Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Once the mention of the Khawarij came before Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Among them is a man whose hand is not complete. If I did not fear that you would deny my words, I would certainly tell you that which Allah Almighty has promised, through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to those who fight against the Khawarij. The narrator says that I asked: Did you hear this directly from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: By the Lord of the Ka'bah! I heard it. He said this three times.

Hazrat Yasir bin Amr says that I asked Hazrat Sahl bin Hunaif whether he had heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mention the Khawarij. He replied that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He pointed with his blessed hand towards the east and said that from there a people will emerge who will recite the Qur'an with their tongues but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will leave the religion of Islam as swiftly as an arrow leaves the bow.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Soon there will appear a people whose individuals will be young in age and foolish in mind. When they speak, they will say the best of words among the people. They will recite the Qur'an with their tongues, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will leave the religion of Islam as swiftly as an arrow leaves the bow. Whoever encounters them should fight them, for fighting them is a matter of great reward in the sight of Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Khawarij are the dogs of Hell."

When the mention of the Khawarij was made before Hazrat Abu Hurairah, he said: "They are the worst of people."

Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri, in his old age when even his hands were trembling, said: "In my view, fighting against the Khawarij is more virtuous than fighting against the polytheists."

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that when Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) heard about Najdah—that he was coming to Madinah, taking women captive, and killing children—Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "We cannot allow him to do this." Then he intended to fight against him and encouraged people to do so. It was said to him that people would not be ready to fight along with him and there was a fear that he would be left alone. After that, Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) abandoned the intention to confront him.

Hazrat A'mash says that I heard the predecessors saying that Abdur Rahman bin Yazid fought against the Khawarij.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: After me, there will be a people who will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow goes out of the bow. They will not return to the religion again. They are the worst of creation and the worst in character. Hazrat Abdullah bin Samit says that I mentioned this narration to Hazrat Rafi' bin Amr, and he said: I too heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying this.

Hazrat Salamah Hamdani narrates from his grandfather that we were sitting at the door of Hazrat Abdullah waiting for him. He came and said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, told us that a people will recite the Holy Qur'an but the Qur'an will not go below their throats. They will leave Islam just as an arrow leaves the bow. After narrating this hadith, Hazrat Abdullah said, "By Allah, I do not know, perhaps many people related to them are among you." Hazrat Amr bin Salamah says that we saw most of those people fighting against us with the Khawarij on the day of Nahrawan.

Hazrat Abu Tahiya says that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a Kharijite reciting this verse of the Holy Qur'an in the Fajr prayer: { وَلَقَدْ أُوحِیَ إلَیْک وَإِلَی الَّذِینَ مِنْ قَبْلِکَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَکْت لَیَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُک وَلَتَکُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِینَ } Upon hearing this, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) left his own surah and recited from here: { فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللہِ حَقٌّ وَلاَ یَسْتَخِفَّنَّکَ الَّذِینَ لاَ یُوقِنُونَ }.

Hazrat Abu Ghalib narrates that I was in the Grand Mosque of Damascus when people brought the heads of seventy Khawarij (Haruriyyah). These heads were placed on the steps of the mosque. When Hazrat Abu Umamah arrived and saw their heads, he said, "These are the dogs of Hell. Under the sky, these are the worst of creation who have been killed. And those whom they killed are the best of those slain under the sky." Then he wept, looked towards me, and said, "O Abu Ghalib! Are you from the city of these people?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Allah has protected you." Then he said, "Do you recite Surah Aal-e-Imran?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Allah the Exalted says: { مِنْہُ آیَاتٌ مُحْکَمَاتٌ ہُنَّ أُمُّ الْکِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِہَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِینَ فِی قُلُوبِہِمْ زَیْغٌ فَیَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَہَ مِنْہُ ابْتِغَائَ الْفِتْنَۃِ وَابْتِغَائَ تَأْوِیلِہِ ، وَمَا یَعْلَمُ تَأْوِیلَہُ إِلاَّ اللَّہُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِی الْعِلْمِ } and Allah the Exalted says: { یَوْمَ تَبْیَضُّ وُجُوہٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوہٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِینَ اسْوَدَّتْ وُجُوہُہُمْ أَکَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إیمَانِکُمْ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا کُنْتُمْ تَکْفُرُونَ }." Hazrat Abu Ghalib narrates that I said, "O Abu Umamah! I saw tears flowing from your eyes, what is the reason for this?" He replied, "Yes! Tears are flowing from my eyes out of mercy for them. They were from among the people of Islam. The Israelites were divided into seventy-one sects, and there will be one more sect in this Ummah; all will go to Hell except the main group. Upon them is that which they have been made responsible for, and upon you is that which you have been made responsible for. If you obey this main group, you will be guided, and it is upon the messenger only to convey the message clearly. Listening and obeying is better than falling into sectarianism and disobedience." A man said to him, "O Abu Umamah! Are you saying this from your own opinion or have you heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "If I were to say this from my own opinion, I would be daring in matters of religion! I have heard this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) not once or twice, but seven times."

