36/24. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4039 — Harder Religion and the Hour
Hard times
Hadith About Hardship, Stinginess, and the Hour
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4039
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4039
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ الشَّافِعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْجَنَدِيُّ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ يَزْدَادُ الأَمْرُ إِلاَّ شِدَّةً وَلاَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ إِدْبَارًا وَلاَ النَّاسُ إِلاَّ شُحًّا وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلاَّ عَلَى شِرَارِ النَّاسِ وَلاَ الْمَهْدِيُّ إِلاَّ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Adhering to religion will only become harder and worldly affairs will only become more difficult, and people will only become more stingy, and the Hour will only come upon the worst of people, and the only Mahdi (after Muhammad (ﷺ)) is ‘Eisa bin Maryam.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4039In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 114English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4039
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4039
This hadith about the end times lists several hard conditions. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that adhering to religion will become harder, worldly affairs will become more difficult, and people will become more stingy. He also said that the Hour will come only upon the worst of people, and mentioned that the only Mahdi after Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is Eisa ibn Maryam. The explanation must stay close to the wording. The narration is about growing hardship, decline in generosity, and the condition of people near the Hour. For readers searching for a hadith about religion becoming harder, this text is a reminder to stay steady when faith feels difficult and when people around us become less giving.
What we learn from this hadith
- Adhering to religion is described as becoming harder.
- Worldly affairs are described as becoming more difficult.
- The hadith mentions that people will become more stingy.
- The Hour is described as coming upon the worst of people.
