Hadith 35997

Chapter 21

باب 21

(21) باب رَفْعِ الْعِلْمِ وَظُهُورِ الْجَهْلِ

(21) Chapter: (What is said regarding) the disappearance of the (religious) knowledge and the appearance of (religious) ignorance
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حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ، وَيَثْبُتَ الْجَهْلُ، وَيُشْرَبَ الْخَمْرُ، وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا ".

Narrated Anas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "From among the portents of the Hour are (the following): -1. Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men). -2. (Religious) ignorance will prevail. -3. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common). -4. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 80

In-book reference: Book 3, Hadith 22

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 80