Sunan Abi Dawud, 4667
sahih· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muslim bin Ibrahim al-Azdyfromal-Qasim bin al-Fadl bin Ma'danfromal-Mandhar bin Malik bin Qata'fromAbu Sa'id al-Khudri
Hadith text · Matn
تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ عِنْدَ فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَقْتُلُهَا أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ
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English translation
Abu Sa’id reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
In the event of the dissension among Muslims an emerging sect will emerge ; one of the two parties that is nearer to the truth will kill it.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 72
- English Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 4650