Hadith #401
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّ
ى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ سُفَهَاءُ الْأَحْلَامِ أَحْدَاثٌ أَوْ قَالَ حُدَثَاءُ الْأَسْنَانِ يَقُولُونَ مِنْ خَيْرِ قَوْلِ النَّاسِ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ لَا يَعْدُو تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْ الْإِسْلَامِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنْ الرَّمِيَّةِ فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَهُمْ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُمْ فَإِنَّ فِي قَتْلِهِمْ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن أبي بكير
أبو بكر بن عياش
عاصم
عبد الله
English Translation
Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us, Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyash narrated to us, from 'Asim, from Zirr, from 'Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) رضي الله عنه who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'A people will emerge at the end of time. They are young in age, foolish in mind. They speak from the best words of creation, but faith does not pass their throats. They leave the religion as an arrow leaves the prey. Wherever you find them, kill them, for killing them will bring reward on the Day of Resurrection for whoever kills them.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 401
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3639
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40029