Signs of the Day of Judgment

Here is a Hasan (Good) hadeeth that talks about the many different signs of the Day of Judgment. After reading this hadeeth you will notice that majority if not all the signs of the Day of Judgment are being seen today. This is an extremely lengthy hadeeth, I will ONLY narrate the part where the Imaam talks about the different signs.

This hadeeth goes through two chains, after narrating the hadeeth I will go into an in depth analysis of one of the chains that is authentic.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع و

From Humraan (bin A`yan) said, Aboo `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “…

1.    فَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْحَقَّ قَدْ مَاتَ وَ ذَهَبَ أَهْلُهُ

2.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الْجَوْرَ قَدْ شَمِلَ الْبِلَادَ

3.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الْقُرْآنَ قَدْ خَلُقَ وَ أُحْدِثَ فِيهِ مَا لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَ وُجِّهَ عَلَى الْأَهْوَاءِ

4.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الدِّينَ قَدِ انْكَفَأَ كَمَا يَنْكَفِئُ الْمَاءُ

5.    وَ رَأَيْتَ أَهْلَ الْبَاطِلِ قَدِ اسْتَعْلَوْا عَلَى أَهْلِ الْحَقِّ

6.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الشَّرَّ ظَاهِراً لَا يُنْهَى عَنْهُ وَ يُعْذَرُ أَصْحَابُهُ

7.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الْفِسْقَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ وَ اكْتَفَى الرِّجَالُ بِالرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءُ بِالنِّسَاءِ

8.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمُؤْمِنَ صَامِتاً لَا يُقْبَلُ قَوْلُهُ

9.    وَ رَأَيْتَ الْفَاسِقَ يَكْذِبُ وَ لَا يُرَدُّ عَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ وَ فِرْيَتُهُ

10. وَ رَأَيْتَ الصَّغِيرَ يَسْتَحْقِرُ بِالْكَبِيرِ

1.     You will see (a time) when haqq (truth) has died, and left its people

2.     And you will see that tyranny has encompassed the countries

3.     And you will see the Qur’aan has become old, and new thing (innovations) about it when it is not there, and it (Qur’aan) being directed by the desires

4.     And you will see the religion turned upside down like a water (bowl) being turned upside down

5.     And you will see the people of falseness rise above the people of haqq (righteousness)

6.     And you will see evil become apparent and no one prohibits it, and excuse its companions

7.     And you will see fisq (immorality) become apparent and men being satisfied by men and women being (satistified) with women

8.     And you will see a believing person become silent and his words are not accepted

9.     And you will see a faasiq (immoral person) lie and his lies and slander are not refuted

10.  And you will see young (people) demean the older people

11. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْأَرْحَامَ قَدْ تَقَطَّعَتْ

12. وَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمْتَدِحُ بِالْفِسْقِ يَضْحَكُ مِنْهُ وَ لَا يُرَدُّ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلُهُ

13. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْغُلَامَ يُعْطِي مَا تُعْطِي الْمَرْأَةُ

14. وَ رَأَيْتَ النِّسَاءَ يَتَزَوَّجْنَ النِّسَاءَ

15. وَ رَأَيْتَ الثَّنَاءَ قَدْ كَثُرَ

16. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُنْفِقُ الْمَالَ فِي غَيْرِ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ فَلَا يُنْهَى وَ لَا يُؤْخَذُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ

17. وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاظِرَ يَتَعَوَّذُ بِاللَّهِ مِمَّا يَرَى الْمُؤْمِنَ فِيهِ مِنَ الِاجْتِهَادِ

18. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْجَارَ يُؤْذِي جَارَهُ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَانِعٌ

19. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْكَافِرَ فَرِحاً لِمَا يَرَى فِي الْمُؤْمِنِ مَرِحاً لِمَا يَرَى فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْفَسَادِ

20. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْخُمُورَ تُشْرَبُ عَلَانِيَةً وَ يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيْهَا مَنْ لَا يَخَافُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

11.  And you will see relations being severed

12.  And you will see one who is praised for his fisq (immoral ways) and he laughs at it, and his saying are not refuted/rejected

13.  And you will see a boy receive what a women receives(?)

14.  And you will see women marry women

15.  And you will see compliments become many

16.  And you will see a man spend his wealth in something other than in obedience to Allaah, and he is not prohibit, and his hand is not taken back