Hazrat Abu Majliz narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade his companions from fighting with the Khawarij until they themselves initiated hostilities. Accordingly, the Khawarij passed by Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab and seized him. Then one of them picked up a date that had fallen from a date palm and began to eat it, so another person rebuked him, saying, "This is a dhimmi's date; how can you consider it lawful for yourself?" So he spat the date out of his mouth. Then they passed by a pig, and a man struck it with his sword. Another person rebuked him, saying, "This is a dhimmi's pig; how can you consider it lawful for yourself?" Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab said, "Shall I not tell you of something more worthy of respect than these things?" They said, "Tell us." Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab said, "It is me." They advanced and cut off Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab's head. Then Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to them, saying, "Send the killer of Hazrat Abdullah bin Khabbab to me." They replied, "How can we send you his killer? We all killed him." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Did you all kill him?" They said, "Yes." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said "Allahu Akbar" and then ordered his companions to attack them. He said, "By God! Ten men from among you will not be killed, and ten men from among them will not remain alive." So the people fought them. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered them to search for Dhu al-Thadiyya among them. The people searched for him and brought him to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked, "Who knows him?" Then only one man was found who knew him. He said, "I saw him in Hira. I asked him, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'That way,' and then he pointed towards Kufa, though I did not know it." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "He is from among the jinn; he has spoken the truth."

Hazrat Abu Majliz narrates that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) attacked the Khawarij, the Muslims also fell upon them. By Allah, only nine Muslims were martyred before they utterly destroyed the Khawarij.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jumhan narrates that the Khawarij invited me to join their group, and I was close to joining them. Meanwhile, Abu Bilal's sister saw Abu Bilal Ahlib in a dream and asked him, "O my brother! What happened to you?" He replied, "After you, we have been made the dogs of Hell."

A man from Banu Abd al-Qais narrates that I was with the Khawarij when I saw among them things that I did not like. Therefore, I decided to separate from them. I was still with a group of them when they saw a man, with a canal between him and them. They crossed the canal to catch that man and said, "Perhaps we have frightened you." He replied, "Yes, something like that." They asked, "Who are you?" The man said, "I am Abdullah bin Khabbab bin Aratt." They said, "You have a hadith which you narrate from your father." He replied, "Yes, my father narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that a tribulation will come. In it, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, and the one standing will be better than the one walking. If you can be a servant of Allah who is killed, then be so, but do not be a servant of Allah who kills." Then those people took Abdullah bin Khabbab near the canal and beheaded him. I saw his blood flowing on the waves of the canal. Then they called a pregnant slave woman of Abdullah bin Khabbab and ripped open her belly.

Hazrat Jabala bin Suhaim and Ibn Nadlah say that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent an army towards the Khawarij and instructed them not to fight the Khawarij until they were invited to accept the previous annual stipend and the protection of Allah and His Messenger. But they refused this and abused us.

