Hadithcore
Sunan Abi Dawud, 4264
da’if· Al-Albani

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There will be civil strife (fitnah) which will render people deaf, dumb and blind regarding what is right. Those who contemplate it will be drawn by it, and giving rein to the tongue during it will be like smiting with the sword.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ خَالِدُ بْنُ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْبَيْلَمَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ صَمَّاءُ بَكْمَاءُ عَمْيَاءُ مَنْ أَشْرَفَ لَهَا اسْتَشْرَفَتْ لَهُ وَإِشْرَافُ اللِّسَانِ فِيهَا كَوُقُوعِ السَّيْفِ ‏

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Isnad

8 transmitters
  1. 1'Abdul Malik bin Shu'aib bin al-LaithEgypt · d. 248 AH
  2. 2'Abdullah bin WahbEgypt · d. 197 AH
  3. 3al-Laith bin Sa'dAsbahan,Egypt · d. 175 AH
  4. 4Yahya bin Sa'id al-AnsariMedina · d. 144 AH or after
  5. 5Khalid bin Abi 'Imrand. 134 AH
  6. 6'Abdur Rahman bin al-BylmanyMedina
  7. 7'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajMedina · d. 117 AH
  8. 8Abu HurairahMakkah/Medina/Yemen/Bahrain · d. 59 AH/681 CE
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 37, Hadith 25
English Reference
Book 36, Hadith 4251