صحيح البخاري

Hadith 81

Book 3: The Book of Knowledge

كِتَاب الْعِلْمِ

Chapter 21

(21) Chapter. (What is said regarding) the disappearance of the (religious) knowledge and the appearance of (religious) ignorance.

21- بَابُ رَفْعِ الْعِلْمِ وَظُهُورِ الْجَهْلِ:

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about after it. I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying From among the portents of the Hour are (the following) -1. Religious knowledge will decrease (by the death of religious learned men). -2. Religious ignorance will prevail. -3. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse. -4. Women will increase in number and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : لَأُحَدِّثَنَّكُمْ حَدِيثًا لَا يُحَدِّثُكُمْ أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : "

مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ ، أَنْ يَقِلَّ الْعِلْمُ ، وَيَظْهَرَ الْجَهْلُ ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا ، وَتَكْثُرَ النِّسَاءُ ، وَيَقِلَّ الرِّجَالُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً الْقَيِّمُ الْوَاحِدُ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 81In-book: Book 3, Hadith 81

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