36/26. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4052 — Time Passing Quickly and Tribulations
The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge
Time Will Pass Quickly: A Hadith on Trials, Miserliness, and Harj
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4052
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4052
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ " يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ وَيَنْقُصُ الْعِلْمُ وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ " الْقَتْلُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah in a Marfu’ report (meaning, attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ)): “Time will pass quickly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will be cast into people’s hearts, tribulations will appear and there will be much Harj.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4052In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 127English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4052
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4052
This Hadith about signs of the Hour mentions several changes together. Time will pass quickly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will be cast into people’s hearts, tribulations will appear, and Harj will increase. When asked what Harj means, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said it means killing. The core topic is Tribulation. The Hadith shows that the end times are not described by one sign only. It mentions time, knowledge, hearts, trials, and violence. For people searching for a Hadith about time passing quickly, this narration teaches that rapid time and social trouble are part of a wider warning before the Hour.
What we learn from this hadith
- Time passing quickly is named in this Hadith.
- Knowledge decreasing is linked with other end-time signs.
- Miserliness being cast into hearts is mentioned as a serious moral change.
- Harj is explained as killing.
