Sahih MuslimHadith 2344The Book of Zakat

Chapter

The Book of Zakat

كتاب الزكاة

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ فِي فُرْقَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيَلِي قَتْلَهُمْ أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"A group will secede at a time of division among the people, and they will be killed by the group that is closer to the truth."

Book

Sahih Muslim

Hadith No.

2344

Author

Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj