Darussalam · Volume 1
The Book Of The SunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 175 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 62
Source no. 175 · Volume 1 · Page 247
Sahih
صحيح الظلال (٩٤٠ و ٩٤٥) ، المشكاة (٣٥٤٣)
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175. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ 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)
175 - حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ، أَوْ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ، يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ، أَوْ حُلُوقَهُمْ، سِيمَاهُمُ التَّحْلِيقُ، إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ، أَوْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ»
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Some scholars consider it a Sound Hadith. Shaving the heads as the distinguishing feature of the Khawârij does not mean that anyone that shaves his head is necessarily a Khârij. It only means that they did it as a habit. Among the noted Companions, 'Ali ؓ also used to regularly shave his head.