Question

What is the authenticity of the narration below? Is it suitable to quote?

قال أبو عبد الله السلمي: حدثنا محمد بن مالك التيمي بمرو، حدثنا أبو منصور الرباطي، حدثنا محمد بن نهشل بن حميد، حدثنا عبد الله بن رجاء، عن إسرائيل، عن أبي إسحاق، عن الحارث، عن علي، رفعه: أتي على الناس زمان همهم بطونهم، شرفهم متاعهم، قبلتهم نساؤهم، ودينهم دراهمهم ودنانيرهم، أولئك شر الخلق لا خلاق لهم عند الله

 

Answer

This narration is recorded in Musnadul Firdaws with slight variation in the wording.

(Musnadul Firdaws, Hadith: 8688, ‘ilmiyyah edition. Also see: Kashful Khafa, Hadith: 3270)

There are several narrators in this chain whom I could not locate. The narration should not be quoted until the credibility of these narrators can be ascertained.

The following narration may be quoted instead:

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “A time will surely come upon people, wherein the only concern of a person will be his belly and his religion will be his desires.”

(Kitabuz Zuhd of Imam ‘Abdullah ibnul Mubarak: 613)

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And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar