The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "At the end of this nation there will be sinking of the earth, transformation of forms, and stones cast down from the sky."She said, I asked, "Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed while the righteous are still among us?"He replied, "Yes, when wickedness becomes widespread."
قال رسول الله ﷺ: يكون في آخر هذه الأمة خسف، ومسخ، وقذف. قالت: قلت: يا رسول الله، أنهلك وفينا الصالحون؟ قال: نعم إذا ظهر الخبث.
Tirmidhi (2185) and Abu Yaala (4693) both narrated it from Abu Kurayb, who said, Sayfi bin Rubai narrated to us, from Abdullah bin Umar, from Ubaydullah bin Umar, from Qasim bin Muhammad, from Ayesha, and he related it. Tirmidhi said, "This is a gharib hadith from the hadith of Ayesha, we do not know it except from this route, and Abdullah bin Umar was criticized by Yahya bin Saeed regarding his memory." I say, Abdullah bin Umar is Ibn Hafs bin Asim bin Umar bin Khattab. Ali bin Madini, Ibn Main, and Nasai judged him daif. Ahmad bin Hanbal and Ibn Adi said, there is no harm in him. Ibn Main said in one report, there is no harm in him, his hadith may be written. Ibn Hibban said, he was among those overcome by piety to the point that he became negligent about precision. However, the hadith has another chain that strengthens it.Ibn Abu Dunya narrated it in Dhamm Malahi (4) from Hasan bin Mahboub, Abu Nadr Hashim bin Qasim narrated to us, Abu Mashar narrated to us, from Muhammad bin Munkadir, from Ayesha, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "There will be in my nation sinking into the earth, transformation, and being pelted with stones." Ayesha said, "O Messenger of Allah, while they say there is no god but Allah?" He said, "When singing girls appear, adultery becomes widespread, wine is drunk, and silk is worn, then this will happen alongside that."Abu Mashar is Najeeh bin Abdul-Rahman Sindi Madani. Bukhari, Abu Dawud, Nasai, and others judged him daif. Abu Zura said, he is truthful in hadith but not strong. Ibn Adi said, trustworthy narrators reported from him, and despite his weakness his hadith is written. Ibn Main judged him daif and said, the lighter portions of his hadith may be written. I say, and this is one of them. With these two chains combined, the hadith rises to the level of hasan.In similar meaning is what was reported from Sahl bin Saad, that he heard the Prophet say, "There will be in the latter part of my nation sinking into the earth, transformation, and being pelted with stones." Ibn Majah (4060), Abd bin Humayd (452), and Tabarani in al-Kabir (6/184-185) all narrated it through the route of Abdul-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam Madani, from Abu Hazim bin Dinar, from Sahl bin Saad, who related it. Tabarani added, it was asked, "And when will that be, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "When musical instruments and singing girls appear, and wine is deemed permissible." Abdul-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam is daif, judged so by Ahmad, Abu Zura, Nasai, and others.In similar meaning is what was reported from Abdullah bin Amr, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "There will be in my nation sinking into the earth, transformation, and being pelted with stones." Ibn Majah (4062), Ahmad (6521), and Hakim (4/445) all narrated it through the route of Hasan bin Amr, from Abu Zubayr, from Abdullah bin Amr, who related it. Hakim said, "If Abu Zubayr heard from Abdullah bin Amr, then it is sahih according to the standard of Muslim." I say, Ibn Main was decisive that Abu Zubayr did not hear from Abdullah bin Amr, and Abu Hatim Razi was even more decisive that he never met him.A note, in al-Mustadrak it appears as "from Abdullah bin Umar," but the correct reading is "Abdullah bin Amr" with a waw, as in Ithaf Mahra (9/621).In similar meaning is what was reported from Imran bin Husayn, that the Messenger of Allah said, "In this nation there will be sinking into the earth, transformation, and being pelted with stones." A man among the Muslims said, "O Messenger of Allah, and when will that be?" He said, "When singing girls and musical instruments appear, and wines are