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Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه said:
“How will you be when
you are enveloped by fitan (tribulations) – a time when the child will become old and the
elderly will become decrepit – such that
when one avoids tribulations (innovations
and misguidance), it will be said, “The Sunnah has been abandoned.”’
It was said: “When
will that happen O father of ‘Abdur-Rahmān?” Ibn Mas’ood replied: “When your scholars pass
away, your ignorant are numerous, your reciters are many, your scholars are
few, your leaders are numerous, the trustworthy amongst you are few and the
world is sought by the deeds of the Hereafter – and religious understanding is
sought for other than the Religion.”
[Saheeh;
reported by ad-Dārimee, 191-192; Shaikh Al-Albānee said in Qiyām Ramadān p.3:
“It is authentic as the statement of Ibn Mas’ood and its ruling, it is elevated
to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.”]
Taken from: https://abukhadeejah.com/recognising-afflictions-and-fitan-and-how-to-protect-oneself-from-them-in-this-age/
