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مسند أحمد
الإمام أحمد بن حنبل (ت ٢٤١ هـ)

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مسند علي بن أبي طالب (1) رضي الله عنه
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Musnad AhmadHadith 1255Ungradedمسند أحمدرقم ١٢٥٥مسند علي بن أبي طالب (1) رضي الله عنه

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حدثنا أبو نعيم، حدثنا إسرائيل، عن إبراهيم بن عبد الأعلى، عن طارق بن زياد، قال: سار علي إلى النهروان فقتل الخوارج، فقال: اطلبوا، فإن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " سيجيء قوم يتكلمون بكلمة الحق لا يجاوز حلوقهم، يمرقون من الإسلام كما يمرق السهم من الرمية، سيماهم - أو فيهم - رجل أسود مخدج اليد، في يده شعرات سود، إن كان فيهم فقد قتلتم شر الناس، وإن لم يكن فيهم فقد قتلتم خير الناس " قال: ثم إنا وجدنا المخدج، قال: فخررنا سجودا وخر علي ساجدا معنا

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Edition Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, ed. Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut et al., Mu'assasat al-Risala, 1995-2001 (OpenITI Shamela0025794); numbering of that edition. Al-Arna'ut's grading footnotes are not in the digital text.

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[Collection & Reference]: Narration #1255 in Musnad Ahmad.

[Core Subject]: The Prophet ﷺ foretold a group who would recite the Quran but it would not go past their throats, and who would leave the religion as an arrow leaves its target. They appeared as the Khawarij.

[Described Characteristics]: Their prayer and fasting would make the Companions' look small, yet they would kill the people of Islam and leave the idol-worshippers alone. Among them would be a man with a deformed arm like a woman's breast.

[Timeline & Context]: They broke away from Ali (RA) after Siffin in 37 AH. Ali fought them at Nahrawan in 38 AH, and the man with the deformed arm was found among the dead, as described.

[Prophetic Practice]: Worship without understanding and mercy can go badly wrong. Be slow to judge other Muslims.

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