Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) said, The Prophet (SAW) said: If my Ummah bears fifteen traits, tribulation will befall it. Someone asked, What are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said, When any gain is shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of making a profit; when paying Zakat becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly whilst shunning his father; when voices are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is the worst of them; when people treat a man with respect because they fear some evil he may do; when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk; when female singers and musical instruments become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse the first ones then let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow them, or to be transformed into animals. [At-Tirmidhi]
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:05:10 +0000