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb says that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon before us at the bridge of Dizjan in Mada’in. In this sermon, he said that I have been informed that a group will emerge from the east, among them will be Dhul-Thadiyah. I do not know whether these are the same people or some others? The narrator says that those people kept moving together, and the Haruriyyah said: Do not speak to them in the same way as you spoke to them on the day of Harura. Then they spoke to them, and you returned. Then spears began to be used among them. Some companions of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Cut the spears, and then they turned around and fought them. Then twelve or thirteen people from among the companions of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) were martyred. Then he said: Search for him, so they searched for him and found him. Then he said: By Allah, neither did you lie nor were you lied to. Keep acting and do not rely on hope. If you do not rely on hope, I will tell you that which Allah Almighty has conveyed through the blessed tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he said: There were also some people from Yemen with us. The people asked: How is that, O Commander of the Faithful? He replied: Their desires were with us.

Hazrat Abu Barqa Sa’idi narrates that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) killed Dhu’l-Thadiyya, Hazrat Sa’d said that Ibn Abi Talib has killed the snake of the hole.

Hazrat Abu Razin narrates that when the government was at Siffin, and the Khawarij left Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and departed from him. The Khawarij were in one army and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was in another army. When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned to Kufa with his army and they (the Khawarij) went to Harura with their army, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) to them, but he found no leeway. Then Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) himself went to talk to them, and there was a conversation, and all became reconciled with each other. And they returned to Kufa. This reconciliation lasted for two or three days. Then Ash'ath bin Qais came, who used to come to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) often, and he said that people are saying that you have reconciled with them despite their disbelief. The next day or on Friday, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ascended the pulpit, praised Allah Almighty, and in his sermon advised them. He mentioned their separation from the people, commanded them regarding the matter in which they had separated, and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) condemned them and their way. When he descended from the pulpit, voices began to rise from the corners of the mosque, saying: "There is no command except that of Allah!" Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am waiting for Allah's command regarding you." Then, from the pulpit, he signaled them with his hand to remain silent. Meanwhile, a man from among the Khawarij came, placing his fingers in his ears, reciting this verse: { لَئِنْ أَشْرَکْتَ لَیَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُک وَلَتَکُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِینَ }.

The mention of the Khawarij was made before Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), and their worship and efforts were discussed. He said: "They are not more striving than the Jews and Christians, nor do they pray more than them."

It was mentioned before Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Khawarij always take the Qur'an as their foundation. He said: They believe in its clear (muhkam) verses and are destroyed because of its ambiguous (mutashabih) ones.

Hazrat Bishr bin Shaghaf narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam asked me about the Khawarij, so I replied that they are the ones who pray the longest prayers and fast the most. But when they cross the bridge, they shed blood and seize wealth. He said that you will be asked this same question about them. I told him not to martyr Hazrat Uthman, to leave him alone. By Allah, if you leave him for eleven nights, he will pass away on his bed. But they did not do so. When a prophet is killed, seventy thousand people are killed in retribution, and when a caliph is killed, thirty-five thousand people are killed in retribution.

Hazrat Abu Tufail narrates that during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, a child was born. The Prophet prayed for him and touched the skin of his forehead. The narrator says that a curved hair, like that of a horse, appeared on the boy’s forehead. Then the boy grew up, and when the era of the Khawarij came, he inclined towards the Khawarij. Then that hair fell from his forehead. His father caught him and tied him up because he feared that he might join the Khawarij. We met him once and advised him, and we said to him, “Do you not see that even the blessing of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has fallen from your forehead?” We kept advising him in this way until he abandoned his opinion. Then Allah Almighty restored the hair on his forehead, and he repented and reformed himself.

When the Khawarij were mentioned in the presence of Hazrat Abu Hurairah, he said: "They are the worst of creatures."

Hazrat Abu Bar Saidi narrates that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) killed Dhu’l-Thadiyya, Hazrat Sa’d said that the son of Abu Talib has killed the snake of the hole.

