Al-Bukhārī and Muslim also recorded in their two Sahīhs a hadith concerning them, narrated by Sahl ibn Hunayf, conveying the same meaning. Al-Bukhārī also related it from Abd Allāh ibn Umar, while Muslim related it from Abū Dharr, Rāfi‘ ibn Amr, Jābir ibn Abd Allāh and others. Al-Nasā’ī narrated:

“Abū Barza was asked, ‘Did you hear Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mention the Khawārij?’

“He replied, ‘Yes. I heard Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with my own ears and saw him with my own eyes. Some wealth was brought to Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he distributed it, giving to those on his right and those on his left, but giving nothing to those behind him. A man behind him stood up and said, “Muhammad, you have not been just in this distribution!” He was a black man with cropped hair, wearing two white garments.

“‘Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, became intensely angry and said to him, “By Allah, after me you will find no man more just than I am.” Then he said, “At the end of time, people will emerge, as though this man were one of them. They will recite the Quran, but it will not pass beyond their collarbones. They will pass out of Islam as an arrow passes through its quarry. Their distinguishing mark will be shaved heads. They will continue to emerge until the last of them emerge alongside the Dajjāl. When you encounter them, kill them. They are the very worst of creation.”’”

In Sahīh Muslim, Abd Allāh ibn al-Sāmit narrates from Abū Dharr, who said that Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“After me, there will be people from my community—or: there will arise after me people from my community—who recite the Quran, but it will not pass beyond their throats. They will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes through its quarry, then never return to it. They are the very worst of creation.”

Ibn al-Sāmit said: “Then I met