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Sunan Ibn Majah 3959

Chapter: Standing firm during times of tribulation

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3959

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسِيدُ بْنُ الْمُتَشَمِّسِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ لَهَرْجًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْقَتْلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَقْتُلُ الآنَ فِي الْعَامِ الْوَاحِدِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ لَيْسَ بِقَتْلِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَكِنْ يَقْتُلُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى يَقْتُلَ الرَّجُلُ جَارَهُ وَابْنَ عَمِّهِ وَذَا قَرَابَتِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَعَنَا عُقُولُنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ لاَ تُنْزَعُ عُقُولُ أَكْثَرِ ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ وَيَخْلُفُ لَهُ هَبَاءٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ لاَ عُقُولَ لَهُمْ ‏"

Abu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Before the Hour comes there will be Harj.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.” Some of the Muslims said: “O Messenger of Allah, now we kill such and such a number of idolaters in one year.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That will not be like killing the idolaters, rather you will kill one another, until a man will kill his neighbor and son of the cousin and a relative.” Some of the people said: “O Messenger of Allah, will we be in our right minds that day?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No, reason will be taken away from most of the people at that time, and there will be left the insignificant people who have no reason.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3959).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( لَا ) أَيْ لَا عَقْل مَعَكُمْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْم ثُمَّ بَيْن ذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ تَنْزِع إِلَخْ ( وَيَحْلِف لَهُ ) أَيْ يَحْصُل ذَلِكَ النَّزْع ( هَبَاء ) أَيْ نَاس بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْغُبَار ( إِنِّي لِأَظُنّهَا ) أَيْ تِلْكَ الْحَالَة وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده أَسَيِّد اِبْن الْمُنْتَشِر وَهُوَ وَهُمْ وَالصَّوَاب اِبْن الْمُتَشَمِّس كَمَا هُوَ الصَّوَاب.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3959
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 3959
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3959

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