حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَمْرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ عِنْدَ فُرْقَةٍ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَقْتُلُهَا أَوْلَی الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4667
Abu Saeed reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: In the event of the dissension among Muslims an emerging sect will emerge ; one of the two parties that is nearer to the truth will kill it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020