Hadith #274
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ا
لسَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Waki', from al-A'mash, from Abi Wa'il — that he said: 'I was sitting with 'Abdullah and Abu Musa. They said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Before the Hour there will come days in which ignorance descends, knowledge is raised, and turmoil [al-harj] increases. We asked: What is al-harj? He said: Killing.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 274
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3512
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39902