Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 7066
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَأَحْسِبُهُ، رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّامُ الْهَرْجِ، يَزُولُ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهَا الْجَهْلُ " . قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى وَالْهَرْجُ الْقَتْلُ بِلِسَانِ الْحَبَشَةِ.
Translation
Wāṣil reported from Abū Wāʾil, from ʿAbd Allāh—who, I believe, attributed it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him—that he said: “Before the Hour there will be days of al-harj, when knowledge will disappear and ignorance will become prevalent.” Abū Mūsā said: “Al-harj means killing in the language of the Abyssinians.”