17.  And you will see the onlookers seek refuge with Allaah because of what they see a believer struggles to do

18.  And you will see neighbors harm neighbors and no one will prevent it

19.  And you will see the kaafir become happy because of what he see in the believers, and he will become happy because of the fasaad (corruption) in the land

20.  And you will see wine being drunk in public and gatherings about it, one who is not afraid of Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ)

21. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْآمِرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ ذَلِيلًا

22. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْفَاسِقَ فِيمَا لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ قَوِيّاً مَحْمُوداً

23. وَ رَأَيْتَ أَصْحَابَ الْآيَاتِ يُحْتَقَرُونَ وَ يُحْتَقَرُ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُمْ

24. وَ رَأَيْتَ سَبِيلَ الْخَيْرِ مُنْقَطِعاً وَ سَبِيلَ الشَّرِّ مَسْلُوكاً

25. وَ رَأَيْتَ بَيْتَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عُطِّلَ وَ يُؤْمَرُ بِتَرْكِهِ

26. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَقُولُ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُهُ

27. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرِّجَالَ يَتَسَمَّنُونَ لِلرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءَ لِلنِّسَاءِ

28. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ مَعِيشَتُهُ مِنْ دُبُرِهِ وَ مَعِيشَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا

29. وَ رَأَيْتَ النِّسَاءَ يَتَّخِذْنَ الْمَجَالِسَ كَمَا يَتَّخِذُهَا الرِّجَالُ

30. وَ رَأَيْتَ التَّأْنِيثَ فِي وُلْدِ الْعَبَّاسِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ وَ أَظْهَرُوا الْخِضَابَ وَ امْتَشَطُوا كَمَا تَمْتَشِطُ الْمَرْأَةُ لِزَوْجِهَا وَ أَعْطَوُا الرِّجَالَ الْأَمْوَالَ عَلَى فُرُوجِهِمْ وَ تُنُوفِسَ فِي الرَّجُلِ وَ تَغَايَرَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّجَالُ وَ كَانَ صَاحِبُ الْمَالِ أَعَزَّ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَ كَانَ الرِّبَا ظَاهِراً لَا يُعَيَّرُ وَ كَانَ الزِّنَا تُمْتَدَحُ بِهِ النِّسَاءُ

21.  And you will see Amr bil ma`roof (Commanding the good) become ignoble

22.  And you will see a faasiq do what Allaah does not love, (and is) mighty and praised

23.  And you will see people of the signs despised, and the those who like them despised

24.  And you will see the path of good halted, and the path of evil adopted

25.  And you will see the House of Allaah being inactive and becoming abandoned

26.  And you will see a man say what he does not do

27.  And you will see men (use) oil (?) for men and women for women

28.  And you will see men earn a livelihood from homosexuality and women earn a livelihood from prostitution.

29.  And you will see women take to gatherings like men take (to gatherings)

30.  And you will see feminine in the progeny of Al-`Abbaas becoming apparent, and dyeing becoming apparent and combing like the combing of women for their husbands and men are awarded money for their sexual organs, and compete with a man, and dissimilarities for men and people of money are cherished from the believers, and ribaa (usury) becoming apparent and it is not taunted, and zinaa (adultery) praised in women.

31. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَرْأَةَ تُصَانِعُ زَوْجَهَا عَلَى نِكَاحِ الرِّجَالِ

32. وَ رَأَيْتَ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ وَ خَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مَنْ يُسَاعِدُ النِّسَاءَ عَلَى فِسْقِهِنَّ

33. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمُؤْمِنَ مَحْزُوناً مُحْتَقَراً ذَلِيلًا

34. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْبِدَعَ وَ الزِّنَا قَدْ ظَهَرَ

35. وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَعْتَدُّونَ بِشَاهِدِ الزُّورِ

36. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ يُحَلَّلُ

37. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْحَلَالَ يُحَرَّمُ

38. وَ رَأَيْتَ الدِّينِ بِالرَّأْيِ وَ عُطِّلَ الْكِتَابُ وَ أَحْكَامُهُ

39. وَ رَأَيْتَ اللَّيْلَ لَا يُسْتَخْفَى بِهِ مِنَ الْجُرْأَةِ عَلَى اللَّهِ

40. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُنْكِرَ إِلَّا بِقَلْبِهِ

