Sahih al-Bukhari 3458 (Book 61, Hadith 117)
Khuwaisira, a man from the tribe of Bani Tamim and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Do Justice.” The
Prophet said, “Woe to you! Who could do justice if I did not? I would be a desperate loser if I did not
do justice.” `Umar said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Allow me to chop his head off.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Leave
him, for he has companions who pray and fast in such a way that you will consider your fasting
negligible in comparison to theirs. They recite Qur’an but it does not go beyond their throats (i.e. they
do not act on it) and they will desert Islam as an arrow goes through a victim’s body, so that the
hunter, on looking at the arrow’s blade, would see nothing on it; he would look at its Risaf and see
nothing: he would look at its Na,di and see nothing, and he would look at its Qudhadh ( 1 ) and see
nothing (neither meat nor blood), for the arrow has been too fast even for the blood and excretions to
smear. The sign by which they will be recognized is that among them there will be a black man, one
of whose arms will resemble a woman’s breast or a lump of meat moving loosely. Those people will
appear when there will be differences amongst the people.” I testify that I heard this narration from
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I testify that `Ali bin Abi Talib fought with such people, and I was in his
company. He ordered that the man (described by the Prophet (ﷺ) ) should be looked for. The man was
brought and I looked at him and noticed that he looked exactly as the Prophet (ﷺ) had described him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3458 (Book 61, Hadith 117)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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