Hadith #131
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ وَاصِلٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَأَحْسَبُهُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَ
لَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامُ الْهَرْجِ أَيَّامٌ يَزُولُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى الْهَرْجُ بِلِسَانِ الْحَبَشِ الْقَتْلُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
واصل
أبو وائل
عبد الله
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Wasil, from Abi Wa'il — that he said — and I [the narrator] think he raised it to the Prophet ﷺ: 'Before the Hour there will be days of al-harj — days in which knowledge disappears and ignorance prevails.' Abu Musa said: 'Al-harj' in the Ethiopian language means killing.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 131
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3969
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40359