Question

Can you kindly verify this? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Qiyamah will not come until knowledge is taken away, earthquakes are frequent, time passes quickly, trials and afflictions appears, murders and wars becomes commonplace, and your wealth increases to the point of overflowing.”

Answer

Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). The Hadith is therefore authentic.

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1036)

Disclaimer: In principle, the signs of Qiyamah are ambiguous and nuanced and only Allah Ta’ala Knows their precise timing and exact application. One should certainly take heed from such Hadiths and signs, despite their application to specific events being open to interpretation.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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صحيح البخاري:
(١٠٣٦) – حدثنا أبو اليمان، قال: أخبرنا شعيب، قال: أخبرنا أبو الزناد، عن عبد الرحمن الأعرج، عن أبي هريرة، قال: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لا تقوم الساعة حتى يقبض العلم، وتكثر الزلازل، ويتقارب الزمان، وتظهر الفتن، ويكثر الهرج – وهو القتل القتل – حتى يكثر فيكم المال فيفيض».