِ .

(26) Chapter: The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ " يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ وَيَنْقُصُ الْعِلْمُ وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ " الْقَتْلُ " .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah in a Marfu' report (meaning,attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ)):
"Time will pass quickly,knowledgewill decrease, miserliness will be cast into people'shearts,tribulations will appear and there will be much Harj." Theysaid: "OMessenger of Allah, what is Harj?" He said: "Killing."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 4052

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 127

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4052