(9) باب ذَهَابِ الصَّالِحِينَ
Narrated Mirdas Al-Aslami:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The righteous (pious people will depart (die) in succession one after the other, and there will remain (on the earth) useless people like the useless husk of barley seeds or bad dates.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6434
In-book reference: Book 81, Hadith 23
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 442