31.  And you will see women do a favor to her husband upon the marriage of men (?)

32.  And you will see many people and the best houses are those who help women commit fisq (immorality)

33.  And you will see the believer depressed and scorned and humiliated

34.  And you will see bid`ah (innovation) and zinaa (adultery) become apparent

35.  And you will see people argue with false witnesses

36.  And you will see haraam turn into halaal

37.  And you will see halaal turn into haraam

38.  And you will see the religion taken by ra’y (personal opinion) and the book and its laws become neglected

39.  And you will see (people) not hide in the night from their action against Allaah

40.  And you will see a believer cannot deny except with his heart

41. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْعَظِيمَ مِنَ الْمَالِ يُنْفَقُ فِي سَخَطِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

42. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْوُلَاةَ يُقَرِّبُونَ أَهْلَ الْكُفْرِ وَ يُبَاعِدُونَ أَهْلَ الْخَيْرِ

43. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْوُلَاةَ يَرْتَشُونَ فِي الْحُكْمِ

44. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْوِلَايَةَ قَبَالَةً لِمَنْ زَادَ

45. وَ رَأَيْتَ ذَوَاتِ الْأَرْحَامِ يُنْكَحْنَ وَ يُكْتَفَى بِهِنَّ

46. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُقْتَلُ عَلَى التُّهَمَةِ وَ عَلَى الظِّنَّةِ وَ يَتَغَايَرُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الذَّكَرِ فَيَبْذُلُ لَهُ نَفْسَهُ وَ مَالَهُ

47. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُعَيَّرُ عَلَى إِتْيَانِ النِّسَاءِ

48. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ كَسْبِ امْرَأَتِهِ مِنَ الْفُجُورِ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ وَ يُقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ

49. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَرْأَةَ تَقْهَرُ زَوْجَهَا وَ تَعْمَلُ مَا لَا يَشْتَهِي وَ تُنْفِقُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا

50. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُكْرِي امْرَأَتَهُ وَ جَارِيَتَهُ وَ يَرْضَى بِالدَّنِيِّ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَ الشَّرَابِ

41.  And you will see great (amounts) of wealth being spend in what Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) gets annoyed

42.  And you will see rulers become closer to the people of kufr (disbelief) and separate from the people of khayr (good)

43.  And you will see rulers being bribed for a judgment

44.  And you will see governing being obliged to those who are more (wealthy, status)

45.  And you will relatives having marriage (with each other) and becoming satisfied by it

46.  And you will see men murder for an accusation, and upon dhann (conjecture) and differences with another man who gives himself and his wealth

47.  And you will see a man pay to have sex with women(?)

48.  And you will see a man eat from the earnins of his wife, (which she got) from immoral actions and him knowing it, and being okay with it.

49.  And you will see women overcome her husband and she works for what he does not desire and she spends for husband

50.  And you will see men hire his women and slave girl and accept with worthless things from food and drinks

51. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْأَيْمَانَ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَثِيرَةً عَلَى الزُّورِ

52. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْقِمَارَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ

53. وَ رَأَيْتَ الشَّرَابَ يُبَاعُ ظَاهِراً لَيْسَ لَهُ مَانِعٌ

54. وَ رَأَيْتَ النِّسَاءَ يَبْذُلْنَ أَنْفُسَهُنَّ لِأَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ

55. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَلَاهِيَ قَدْ ظَهَرَتْ يُمَرُّ بِهَا لَا يَمْنَعُهَا أَحَدٌ أَحَداً وَ لَا يَجْتَرِئُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى مَنْعِهَا

56. وَ رَأَيْتَ الشَّرِيفَ يَسْتَذِلُّهُ الَّذِي يُخَافُ سُلْطَانُهُ

57. وَ رَأَيْتَ أَقْرَبَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْوُلَاةِ مَنْ يَمْتَدِحُ بِشَتْمِنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ

58. وَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ يُحِبُّنَا يُزَوَّرُ وَ لَا تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ

59. وَ رَأَيْتَ الزُّورَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ يُتَنَافَسُ فِيهِ

60. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْقُرْآنَ قَدْ ثَقُلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ اسْتِمَاعُهُ وَ خَفَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ اسْتِمَاعُ الْبَاطِلِ

51.  And you will see Imaan (faith) in Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) (be based) on many falsehoods

52.  And you will see gambling become apparent

53.  And you will see wine vendors become apparent and no one prevents it

54.  And you will see the women give themselves to the people of kufr

55.  And you will see amusements become apparent, and (people) pass by it and no one prevents it, and no one will dare to stop it

56.  And you will see the Shareef (the dignified/reputable) become humbled because he fears his ruler

57.  And you will see the closest people to the rulers will be praised for cursing the Ahl Al-Bayt (عليه السلام)

58.  And you will see whoever loves us are (called) liars and their testimonies are not accepted

59.  And you will see those who compete over false words

60.  And you will see the Qur’aan will become heavy on the people to listen to, and it will be light upon the people to listen to falsehood

61. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْجَارَ يُكْرِمُ الْجَارَ خَوْفاً مِنْ لِسَانِهِ

62. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْحُدُودَ قَدْ عُطِّلَتْ وَ عُمِلَ فِيهَا بِالْأَهْوَاءِ

63. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَسَاجِدَ قَدْ زُخْرِفَتْ

64. وَ رَأَيْتَ أَصْدَقَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ الْمُفْتَرِيَ الْكَذِبَ

65. وَ رَأَيْتَ الشَّرَّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ وَ السَّعْيَ بِالنَّمِيمَةِ

66. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْبَغْيَ قَدْ فَشَا

67. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْغِيبَةَ تُسْتَمْلَحُ وَ يُبَشِّرُ بِهَا النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً

68. وَ رَأَيْتَ طَلَبَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْجِهَادِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ

69. وَ رَأَيْتَ السُّلْطَانَ يُذِلُّ لِلْكَافِرِ الْمُؤْمِنَ

70. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْخَرَابَ قَدْ أُدِيلَ مِنَ الْعُمْرَانِ

61.  And you will see a neighbor honor another neighbor because of fear of his tongue

62.  And you will see punishments become neglected and people will act according to their desires

63.  And you will see the masaajid (pl. masjid) being adorned / beautified

64.  And you will see the truthful people from the people are the slanderers and liars

65.  And you will see evil and tale bearing become apparent

66.  And you will see adulteresses become rampant

67.  And you will see gheebah (backbiting) beomce likeable and the people give it as good news to one another

68.  And you will see seek for hajj and jihaad for other than Allaah

69.  And you will see rulers humiliate the believers for the unbelievers

70.  And you will see destruction pass from ages

71. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ مَعِيشَتُهُ مِنْ بَخْسِ الْمِكْيَالِ وَ الْمِيزَانِ

72. وَ رَأَيْتَ سَفْكَ الدِّمَاءِ يُسْتَخَفُّ بِهَا

73. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَطْلُبُ الرِّئَاسَةَ لِعَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا وَ يَشْهَرُ نَفْسَهُ بِخُبْثِ اللِّسَانِ لِيُتَّقَى وَ تُسْنَدَ إِلَيْهِ الْأُمُورُ

74. وَ رَأَيْتَ الصَّلَاةَ قَدِ اسْتُخِفَّ بِهَا

75. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ عِنْدَهُ الْمَالُ الْكَثِيرُ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُزَكِّهِ مُنْذُ مَلَكَهُ

76. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَيِّتَ يُنْبَشُ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ وَ يُؤْذَى وَ تُبَاعُ أَكْفَانُهُ

77. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْهَرْجَ قَدْ كَثُرَ

78. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُمْسِي نَشْوَانَ وَ يُصْبِحُ سَكْرَانَ لَا يَهْتَمُّ بِمَا النَّاسُ فِيهِ

79. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْبَهَائِمَ تُنْكَحُ

80. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْبَهَائِمَ يَفْرِسُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً

71.  And you will see men earn a livelihood from cheating in measuring and scaling

72.  And you will see bloodshed being undervalued

73.  And you will see a man seeking leadership for the sake of the world and to make himself famous through maligning with his tongue, and the affairs are supported by him

74.  And you will see Salaah being belittled / undervalued

75.  And you will see men who have great wealth, then he does not pay zakah for his country

76.  And you will see the dead exhumed from his grave and being harmed and selling his kafan (clothes for the dead)

77.  And you will see commotion becoming many

78.  And you will see men becoming drunk and turning into a drunkard and no one from the people cares about him

79.  And you will see bestiality (sex with animals)

80.  And you will see animals devour one another

81. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ وَ يَرْجِعُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ

