Sahih al-Bukhari #6674
Apostates
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَعَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّهُمَا أَتَيَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ فَسَأَلاَهُ عَنِ الْحَرُورِيَّةِ، أَسَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي مَا الْحَرُورِيَّةُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" يَخْرُجُ فِي هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ـ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ مِنْهَا ـ قَوْمٌ تَحْقِرُونَ صَلاَتَكُمْ مَعَ صَلاَتِهِمْ، يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ ـ أَوْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ ـ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ، فَيَنْظُرُ الرَّامِي إِلَى سَهْمِهِ إِلَى نَصْلِهِ إِلَى رِصَافِهِ، فَيَتَمَارَى فِي الْفُوقَةِ، هَلْ عَلِقَ بِهَا مِنَ الدَّمِ شَىْءٌ ".
That they visited Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and asked him about Al-Harauriyya, a special unorthodox
religious sect, "Did you hear the Prophet (ﷺ) saying anything about them?" Abu Sa`id said, "I do not
know what Al-Harauriyya is, but I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "There will appear in this nation---- he
did not say: From this nation ---- a group of people so pious apparently that you will consider your
prayers inferior to their prayers, but they will recite the Qur'an, the teachings of which will not go
beyond their throats and will go out of their religion as an arrow darts through the game, whereupon
the archer may look at his arrow, its Nasl at its Risaf and its Fuqa to see whether it is blood-stained or
not (i.e. they will have not even a trace of Islam in them).
Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Yasar:
Context
In this narration, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) warned about a group of people who would appear in the Muslim community, seemingly devout but lacking true understanding of their faith. They would recite the Quran without comprehending its meaning and would deviate from the true path of Islam. This serves as a caution against superficial piety and the importance of genuine faith.
Modern Application
This hadith highlights the need for a deep understanding of one's faith rather than mere outward appearances. In modern times, it encourages individuals to seek knowledge and understanding of Islamic teachings to avoid falling into misguided beliefs or practices.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Warning and Prophetic Warning because it serves as a caution against false piety and the dangers of deviating from true Islamic teachings.
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Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do.
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And among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires.
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Al-Baqara (The Cow)
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They ask you about the sacred month - about fighting therein. Say, "Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing." And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever - for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
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And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will abandon their religion,
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About Sahih al-Bukhari
This hadith is #6674 from Sahih al-Bukhari, in the Book of Apostates. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Yasar:.