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Hadith word

معنى الهرج في الحديث

Harj (الهرج): Meaning in Hadith

4 hadith in the six books

الْهَرْجُ

harj

Root: ه ر ج

Harj originally means confusion and turmoil. In the hadith on the signs of the Hour, the companions asked what harj was and the Prophet answered, “Killing.” Bukhari also notes that harj means killing in the Ethiopian language.

Where the word appears

Bukhari · 7061يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ ، وَيَنْقُصُ الْعَمَلُ ، وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ ، وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ ، وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّمَ هُوَ ؟ ، قَالَ : الْقَتْلُ الْقَتْلُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! W13 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7065حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، وَأَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى : سَمِعْتُ النّThe Prophet (ﷺ) said...(as above, 185). And Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing.5 narratorsIbn Majah · 3959إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ لَهَرْجًاAbu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Before the Hour comes there will be Harj.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.” Some of the Muslims said: “O Messenger of Allah, now we6 narratorsTirmidhi · 2200إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ أَيَّامًا يُرْفَعُ فِيهَا الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَكْثُرُ فِيهَا الْهَرْجُAbu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:"Indeed after you there will be days in which knowledge shall be raised up and Al-Harj shall abound." They said: "O Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)! What is Al-Harj?" H5 narrators

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