82. وَ رَأَيْتَ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ قَدْ قَسَتْ وَ جَمَدَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ وَ ثَقُلَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِمْ

83. وَ رَأَيْتَ السُّحْتَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ يُتَنَافَسُ فِيهِ

84. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمُصَلِّيَ إِنَّمَا يُصَلِّي لِيَرَاهُ النَّاسُ

85. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْفَقِيهَ يَتَفَقَّهُ لِغَيْرِ الدِّينِ يَطْلُبُ الدُّنْيَا وَ الرِّئَاسَةَ

86. وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ مَعَ مَنْ غَلَبَ

87. وَ رَأَيْتَ طَالِبَ الْحَلَالِ يُذَمُّ وَ يُعَيَّرُ وَ طَالِبَ الْحَرَامِ يُمْدَحُ وَ يُعَظَّمُ

88. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْحَرَمَيْنِ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمَا بِمَا لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ لَا يَمْنَعُهُمْ مَانِعٌ وَ لَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الْعَمَلِ الْقَبِيحِ أَحَدٌ

89. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَعَازِفَ ظَاهِرَةً فِي الْحَرَمَيْنِ

90. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِشَيْ‏ءٍ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ يَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ فَيَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يَنْصَحُهُ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا عَنْكَ مَوْضُوعٌ

81.  And you will see men come out from the prayer area and return, without anything from his clothes (on him)

82.  And you will see the hearts of people become tough and their eyes become hard, and remembrance (of Allaah) becomes heavy for them

83.  And you will see (people) competing in unlawful things becoming apparent

84.  And you will see someone praying and he prays so the people can see

85.  And you will see a faqeeh (islaamic scholar) learn for other than the religion and seek the world and leadership

86.  And you will see people with who overpower (others)

87.  And you will see a person seeking halaal  being defamed and humiliated, and the person seeking haraam praised and dignified

88.  And you will see actions in haramayn (two mosques in Makkah and Madeenah) that Allaah does not like and no one will prevent it and try to change anyone between them and between the ugly action.

89.  And you will see musical instruments being apparent in the haramayn

90.  And you will see a man who speaks something that is haqq (the truth) and commands the good and forbids the evil and (someone) will stand up and recommend him and say: ‘This is not your responsibility’

91. وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ وَ يَقْتَدُونَ بِأَهْلِ الشُّرُورِ

92. وَ رَأَيْتَ مَسْلَكَ الْخَيْرِ وَ طَرِيقَهُ خَالِياً لَا يَسْلُكُهُ أَحَدٌ

93. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَيِّتَ يُهْزَأُ بِهِ فَلَا يَفْزَعُ لَهُ أَحَدٌ

94. وَ رَأَيْتَ كُلَّ عَامٍ يَحْدُثُ فِيهِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَ الْبِدْعَةِ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا كَانَ

95. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْخَلْقَ وَ الْمَجَالِسَ لَا يُتَابِعُونَ إِلَّا الْأَغْنِيَاءَ

96. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمُحْتَاجَ يُعْطَى عَلَى الضَّحِكِ بِهِ وَ يُرْحَمُ لِغَيْرِ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ

97. وَ رَأَيْتَ الْآيَاتِ فِي السَّمَاءِ لَا يَفْزَعُ لَهَا أَحَدٌ

98. وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَتَسَافَدُونَ كَمَا يَتَسَافَدُ الْبَهَائِمُ لَا يُنْكِرُ أَحَدٌ مُنْكَراً تَخَوُّفاً مِنَ النَّاسِ

99. وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُنْفِقُ الْكَثِيرَ فِي غَيْرِ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَ يَمْنَعُ الْيَسِيرَ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ

100.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْعُقُوقَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ وَ اسْتُخِفَّ بِالْوَالِدَيْنِ وَ كَانَا مِنْ أَسْوَإِ النَّاسِ حَالًا عِنْدَ الْوَلَدِ وَ يَفْرَحُ بِأَنْ يَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْهِمَا

91.  And you will see people see one another and emulate the people of evil

92.  And you will see the path of good and its path being empty that no one wants to pursue

93.  And you will see the death being ridiculed and no one being afraid of it

94.  And you will see that every year newly invented things from the evil and many bid`ah (innovation) will come

95.  And you will see the creations and gatherings not following (anyone) except the wealthy

96.  And you will see the poor receive (help) so that (people) can laugh at him, and have mercy on him for other than for the sake of Allaah

