Hadith 5231

Men will decrease and women will increase.

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Darussalam · Volume 7

67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5231 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 37

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English translation

5231. Narrated Anas رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: I will narrate to you a Hadīth I heard from Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and none other than I will tell you of it. I heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ saying, "From among the portents of the Hour are the following: (1) Religious knowledge will be taken away; (2) General ignorance (in religious matters) will increase; (3) Illegal sexual intercourse will prevail; (4) Drinking of alcoholic drinks will be in plenty. (5) Men will decrease in number, and women will increase in number, so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man."[See H. No. 81, Vol. I].

Arabic text

5231 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الحَوْضِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: لَأُحَدِّثَنَّكُمْ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لاَ يُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِهِ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ العِلْمُ، وَيَكْثُرَ الجَهْلُ، وَيَكْثُرَ الزِّنَا، وَيَكْثُرَ شُرْبُ الخَمْرِ، وَيَقِلَّ الرِّجَالُ، وَيَكْثُرَ النِّسَاءُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً القَيِّمُ الوَاحِدُ»

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