Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2467

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِى سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنِى زَيْدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ الْجُهَنِىُّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِى الْجَيْشِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَ عَلِىٍّ - رضى الله عنه - الَّذِينَ سَارُوا إِلَى الْخَوَارِجِ فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ رضى الله عنه أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِى يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَيْسَ قِرَاءَتُكُمْ إِلَى قِرَاءَتِهِمْ بِشَىْءٍ وَلاَ صَلاَتُكُمْ إِلَى صَلاَتِهِمْ بِشَىْءٍ وَلاَ صِيَامُكُمْ إِلَى صِيَامِهِمْ بِشَىْءٍ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ يَحْسِبُونَ أَنَّهُ لَهُمْ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ لاَ تُجَاوِزُ صَلاَتُهُمْ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ». لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْجَيْشُ الَّذِينَ يُصِيبُونَهُمْ مَا قُضِىَ لَهُمْ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِمْ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لاَتَّكَلُوا عَنِ الْعَمَلِ وَآيَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ فِيهِمْ رَجُلاً لَهُ عَضُدٌ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ ذِرَاعٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ عَضُدِهِ مِثْلُ حَلَمَةِ الثَّدْىِ عَلَيْهِ شَعَرَاتٌ بِيضٌ فَتَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ وَأَهْلِ الشَّامِ وَتَتْرُكُونَ هَؤُلاَءِ يَخْلُفُونَكُمْ فِى ذَرَارِيِّكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونُوا هَؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمَ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ سَفَكُوا الدَّمَ الْحَرَامَ وَأَغَارُوا فِى سَرْحِ النَّاسِ فَسِيرُوا عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ. قَالَ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ فَنَزَّلَنِى زَيْدُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ مَنْزِلاً حَتَّى قَالَ مَرَرْنَا عَلَى قَنْطَرَةٍ فَلَمَّا الْتَقَيْنَا وَعَلَى الْخَوَارِجِ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ الرَّاسِبِىُّ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَلْقُوا الرِّمَاحَ وَسُلُّوا سُيُوفَكُمْ مِنْ جُفُونِهَا فَإِنِّى أَخَافُ أَنْ يُنَاشِدُوكُمْ كَمَا نَاشَدُوكُمْ يَوْمَ حَرُورَاءَ. فَرَجَعُوا فَوَحَّشُوا بِرِمَاحِهِمْ وَسَلُّوا السُّيُوفَ وَشَجَرَهُمُ النَّاسُ بِرِمَاحِهِمْ - قَالَ - وَقُتِلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَمَا أُصِيبَ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلاَّ رَجُلاَنِ فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ رضى الله عنه الْتَمِسُوا فِيهِمُ الْمُخْدَجَ. فَالْتَمَسُوهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ فَقَامَ عَلِىٌّ - رضى الله عنه - بِنَفْسِهِ حَتَّى أَتَى نَاسًا قَدْ قُتِلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ قَالَ أَخِّرُوهُمْ. فَوَجَدُوهُ مِمَّا يَلِى الأَرْضَ فَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَبَلَّغَ رَسُولُهُ - قَالَ - فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عَبِيدَةُ السَّلْمَانِىُّ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اللَّهَ الَّذِى لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لَسَمِعْتَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ إِى وَاللَّهِ الَّذِى لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ حَتَّى اسْتَحْلَفَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَهُوَ يَحْلِفُ لَهُ.

Zaid bin Wahb Al-Juhani narrated that he was in army that was with the Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] which went to deal with Khawarij. Ali said: ‘O people, I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say: ‘There will emerge some people from my Ummah who will recite the Quran, and your recitation would seem insignificant in comparison to theirs, and your prayer would seem insignificant in comparison to theirs, and your fasting would seem insignificant in comparison to theirs. They will recite the Quran, thinking that it is in their favor, when in fact it is against them and their prayer will not go any further than their collarbones. They will pass out of the Islam as an arrow passes out of the prey.’ If the army which encounters them knew what has been declared for them on the tongue of their Messenger of Allah (SAW), they would rely upon that action. The sign of that is that among them their is a man who has an upper arm but not forearm, and the end of his upper arm is like a nipple with white hairs. You will go to the Muawiyah and the people of Ash-Sham and you will leave these people to look after your families and wealth. By Allah, I believe that these are the people in question, for they have shed forbidden blood and raided the flocks of people. So march forth, in the Name of Allah.” Salamah bin Kuhail said: “Zaid bin Wahb described to me the stops (made by army) until he said: ‘Then we crossed a bridge, and when we met (the Khawarij), who were being led that day by ‘Abdullah bin Wahb Ar-Rasibi, he (Abdullah) said to (his men): “Throw your spears and draw your sword from their sheaths, for I am afraid that they may urge you to negotiate as they did on the day of (the battle of) Harura.” So they went back and threw their spears and unsheathed their swords, and (the companions of Ali) fought back with their spears, and they the (the Khawarij) were killed and piled up one on top of another, but only two of the people (the companions of Ali) were killed that day. Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] said: ‘See if the deformed one is among them.’ So they looked but they did not find him, Ali [may Allah pleased with him] stood up himself and (looked) until he came to some people who had been killed and piled up one top of another, and he said: “Search them till the last man.” They found him next to earth (at the bottom of the heap) and Ali said the Takbir, then he said: ‘Allah spoke the truth and His Messenger conveyed it.’ Then Abidah As-Salmani went to him and said: “O Commanders of the believers, by Allah, besides Whom there is none worthy worship, did you hear this Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (SAW)? Then he repeated this question three times and Ali affirmed it each time.”’’”