Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #45809

Abdullah told us, Abu Khaythamah told me, Zuhayr bin Harb told us, Al-Qasim bin Malik Al-Muzani told us, on the authority of Asim bin Kulayb, on the authority of his father, he said I was sitting with Ali, may God be pleased with him, and he said that I entered upon the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and no one was with him. Except for Aisha, may God be pleased with her. He said, “O Ibn Abi Talib, how are you and the people of such-and-such?” He said, “I said, God and His Messenger know best.” Some people said They will emerge from the East, reciting the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass away from religion, and the arrow will miss the target. Among them will be a man who has fainted. The hands are as if they were Ethiopian breasts. Abdullah told us, Ismail Abu Muammar told us, Abdullah bin Idris told us, Asim bin Kulayb told us, on the authority of his father, he said, I was sitting With Ali, may God be pleased with him, when a man wearing traveling clothes entered upon him, and he asked permission to Ali, may God be pleased with him, was speaking to people, but he was distracted. Ali, may God be pleased with him, said, “I entered upon the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” And Aisha, may God be pleased with her, was with him. He said to me, “How are you and the people of so-and-so?” I said, “God and His Messenger know best.” Then he returned and I said. God and His Messenger know best. He said, “A people will emerge from the east, reciting the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will abandon religion as they The arrow passes from the target. Among them is a man with a bruised hand as if his hand were an Ethiopian breast. I adjure you by God. Did I inform you that there is among them? He mentioned the hadith in its length