Description of the People who will be alive at the end of time


It was reported from 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr that the Prophet said, "The Hour will not come until Allah takes away the best people on earth; only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any evil." (Ahmad)

'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud said, "I heard the Prophet say: Eloquence can be bewitching; the worst of the people are those upon whom the Hour will come while they are still alive, and those who turn graves into mosques'." (Ahmad)

It was reported from Anas that the Prophet said, "The Hour will not come until no-one on earth says 'La ilaha illa Allah'." (Ahmad) It was also reported from Anas that the Prophet said: "The Hour will not come until no-one on earth says, 'Allah, Allah'." (Ahmad) There are two suggestions as to the meaning of the phrase, "until no-one on earth says 'Allah, Allah'":

1. It could mean that no-one will forbid evil, or try to correct another if he sees him doing something wrong. We have already come across this in the Hadith of 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr: "Only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any evil."

2. It could mean that Allah will no longer be mentioned, and His Name will not be known; this will be part of the prevalent corruption and Kufr, as in the previous Hadith, "Until no-one on earth says 'La ilaha illa Allah'." 'Aisha said. "The Prophet came in, saying 'O 'Aisha, your people will be the first of my Ummah to join me. When he sat down, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, may I be sacrificed for you! When you came in, you were saying something which scared me. He asked, 'What was that?' I said, 'You said that my people would be the first of your Ummah to join you.' He said, 'Yes' I asked, 'Why is that? He said, 'Death will be widespread among them, and their relatives will be jealous of them.' I said, 'How will people be after that?' He said, 'Like locusts: the strong will devour the weak, until the Hour comes.' " (Ahmad)

'Alba'al-Salami said, "I heard the Prophet say: 'The Hour will only come upon the worst of the people'." (Ahmad)