and have remained steadfast upon the truth—that He set their rulers aright. We say to them: Be patient, for your rulers will be reformed, whether they like it or not; when the people reform, the rulers are compelled to reform. We ask Allah to rectify for the Muslims both their leaders and their peoples; truly, He is Bountiful and Generous.

93 – The seventh: Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Hasten to good deeds before seven (things). Are you waiting for anything but an impoverishing poverty, a wealth that drives one to arrogance, a ruinous illness, a senility that makes one lose sense, a sudden death, the Antichrist—for he is the worst absentee whose arrival is awaited—or the Hour, and the Hour is more calamitous and more bitter.” Recorded by al-Tirmidhī, who said: a ḥasan (good) hadith.

[Commentary]
We have already seen that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated in many narrations that prudence requires a person to hasten to righteous deeds. In this hadith the Prophet points to several matters that should prompt one to act quickly in obedience. He said, “Hasten to deeds before seven,” meaning seven circumstances that surround a person and that one fears may befall him. Among them is poverty: “Are you waiting for anything but an impoverishing poverty or an opulent wealth that causes one to transgress?” With respect to provision, a person oscillates between two conditions. At times Allah enriches him, granting him money, children, family, palatial homes, vehicles, status, and the like; when he sees himself in this