Question

Is there an authentic Hadith in Abu Dawud which states:

A sign of the hour will be people claiming to follow Quran but reject Hadith and Sunnah.

Answer

You are probably looking for the following Hadith:

Sayyiduna Al-Miqdam Ibn Ma’dy Karib (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Soon a time will come when a man sitting on his couch will be made aware of my Hadith, to which he will respond: ‘we have among us the Quran. Whatever we find [only] therein as halal we will consider halal, and we will consider haram what we find as haram in the Quran [only].’

After this, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘Whatever the messenger of Allah declares haram is same as what Allah declares as such.'”

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2664 and Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 4595)

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared this Hadith as sound (hasan gharib).

Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has graded it as authentic (sahih)

(Al-Madkhal, Hadith: 138)

This Hadith serves as a warning against the Hadith rejectors.

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 Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar