Sahih al-Bukhari 6930

Book 88: Apostates · Hadith 12

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَيْثَمَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثًا فَوَاللَّهِ، لأَنْ أَخِرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَكْذِبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الْحَرْبَ خَدْعَةٌ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ سَيَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ، حُدَّاثُ الأَسْنَانِ، سُفَهَاءُ الأَحْلاَمِ، يَقُولُونَ مِنْ خَيْرِ قَوْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ، لاَ يُجَاوِزُ إِيمَانُهُمْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ، فَأَيْنَمَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ، فَإِنَّ فِي قَتْلِهِمْ أَجْرًا لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated `Ali:Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will say the best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, where-ever you find them, kill them, for who-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection

Ali bataate hain: Jab bhi main tumhein Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ki koi riwaayat sunaata hoon, Allah ki qasam, main aasman se girna zyaada pasand karunga is se ke main unke naam koi jhooti baat gadhun, magar agar main tumhein apni aur tumhaari beech ki koi baat kahoon (jo hadees na ho), to wo waaqai ek chaal ho sakti hai (yaani main apne dushman ko dhoka dene ke liye kuch keh sakta hoon). Shak nahi, maine Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ko ye kehte suna, 'Aakhri dinon mein kuch jawaan naadaan log zaahir honge jo sabse achhi baaten kahenge magar unka Iman unke galay se aage nahi jaayega (yaani unmein Iman nahi hoga), aur wo apne deen se aise nikal jaayenge jaise ek teer shikaar se guzar jaata hai. Isliye jahaan bhi tum unhein pao, unhein qatl karo, kyunke jo koi unhein qatl karega, use Qayamat ke din uska ajr milega.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6930 · Book 88, Hadith 12

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