English translation
[7315] 67 - (2913) It was narrated from Al-Jurairî, that Abû Naḍrah said: “We were with Jâbir bin ‘Abdullâh and he said: ‘Soon the people of Al-Irâq will not send them any Qafiz or Dirham.’ We said: ‘Why is that?’ He said: ‘Because of the non-Arabs.’ Then he said: ‘Soon the people of Ash-Shâm will not send them any Dînâr or Mudî.’ We said: ‘Why is that?’ He said: ‘Because of the Byzantines.’ Then he fell silent for a while, then he said: ‘The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: At the end of my Ummah there will be a Khalifah who will give out handfuls of wealth without counting it.’” He said: “I said to Abû Naḍrah and Abul-‘Ala’: “Do you think that that was ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Azîz?” They said: “No.”