Hazrat Asim bin Damrah narrates that the Khawarij raised their voices against the government and proclaimed the slogan that there is no rule except that of Allah. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding this: "Indeed, there is no rule except that of Allah, but these people say that there should be no leadership at all, whereas it is necessary for people to have a leader, whether he is righteous or wicked. A believer works under his leadership, a disbeliever lives under it, and Allah the Exalted brings it to its appointed term."

Hazrat Mughira narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz held discussions with the Khawarij. Among them, those who wished to repent did so. One group among them refused to repent. Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz sent a cavalry force towards them and instructed them to go to the place where the Khawarij were staying. He ordered that they should not be harmed or provoked; if the Khawarij killed or caused corruption in the land, then attack them and fight against them. But if they did not fight and did not cause corruption in the land, then leave them and let them do as they wish.

Hazrat Abu Salamah narrates that I asked Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri whether he had ever heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mention the Haruriyyah. Hazrat Abu Saeed replied, "Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mention a people who would be devoted to worship. He said, 'You will consider your own worship insignificant compared to theirs, and your fasting insignificant compared to theirs. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through the bow. He will take his sword and look at the tip of his arrow, but will find nothing there; he will look at its rear end, but will find nothing there; he will look at the shaft of his arrow, but will find nothing there; then he will look at the feathers of the arrow and will be in doubt whether he has seen anything or not.'"

Hazrat Ghailan bin Jarir says that I intended to go to Makkah with Abu Qilabah. I sought permission from him. I said, "May I enter?" He replied, "Yes, if you are not a Haruri."

Hazrat Ka'b says that whoever is martyred by the Khawarij will have ten lights, and he will be given two more lights than the lights of the other martyrs.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Najdah and his companions attacked those who were not from us; if I had been among them and had my weapon with me, I would have fought against them.

Hasan's father narrates that a letter from Umar bin Abdul Aziz was read before us, in which it was written that if the Haruri people shed sacred blood and commit highway robbery, then we are free from them, and he ordered fighting against them.

Hazrat Habib bin Abi Thabit narrates that I came to Hazrat Abu Wa’il and asked him about the people whom Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) fought against. I asked, “Why did they abandon Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)? Why did they consider his blood lawful? And what did Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) invite them to? Then, on what basis did Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) consider their blood lawful?” He replied, “When the killing among the people of Syria at Siffin intensified, Hazrat Muawiyah and his companions took refuge on a mountain. Hazrat Amr bin Aas said, ‘Send the Mushaf (Qur’an) to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), by Allah! He will not refuse it.’ So a man brought the Mushaf and was announcing, ‘Between us and you is the Book of Allah { أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَی الَّذِینَ أُوتُوا نَصِیبًا مِنَ الْکِتَابِ یُدْعَوْنَ إِلَی کِتَابِ اللہِ لِیَحْکُمَ بَیْنَہُمْ ثُمَّ یَتَوَلَّی فَرِیقٌ مِنْہُمْ وَہُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ }.’ Upon this, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘Yes, between us and you is the Book of Allah, and I am more bound to act upon it than you.’ (2) Then the Khawarij came, and in those days we used to call them ‘Qurra’. They came with their swords hanging on their shoulders and said, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! Should we not advance towards these people so that Allah may decide between them and us?’ Upon this, Hazrat Sahl bin Hunaif said, ‘O people! Blame yourselves. We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Hudaybiyyah. If we had considered fighting permissible, we would have fought. That was a peace treaty between the polytheists and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, Hazrat Umar came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “Are we not upon the truth and our enemy upon falsehood?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Yes, it is so.” Hazrat Umar said, “Will not our slain be in Paradise and their slain in Hell?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “It is so.” Hazrat Umar said, “Then why should we accept humiliation in our religion and return while Allah has not yet decided between them and us?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O Ibn Khattab! I am the Messenger of Allah, Allah will never forsake me.” (3) Then Hazrat Umar, in a state of anger, went to Hazrat Abu Bakr and said, “O Abu Bakr! Are we not upon the truth and our enemy upon falsehood?” Hazrat Abu Bakr said, “Yes, it is so.” Hazrat Umar said, “Will not our slain be in Paradise and their slain in Hell?” Hazrat Abu Bakr said, “It is so.” Hazrat Umar said, “Then why should we accept humiliation in our religion and return while Allah has not yet decided between them and us?” Hazrat Abu Bakr said, “O Ibn Khattab! He is the Messenger of Allah, Allah will never forsake him.” (4) Then Allah Almighty revealed Surah Al-Fath to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he sent for Hazrat Umar and recited this Surah before him. Hazrat Umar said, “O Messenger of Allah! Is this a victory?” He said, “Yes.” Then he became happy and returned. (5) After this, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “O people! This is a victory.” Then Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted this decision and returned, and the people also returned. (6) After Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted this decision, more than ten thousand Khawarij went to Harura. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) invoked Allah’s name and asked them to return, but they refused. Then Sa’sa’ah bin Sawhan came to them, invoked Allah’s name, and asked them, “On what basis will you fight your Caliph?” They said, “We fear tribulation (fitnah).” He said, “Do not mislead the people about the tribulation of the coming year from now.” They returned and said, “We are going to our area because Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has accepted the decision. We fought for the same reason for which we fought in the Battle of Siffin, and if he refuses to accept the decision, we will fight with him.” (7) Then those people left, and when they reached Nahrawan, a group separated from them and began threatening people with killing. Their companions said, “Woe to you! Did we separate from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) for this?” When Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) heard of this, he stood among the people and delivered a sermon, in which he said, “What do you see? Are you going towards Syria or are you...”

