27/3a. Chapter:
The Signs of the Last Hour - Section 1
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5437
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5437
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ وَيَكْثُرَ الْجَهْلُ وَيَكْثُرَ الزِّنا ويكثُرَ شُربُ الخمرِ ويقِلَّ الرِّجالُ وتكثُرَ النِّسَاءُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِخَمْسِينَ امْرَأَةً الْقَيِّمُ الْوَاحِدُ» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «يَقِلُّ الْعِلْمُ وَيَظْهَرُ الْجَهْلُ» . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ
Anas told that he heard God's messenger say, "Among the signs of the last hour will be the removal of knowledge, the abundance of ignorance, the prevalence of fornication, the prevalence of wine-drinking, the small number of men and the large number of women, so that fifty women will have one man to look after them." A version has "the small amount of knowledge and the presence of ignorance." (Bukhari and Muslim.)
[1] Bukhari # 80, Muslim # 9-2671.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5437In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 58
