حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِکٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْرُسُ الْإِسْلَامُ کَمَا يَدْرُسُ وَشْيُ الثَّوْبِ حَتَّی لَا يُدْرَی مَا صِيَامٌ وَلَا صَلَاةٌ وَلَا نُسُکٌ وَلَا صَدَقَةٌ وَلَيُسْرَی عَلَی کِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَلَا يَبْقَی فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْهُ آيَةٌ وَتَبْقَی طَوَائِفُ مِنْ النَّاسِ الشَّيْخُ الْکَبِيرُ وَالْعَجُوزُ يَقُولُونَ أَدْرَکْنَا آبَائَنَا عَلَی هَذِهِ الْکَلِمَةِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ صِلَةُ مَا تُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَا صَلَاةٌ وَلَا صِيَامٌ وَلَا نُسُکٌ وَلَا صَدَقَةٌ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ حُذَيْفَةُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا کُلَّ ذَلِکَ يُعْرِضُ عَنْهُ حُذَيْفَةُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ يَا صِلَةُ تُنْجِيهِمْ مِنْ النَّارِ ثَلَاثًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4049
It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: "Islam will wear out as embroidery on a garment wears out, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) rites and charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, and not one Verse of it will be left on earth. And there will be some people left, old men and old women, who will say: "We saw our fathers saying these words: 'La ilaha illallah' so we say them too." Silah said to him: "What good will (saying): La ilaha illallah do them, when they do not know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) rites and charity are?" Hudhaifah turned away from him. He repeated his question three times, and Hudhaifah turned away from him each time. Then he turned to him on the third time and said: "0 Silah! It will save them from Hell," three times. (Da'if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020