حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ حَزْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَيْفَ بِکُمْ وَبِزَمَانٍ يُوشِکُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يُغَرْبَلُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ غَرْبَلَةً وَتَبْقَی حُثَالَةٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ فَاخْتَلَفُوا وَکَانُوا هَکَذَا وَشَبَّکَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالُوا کَيْفَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا کَانَ ذَلِکَ قَالَ تَأْخُذُونَ بِمَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَتَدَعُونَ مَا تُنْکِرُونَ وَتُقْبِلُونَ عَلَی خَاصَّتِکُمْ وَتَذَرُونَ أَمْرَ عَوَامِّکُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3957
It was narrated from ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: “How will you be at a time that will soon come, when the good people will pass away and only the worst ones will be left, who will break their promises and betray their trusts, and they will differ while they were previously together like this,” — and he interlaced his fingers. They said: “What should we do, 0 Messenger of Allah, when that come to pass?” He said: “Follow that which you know is true, and which you dislike. Take care of your own affairs and turn away from the common folk.”(Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020