পৃষ্ঠা 126: দ্বিতীয় অধ্যায়: মধ্যবর্তী আলামতসমূহ যা দৃশ্যমান হয়েছে এবং ক্রমবর্ধমানভাবে সংঘটিত হচ্ছে

"...the religion of Allah, so he strove for it with his tongue and his heart; that is the one for whom precedence has been decreed. And a man who recognized the religion of Allah and believed in it." Narrated by Abu Nasr al-Sijzi and Abu Nu'aym, on the authority of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

And among them: "A time will come upon people when their speech in their mosques will be concerning their worldly affairs; do not sit with them, for Allah has no need of them." Narrated by al-Bayhaqi from al-Hasan in mursal form.

And among them: "A time will come upon people when the believer among them will hide himself just as the hypocrite hides among you." Narrated by Ibn al-Sunni on the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him).

And among them: "A time will come upon people when their primary concern will be their bellies, their greed will be their possessions, their qiblah will be their women, and their religion will be their dirhams and dinars. Those are the worst of creation; they have no share of good with Allah." Narrated by al-Sulami on the authority of 'Ali (may Allah ennoble his face).

And among them: "A biting, oppressive time will come upon people, in which the wealthy person will tenaciously clench onto what is in his hand." Narrated by Ahmad on the authority of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

And among them: "A time will come upon people when the scholars will be killed just as dogs are killed; would that the scholars in that time feigned foolishness!" Narrated by al-Daylami and Ibn 'Asakir on the authority of 'Ali (may Allah ennoble his face).

And among them: "A time will come upon the scholars when death will be more beloved to one of them than red gold." Narrated by Abu Nu'aym on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

And among them: "Days and nights shall not pass away until the Qur'an becomes worn out in the chests of groups from this Ummah just as garments wear out, and whatever is besides it will be more wondrous to them. Their entire affair will be greed mixed with no fear: if one falls short in the right of Allah the Exalted, his soul tempts him with false hopes, and if he transgresses into what Allah has forbidden, he says, 'I hope that Allah will overlook it for me.' They wear sheepskins over the hearts of wolves; the best of them in his own estimation is the flatterer who neither enjoins what is right nor forbids what is wrong." Narrated by Abu Nu'aym on the authority of Ma'qil ibn Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him).