will split into seventy-three factions; every one of them will be in the Fire except one—and that is the united community (al-jamāʿah).” Recorded by Abū Dāwūd.

ʿAbd al-Wārith narrated—from Abū al-Tiyāḥ—from Anas—that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Among the portents of the Hour are that knowledge will be taken away, ignorance will prevail, wine will be drunk, and fornication will become widespread.” Agreed upon.

Hishām narrated—from his father—from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr—that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah does not snatch knowledge away from the people all at once; rather, He takes away knowledge by taking the scholars in death. When no scholar remains, people will appoint the ignorant as leaders. They will be asked and will give legal rulings without knowledge, going astray themselves and leading others astray.” Agreed upon.

Kathīr al-Nawwāʾ narrated—from Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī—from his father—from his grandfather—from ʿAlī—that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There will arise in my community a group called the Rāfiḍah; they are free of Islam.” Kathīr is weak, and he was the sole transmitter of this report.

Shuʿbah said: Abū Jamrah informed me that Zahdam told us he heard ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn say: The Prophet ﷺ said: “The best of you are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them. After that there will come people who betray and cannot be trusted, who bear witness without being asked, who make vows yet do not fulfill them, and obesity will become prevalent among them.” Related by Muslim.

Both sound and weak reports in which he foretold what would occur after his time are numerous up to