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2185. ‘Aishah narrated “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘In the end of this Ummah there will be a collapse, transformation, and Qadhf.’”[1] She said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh! Will they be destroyed while there are righteous among them?’ He said: ‘Yes, when evil is dominant.’” (Sahih)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadith is Gharīb as a narration of ‘Aishah. We do not know of it except through this route, and ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar (one of the narrators) was criticized by Yahya bin Sa‘eed due to his poor memory.
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Commentary
The Hadith is explicit on the point that when sinfulness and moral depravity become rampant in the society, and people of goodness and virtue find themselves powerless to stand up to them, or chose not to resist them, then the people shall suffer Allāh’s retribution, and not even the goodness of the good among them shall save them.