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb narrates that on the day of Nahrawan, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) confronted the Khawarij. The spears kept striking continuously and the Khawarij were killed. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Search for Dhu al-Thadiyya among them," but after searching, he was not found. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Neither have I lied nor has a lie been told to me. Search for him." When they searched again, he was found lying on the ground among the slain. There was something on his hand resembling the paw of a cat. Upon seeing him, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and the people said "Allahu Akbar," and the people were pleased and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was also pleased.

A man from Banu Nasr bin Muawiyah narrates that we were present with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when the mention of the Khawarij came up. A man cursed them, so Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not curse them. If they rebel against a just Imam, then fight them, and if they rebel against an oppressive Imam, then do not fight them, because they have the right to speak.

Hazrat Shareek bin Shihab Harithi says that I wished to meet a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who could tell me about the Khawarij. On the day of Arafah, I met Hazrat Abu Barzah Aslami, who was with some of his companions. I said to him, "Tell me something you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Khawarij." He said, "I will tell you an incident about them which my ears heard and my eyes saw. It happened that some dinars were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He began to distribute them. There was a man near you whose hair was covered, he was wearing two white garments, and there was a mark of prostration between his eyes. He came close to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to take those dinars from him, but the Prophet did not give them to him. He came from the direction of the Prophet's blessed face, but the Prophet did not give him anything. He came from the right side, the Prophet did not give him anything. Then he came from the left side, but the Prophet still did not give him anything. Then he came from behind, and the Prophet still did not give him anything. Then he said, 'O Muhammad! Today you have not acted justly in the distribution.' At this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became very angry and said three times, 'By Allah! You will not find anyone more just than me.' Then he said, 'Some people will emerge from the east, and I think he is among them. Their way will be that they will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will leave the religion just as an arrow leaves the bow, and they will not return to it.' Then he placed his hand on his chest and said, 'Shaving the head will be their sign. Their emergence will continue until the last of them comes out with the False Messiah (Dajjal).' Then he said three times, 'When you see them, fight them.' Then he said three times, 'They are the worst of creation and habit.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A people will come who will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow goes out of the bow."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some people from my Ummah will recite the Qur'an, but they will go out of Islam just as an arrow passes out of the bow.

Hazrat Abu Salamah and Hazrat Ata bin Yasar state that we went to Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri and said to him, "Have you heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Haruriyyah?" He replied, "I do not know about the Haruriyyah, but I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'After you, there will come a people before whom you will consider your prayers insignificant compared to their prayers, your fasts insignificant compared to their fasts, and your worship insignificant compared to their worship. They will recite the Qur'an, but the Qur'an will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through the bow.'"