"From among the portents of the Hour..."

 "From among the portents of the Hour..."

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "From among the portents of the Hour are (the following): 

-1. Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men). 

-2. (Religious) ignorance will prevail. 

-3. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common). 

-4. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.

حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَثْبُتَ الْجَهْلُ، وَيُشْرَبَ الْخَمْرُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا ‏"‏‏.‏

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 80

In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 22

USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 80

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