Hadith 19565

Chapter 47

باب 47

(47) باب ذِكْرِ الْخَوَارِجِ وَصِفَاتِهِمْ

(47) Chapter: The Khawarij and their attributes (IT)
197
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ فِي فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيَلِي قَتْلَهُمْ أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ " .

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"A group will secede at a time of division among the people, and they will be killed by the group that is closer to the truth." (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih Muslim 1065 d (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 12, Hadith 197 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 5, Hadith 2326 (IT)