47/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2671a — Signs of the Last Hour
The Taking Away Of Knowledge And The Spread Of Ignorance At The End Of Time
Signs of the Last Hour Hadith About Knowledge and Ignorance
Sahih Muslim : 2671a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2671a
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ، مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْعِلْمُ وَيَثْبُتَ الْجَهْلُ وَيُشْرَبَ الْخَمْرُ وَيَظْهَرَ الزِّنَا " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is from the conditions of the Last Hour that knowledge would be taken away and ignorance would prevail (upon the world), the liquor would be drunk, and adultery would become rampant.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2671aIn-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 34, Hadith 6451
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2671a
This signs of the Last Hour hadith lists clear moral and social changes before the Hour. Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said knowledge would be taken away and ignorance would prevail. He also mentioned that liquor would be drunk and adultery would become widespread. The hadith does not ask the reader to guess dates or times. It simply names signs that show a decline in knowledge and public morality. For someone searching hadith about signs of the Last Hour, knowledge taken away hadith, or ignorance before Qiyamah, this report teaches that losing sound knowledge affects society deeply. When ignorance spreads, harmful actions become more open.
What we learn from this hadith
- The taking away of knowledge is named as a sign of the Last Hour.
- Ignorance spreading is linked with wider moral decline.
- The hadith warns against public acceptance of liquor and adultery.