97.  And you will see signs in the skies and no one will fear

98.  And you will see people have sex like animals have sex, and no one will deny this because of fear from the people

99.  And you will see a man spend a lot in other than obedience to Allaah and denies little in obedience of Allaah (?)

100.                And you will see ungratefulness becoming apparent and belittling to the parents and they will be from the worst condition of people for the children and they will be happy defaming them (their parents)

101.              وَ رَأَيْتَ النِّسَاءَ وَ قَدْ غَلَبْنَ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ وَ غَلَبْنَ عَلَى كُلِّ أَمْرٍ لَا يُؤْتَى إِلَّا مَا لَهُنَّ فِيهِ هَوًى

102.              وَ رَأَيْتَ ابْنَ الرَّجُلِ يَفْتَرِي عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَ يَدْعُو عَلَى وَالِدَيْهِ وَ يَفْرَحُ بِمَوْتِهِمَا

103.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِهِ يَوْمٌ وَ لَمْ يَكْسِبْ فِيهِ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ مِنْ فُجُورٍ أَوْ بَخْسِ مِكْيَالٍ أَوْ مِيزَانٍ أَوْ غِشْيَانِ حَرَامٍ أَوْ شُرْبِ مُسْكِرٍ كَئِيباً حَزِيناً يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْهِ وَضِيعَةٌ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ

104.              وَ رَأَيْتَ السُّلْطَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ الطَّعَامَ

105.              وَ رَأَيْتَ أَمْوَالَ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى تُقْسَمُ فِي الزُّورِ وَ يُتَقَامَرُ بِهَا وَ تُشْرَبُ بِهَا الْخُمُورُ

106.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْخَمْرَ يُتَدَاوَى بِهَا وَ يُوصَفُ لِلْمَرِيضِ وَ يُسْتَشْفَى بِهَا

107.              وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ قَدِ اسْتَوَوْا فِي تَرْكِ الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ تَرْكِ التَّدَيُّنِ بِهِ

108.              وَ رَأَيْتَ رِيَاحَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ أَهْلِ النِّفَاقِ قَائِمَةً وَ رِيَاحَ أَهْلِ الْحَقِّ لَا تَحَرَّكُ

109.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْأَذَانَ بِالْأَجْرِ وَ الصَّلَاةَ بِالْأَجْرِ

110.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَسَاجِدَ مُحْتَشِيَةً مِمَّنْ لَا يَخَافُ اللَّهَ- مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِيهَا لِلْغِيبَةِ وَ أَكْلِ لُحُومِ أَهْلِ الْحَقِّ وَ يَتَوَاصَفُونَ فِيهَا شَرَابَ الْمُسْكِرِ

101.                And you will see the women become powerful in the land, and have power over all the affairs and does not come except what she desires

102.                And you will see the son of man defame his father and curse his father, and become happy when he dies

103.                And you will see a man when a day passes and he has not earned a great sin in it from tyranny, or cheating in measuring, or scale, or committing an unlawful act, or drinking wine, he becomes sad and depressed and counts that day as a day lost in his life

104.                And you will see a ruler monopolize on the food

105.                And you will see the assets of relatives distributed in falsehood and gambled with to drink wine

106.                And you will see alcohol being used as a cure and a form to heal the sick

107.                And you will see  the people equal in abandoning commanding the good and forbidding the evil and abandoning the religion

108.                And you will see the munaafiqeen and people of hypocrisy on the rise and the people of haqq do not move

109.                And you will see money asked for doing the adhaan  and salaah

110.                And you will see the masaajid  crowded with those who do no fear Allaah, they gather for gheebah and they eat the flesh of the people of haqq and prescribed wine and intoxicants

111.              وَ رَأَيْتَ السَّكْرَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْقِلُ وَ لَا يُشَانُ بِالسُّكْرِ وَ إِذَا سَكِرَ أُكْرِمَ وَ اتُّقِيَ وَ خِيفَ وَ تُرِكَ لَا يُعَاقَبُ وَ يُعْذَرُ بِسُكْرِهِ

112.              وَ رَأَيْتَ مَنْ أَكَلَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى يُحْمَدُ بِصَلَاحِهِ

113.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْقُضَاةَ يَقْضُونَ بِخِلَافِ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ

