'Abd
Allaah ibn 'Umar said,
"The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) came to us and said, 'O Muhaajiroon,
(emigrants from Makkah to al-Madinah) you may be afflicted by five things; God
forbid that you should live to see them.
If fornication
should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened
without new diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered.
If people
should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has
never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their
rulers oppressing them.
If people
should withhold Zakaat, you should realise that this has never happened without
the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it
would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allaah and
His Messenger, you should realise that his has never happened without Allaah
sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force.
If the
leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allaah, you should realise that
this has never happened without Allaah making them into groups and making them
fight one another.'" [Ibn Maajah] [1]
'Alee ibn
Abee Taalib said,
"The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said: 'If my Ummah bears fifteen
traits, tribulation will befall it.' Someone asked, 'What are they, O Messenger
of Allaah?' He said, 'When any gain is shared out only among the rich, with no
benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of making a profit; when
paying Zakaat becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife and disobeys his
mother; and treats his friend kindly whilst shunning his father; when voices
are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is the worst of them;
when people treat a man with respect because they fear some evil he may do;
when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk; when female singers and musical instruments
become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse the first ones - then
let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow them, or to be transformed
into animals.'" [Tirmidhee] [2]
'Alee ibn
Abee Taalib said,
"The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) led us in praying Salaat al- Fajr (the
morning prayer). When he had finished, a man called to him: 'When will the Hour
be? The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) reprimanded him and said 'Be
quiet!' After a while he raised his eyes to the sky and said, 'Glorified be the
One Who raised it and is taking care of it.' Then he lowered his gaze to the
earth and said, 'Glory be to the One Who has outspread it and has created it.'
Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Where is the one who
asked me about the Hour?' The man knelt down and said, 'I asked you.' The
Prophet (sal- Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will come when leaders
are oppressors, when people believe in the stars and reject al-Qadar (the Divine
Decree of destiny) when a trust becomes a way of making a profit, when people
give to charity (Sadaqah) reluctantly, when adultery becomes widespread - when
this happens, then your people will perish.'" [3]
'Imran
ibn Husayn said,
"The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Some people of this Ummah will
be swallowed up by the earth, some will be transformed into animals, and some
will be bombarded with stones.' One of the Muslims asked, 'When will that be, O
Messenger of Allaah?' He said, 'When singers and musical instruments will
become popular, and much wine will be drunk.'"[4]
Footnotes
[1]
Narrated by Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 4019), 2/1332. Checker's Note:
Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 106-107.
[2]
Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Fitan (Hadeeth 308), 6/4620-458. Checker's Note: Da`eef,
Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 608.
[3]
al-Haythami, Kitaab al-Fitan. Checker's Note: al-Haythami, says,
"al-Bazzar reports it and it contains narrators I do not know." We do
not know the status of the hadeeth as no muhaddith (as far as we know) has
given a definite verdict.
[4]
Narrated by at-Tirmidhee.
Checker's Note:
Saheeh, Silsilatul Ahadeeth as-Saheehah: 1604.
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