Hadith 19497

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، وَأَبُو مُوسَى جَالِسَيْنِ ، وَهُمَا يَتَذَاكَرَانِ الْحَدِيثَ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " بَيْنَ يَدَيْ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامٌ يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَنْزِلُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ ، وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُ " ، وَالْهَرْجُ : الْقَتْلُ.
Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was sitting with Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), discussing hadith. Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, there will come a time when knowledge will be taken away and ignorance will descend, and 'harj' will become widespread, which means killing."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 19497
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 7065، م: 2672