37/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4102 — Young People With Foolish Minds
The One Who Unsheathes His Sword and Starts to Strike the People With it
Khawarij Hadith About Young People With Foolish Minds
Sunan an-Nasai : 4102
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4102
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ أَحْدَاثُ الأَسْنَانِ سُفَهَاءُ الأَحْلاَمِ يَقُولُونَ مِنْ خَيْرِ قَوْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ إِيمَانُهُمْ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ فَإِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
'Ali Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'At the end of time there will appear young people with foolish minds. Their faith will not pass through their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes through the target. If you meet them, then kill them, for killing them will bring reward to the one who killed them on the Day of Resurrection.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4102In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 137English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4107
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4102
This hadith warns about a group appearing near the end of time. They are described as young in age and foolish in thought. Their words may sound like good speech, but their faith does not pass beyond their throats. The image shows that their religion stays shallow and does not settle in the heart or guide their actions. The Prophet says they will pass out of Islam like an arrow passing through its target. The narration then gives a severe command concerning meeting this specifically described group and states that fighting them carries reward on the Day of Resurrection. The core warning is against shallow religious speech joined with foolish thinking and a serious departure from Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- Good-sounding words do not always show sound belief.
- Faith should go deeper than speech and outward appearance.
- Foolish thinking can accompany religious language.
- The warning concerns a specifically described group that passes rapidly out of Islam.
