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Sunan Ibn Majah 4050

Chapter: The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4050

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ ‏.‏

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Just before the Hour, there will be days when knowledge will disappear, ignorance will become widespread and there will be much Harj. And Harj means killing.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 4050) and Ahmad (No. 4079).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4050
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4050
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 4050
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4050

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  • المسند للشاشي (485)بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامَ الْهَرْجِ ، أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (10324)بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامَ الْهَرْجِ ، يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ ، وَيُنْزَلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (235)إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ ، وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ

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