As we survey the modern scene in which calamities of all hue, particularly befalling the Muslim community have gained an unprecedented currency and intensity, we are reminded of many a Prophetic forewarning relevant to our times. Here we study some of the chosen ahadith on the subject which not only inform us about what is happening now but also instruct us how to conduct ourselves in these circumstances.
“Hazrat Abu Hurairah reports the Prophet (SAW) saying, ‘hasten to perform good deeds before the great tribulation which will fall like layers of darkness in a pitch-black night. A man will be a believer at dawn and turn a disbeliever at dusk or he will be a believer in the evening and a disbeliever in the following morning, selling off his faith for petty worldly gains.’” (Muslim)
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