Sahih Muslim, 157 g
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Abdul A'ala bin 'Abdul A'ala al-SamifromMa'mar bin Rashidfromal-ZuhrifromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ وَيَنْقُصُ الْعِلْمُ
. ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِهِمَا .
English translation
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:
The time would draw close to the Last Hour and knowledge would decrease. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 47, Hadith 20
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 34, Hadith 6460 (deprecated numbering scheme)