114.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْوُلَاةَ يَأْتَمِنُونَ الْخَوَنَةَ لِلطَّمَعِ

115.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمِيرَاثَ قَدْ وَضَعَتْهُ الْوُلَاةُ لِأَهْلِ الْفُسُوقِ وَ الْجُرْأَةِ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَ يُخَلُّونَهُمْ وَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ

116.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الْمَنَابِرَ يُؤْمَرُ عَلَيْهَا بِالتَّقْوَى وَ لَا يَعْمَلُ الْقَائِلُ بِمَا يَأْمُرُ

117.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الصَّلَاةَ قَدِ اسْتُخِفَّ بِأَوْقَاتِهَا

118.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الصَّدَقَةَ بِالشَّفَاعَةِ لَا يُرَادُ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ وَ يُعْطَى لِطَلَبِ النَّاسِ

119.              وَ رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ هَمُّهُمْ بُطُونُهُمْ وَ فُرُوجُهُمْ لَا يُبَالُونَ بِمَا أَكَلُوا وَ مَا نَكَحُوا

120.              وَ رَأَيْتَ الدُّنْيَا مُقْبِلَةً عَلَيْهِمْ

121.              وَ رَأَيْتَ أَعْلَامَ الْحَقِّ قَدْ دَرَسَتْ

111.                And you will see the drunkards lead the the people in salaah and he has no understanding and he is not ashamed of being drunk, and when being drunk is honored and feared, and abandoning him is feared, and no punishment for being drunk.

112.                And you will see whoever eats the wealth of orphans will be praised as being good

113.                And you will see judge will judge against what Allaah has commanded

114.                And you will see the rulers trust the treacherous one for greed

115.                And you will see inheritors become vilifies and rulers of the people of fisq and against the commandment of Allaah who take form them and leave in them what they desire

116.                And you will see the pulpits command those to act pious, but they do no act on what they command

117.                And you will see the timing of salaah belittled

118.                And you will see charity given through intercession and not for the sake of Allaah and of the people demands and pleasures

119.                And you will see the people who take care of their stomachs and their sexual organs and do not pay attention to what they eat and who they have sex with

120.                And you will see the world following them

121.                And you will see the flag of haqq has become old

فَكُنْ عَلَى حَذَرٍ وَ اطْلُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ النَّجَاةَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ فِي سَخَطِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِنَّمَا يُمْهِلُهُمْ لِأَمْرٍ يُرَادُ بِهِمْ فَكُنْ مُتَرَقِّباً وَ اجْتَهِدْ لِيَرَاكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي خِلَافِ مَا هُمْ عَلَيْهِ

So you must beware and request for Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) salvation, and know that Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) is angry with the people and He delays in command for (a matter) what he wants them. Strive and remain watchful so that Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) will see you do the opposite of what they do…”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 8, pg. 36 – 42, hadeeth # 7

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is Hasan (Good)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 25, pg. 91

Breakdown of the isnaad (chain of narrators):

This hadeeth goes through two chains of narrators, I will focus on the second chain since that is the one that is authentic.

 علي بن إبراهيم عن أبيه عن ابن أبي عمير عن محمد بن أبي حمزة عن حمران قال

علي بن إبراهيم (`Alee bin Ibraaheem Al-Qumi) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 260, person # 680

2.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 237, person # 998

3.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 100, person # 45

أبيه (Ibraaheem bin Haashim Al-Qummee) is praised / thiqah according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 16, person # 18

2.     Al-Toosi, Al-Fihrist, pg. 12, person # 6

3.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 20, person # 43

4.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 5, person # 9

ابن أبي عمير (Muhammad bin Abee `Umayr) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Najaashee, Rijaal, pg. 326, person # 887

2.     Al-Toosi, Al-Fihrist, pg. 404, person # 618

3.     Al-Toosi, Rijaal, pg. 265, person # 5413

4.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 277, person # 1250

5.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 140, person # 16

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ (Muhammad bin Abee Hamzah) is thiqah (trustworthy) according to:

1.     Al-Kashee, Rijaal, pg. 406, saying # 761

2.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 286, person # 1246

3.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 152, person # 71

حُمْرَانَ (Humraan bin A`yan) is praised according to:

1.     Ibn Dawood, Rijaal, pg. 134, person # 518

2.     Al-Hillee, Al-KhulaaSah, pg. 61, person # 5