drunk." Tirmidhi (2212) narrated it from Abbad bin Yaqub Kufi, Abdullah bin Abdul-Quddus narrated to us, from Amash, from Hilal bin Yasaf, from Imran bin Husayn, who related it. He then said, "This hadith has also been reported from Amash, from Abdul-Rahman bin Sabit, from the Prophet, as a mursal report, and this is a gharib hadith." I say, Abdullah bin Abdul-Quddus was judged daif by Ibn Main, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Daraqutni, and others, except that Bukhari held a favorable view of him, saying, "He is fundamentally truthful, except that he narrates from weak people."In similar meaning also is what was reported from Jabir, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "There will be in the latter part of my nation transformation, being pelted with stones, and sinking into the earth, and it will begin with the people of wrongdoing." Bukhari narrated it in Adab al-Mufrad (484) from Hatim, Hasan bin Jafar narrated to us, Munkadir bin Muhammad bin Munkadir narrated to us, from his father, from Jabir, who related it. Munkadir bin Muhammad bin Munkadir is daif according to the majority of scholars.As for what was reported from Ali bin Abu Talib, who said, the Messenger of Allah said, "When my nation commits fifteen traits, calamity will befall it," it was said, "And what are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "When spoils of war become something to be passed around as favors, when trust becomes a means of gain, when zakat becomes a burden, when a man obeys his wife and is undutiful to his mother, when he is good to his friend and cruel to his father, when voices are raised in the mosques, when the leader of a people is the most base among them, when a man is honored out of fear of his harm, when wines are drunk, silk is worn, singing girls and musical instruments are adopted, and when the last of this nation curses the first of it, then let them watch for a red wind, or sinking into the earth, or transformation."Its chain is daif. Tirmidhi (2210) narrated it from Salih bin Abdullah Tirmidhi, Faraj bin Fadala Abu Fadala Shami narrated to us, from Yahya bin Saeed, from Muhammad bin Amr bin Ali, from Ali bin Abu Talib, who related it. Tirmidhi said, "This is a gharib hadith, we do not know it from the hadith of Ali bin Abu Talib except from this route, and we do not know anyone who narrated it from Yahya bin Saeed Ansari other than Faraj bin Fadala. Faraj bin Fadala has been criticized by some scholars of hadith and judged daif regarding his memory, though a number of leading scholars, including Waki, narrated from him." Its chain is daif because of Faraj bin Fadala, who is judged daif by the majority of hadith scholars.As for his statement "Muhammad bin Amr bin Ali," this is how it appears in Tirmidhi, but Ibn Hajar was decisive in al-Tahdheeb that none of Ali's sons was named Amr, and he said in al-Taqreeb, "Unknown, and it is said the correct form is 'from Muhammad bin Ali.'"Likewise, what was reported from Abu Hurairah is not sound. He said, the Messenger of Allah said, "When spoils become something passed around as favors, trust becomes a means of gain, zakat becomes a burden, knowledge is sought for something other than religion, a man obeys his wife and is undutiful to his mother, brings his friend close and keeps his father distant, voices are raised in the mosques, the most immoral person of the tribe becomes its master, the leader of a people is the most base among them, a man is honored out of fear of his harm, singing girls and musical instruments appear, wines are drunk, and the last of this nation curses the first of it, then let them watch for a red wind, an earthquake, sinking into the earth, being pelted with stones, and signs following one after another like the string of beads whose cord has been cut, following in succession."Tirmidhi (2211) narrated it from Ali bin Hajar, Muhammad bin Yazid Wasiti narrated to us, from Mustalim bin Saeed, from Rumayh Judhami, from Abu Hurairah, who related it. Abu Isa said, "This is a gharib hadith, we do not know it except from this route." I say, meaning that it is daif, for in its chain is Rumayh Judhami, who is unknown, as stated in al-Taqreeb.