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Mishkat al-Masabih 5441

Chapter: The Signs of the Last Hour - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 5441

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ خَلِيفَةٌ يُقَسِّمُ الْمَالَ وَلَا يَعُدُّهُ» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: قَالَ: «يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا وَلَا يَعُدُّهُ عَدًّا» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Jabir reported God's messenger as saying, "In the last days there will be a Caliph who will distribute wealth without reckoning it." In a version he said, "Among the last of my people there will be a Caliph who will pour out wealth without counting it." Muslim transmitted it.

Reported by Muslim (No. l54-84) and Ahmad (No. 14040). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 5441).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticصَحِيح The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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  • السنن الواردة في الفتن للداني (572)يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا لا يَعُدُّهُ عَدَدًا
  • الفتن لنعيم بن حماد (1040)يَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا ، وَلا يَعُدُّهُ عَدًّا
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6838)يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا ، لا يَعُدُّهُ عَدًّا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1203)يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ خَلِيفَةٌ يَقْسِمُ الْمَالَ وَلا يَعُدَّهُ

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Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1824

From among your caliphs there will be a caliph, at the end of times, who will distribute money without counting it

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "From among your caliphs there will be a caliph, at the end of times, who will distribute money without counting it."

"‏يكون خليفة ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ خلفائكم في آخر الزمان يحثو المال ولا يعده‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 2 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2913a

There would be a caliph in the last (period) of my Ummah who would freely give handfuls of wealth to the people without counting it

Abu Nadrah reported: We were in the company of Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh and he said: "It may soon happen that the people of Iraq may not send their Qiffīz and dirhams (their measures of food stuff and their money)." We said: "Who would be responsible for it?" He said: "The non-Arabs would prevent them."…

يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي الْمَالَ حَثْيًا لاَ يَعُدُّهُ عَدَدًا ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version Explained

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 11030

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَكُونُ بَعْدِي خَلِيفَةٌ يَحْثِي…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 2 other versions Arabic only

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