حَدَّثَنَا بَکْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ أَوْ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ يَقْرَئُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ أَوْ حُلُوقَهُمْ سِيمَاهُمْ التَّحْلِيقُ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ أَوْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 175
It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: “The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: ‘At the end of time or among this nation (Ummah) there will appear people who will recite Qur’ân but it will not go any deeper than their collarbones or their throats. Their distinguishing feature will be their shaved heads. if you see them, or meet them, then kill them.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020