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Sahih Bukhari 6037 — Time, Deeds, Miserliness and Killing
Good character, generosity, and miserliness
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ، وَأَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ لَمَّا بَلَغَهُ مَبْعَثُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لأَخِيهِ ارْكَبْ إِلَى هَذَا الْوَادِي، فَاسْمَعْ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ، فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْمُرُ بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ.
Hadith About Harj, Killing, and Decrease of Good Deeds
Sahih Bukhari : 6037
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6037
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ وَيَنْقُصُ الْعَمَلُ، وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ ". قَالُوا وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ " الْقَتْلُ، الْقَتْلُ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, and miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people), and the Harj (will increase)." They asked, "What is the Harj?" He replied, "(It is) killing (murdering), (it is) murdering (killing).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6037In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 67USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 63
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6037
This Hadith about Harj mentions signs of a troubled time. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be placed in people’s hearts, and Harj will increase. When the companions asked what Harj meant, he explained it as killing, repeating the meaning for emphasis. The Hadith does not give a date or name a specific event. It simply warns about a state where life becomes marked by less good action, more greed, and more killing. For people searching for the Harj hadith, the core message is to take violence and loss of good deeds seriously. It also reminds a believer not to let greed and chaos shape the heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم warned of times when good deeds would decrease.
- Miserliness is mentioned as a harmful condition placed in hearts.
- Harj is explained in the Hadith as killing.
- The Hadith urges awareness of moral decline without naming a specific date.
