Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2202
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا وُضِعَ السَّيْفُ فِي أُمَّتِي لَمْ يُرْفَعْ عَنْهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qutaybah narrated to us: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Abu Asma’, from Thawban, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘When the sword is set among my community, it will not be lifted from them until the Day of Resurrection.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic uses a passive construction: once armed conflict is set loose among the community, it will persist until the Day of Resurrection.