At the end of time, there will come a people, young in age and foolish in mind. They will speak about the best words of creation, but they will pass through Islam as an arrow passes through its target
Chapter: The signs of Prophethood in Islam
Authentic
hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 3611
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلأَنْ أَخِرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَكْذِبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ الْحَرْبَ خَدْعَةٌ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ "
‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: If I narrate to you anything from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), it is dearer to me to fall from the sky than to lie about him. But if I speak to you concerning matters between me and you, then war is deception. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say:
"At the end of time, there will come a people, young in age and foolish in mind. They will speak about the best words of creation, but they will pass through Islam as an arrow passes through its target. Their faith will not go beyond their throats. Wherever you encounter them, kill them, for killing them is a reward for the one who kills them on the Day of Judgment."
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3611, 5057, 6930), Muslim (No. 1066a, 1066b), Abu Dawud (No. 4767), An-Nasa’i (No. 4102) and Ahmad (No. 582, 868, 1032).
The Commander of the Believers, ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him), informed that if you heard me narrating from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), I neither use figurative language, nor allusions, nor ambiguous statements; rather, I speak clearly. If I fall from the sky, it would be easier and lighter than to narrate from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while attributing lies to him. However, if I spoke about matters between myself and the people, then war is deception, and I may use figurative language, allusions, or double-meaning statements. Indeed, I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: At the end of time, there will come youth, young in age and weak in intellect. They will quote words from the Qur’an and recite them frequently, but they will leave Islam and transgress its bounds just as an arrow passes through its target. Their faith will not go beyond their throats. Wherever you encounter them, kill them, for killing them will bring a reward for those who kill them on the Day of Judgment.
Lessons
Highlighting part of the traits of the Khawārij.
The Hadīth contains a sign of the Prophet's prophethood, as he foretold events that would occur in his Ummah after him, and they happened just as he had informed.
The permissibility of using indirect speech and allusions in war. Deception in war is through misleading statements, ambushes, or the like, provided they do not involve breaking treaties or violating guarantees of safety, as there is an explicit prohibition against such actions.
An-Nawawi said regarding the phrase (they will speak about the best words of creation), i.e., apparently such as they say: There is no judgment except for Allah, and similar expressions where they call people to the Book of Allah Almighty.
Ibn Hajar said regarding the phrase (their faith will not go beyond their throats): The intended meaning is that faith has not taken root in their hearts, for whatever stops at the throat and does not go beyond it cannot reach the heart.
Al-Qādi said: Scholars have unanimously agreed that when the Khārijites, and those similar to them from among the heretic innovators and oppressors, rebel against the ruler, oppose the consensus of the community, and cause division, it becomes obligatory to fight them after warning them and providing them with irrefutable proof.
Explanation in Arabic
أخبر أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه أنه إذا سمعتموني أحدّث عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فإني لا أكنّي ولا أُعرّض ولا أواري، وإنما أصرّح، ولأن أقع من السماء أيسر عندي وأخف من أن أحدث عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا أكذب عليه، وإذا حدثت فيما بيني وبين الناس فإنما الحرب خدعة، فقد أكني أو أعرّض أو أواري، وقد سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:
يأتي في آخر الزمان شباب صغار السن، ضعاف العقول، يقولون من القرآن ويكثرون قراءته، يخرجون من الإسلام ويتعدّون حدوده كما يخرج السهم من الرمية، لا يجاوز إيمانهم حناجرهم، فأينما لقيتموهم فاقتلوهم، فإن قتلهم أجر لمن قتلهم يوم القيامة.
بيان شيء من صفات الخوارج.
في الحديث علمٌ من أعلام النبوة، حيث أخبر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بما سيقع بعده في أمته، فوقع كما أخبر به.
جواز التّورية والتعريض في الحرب، والخديعة في الحرب تكون بالتورية، وتكون بالكمين، ونحوهما، دون نقض العهد والأمان، لورود النهي عن ذلك.
قال النووي على (يقولون من خير قول البرية) معناه: في ظاهر الأمر كقولهم: لا حكم إلا لله، ونظائره من دعائهم إلى كتاب الله تعالى.
قال ابن حجر في قوله (لاَ يُجَاوِزُ إِيمَانُهُمْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ): المراد أن الإيمان لم يرسخ في قلوبهم؛ لأن ما وقف عند الحلقوم فلم يتجاوزه لا يصل إلى القلب.
قال القاضي: أجمع العلماء على أن الخوارج وأشباههم من أهل البدع والبغي متى خرجوا على الإمام وخالفوا رأي الجماعة وشقوا العصا وجب قتالهم بعد إنذارهم، والاعتذار إليهم.
