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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values

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

Chapter: Ahadith about Dajjal and Portents of the Hour

Authentic Riyad as-Salihin 1824

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

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

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."

Reported by Ahmad (No. 10589, 10911). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1824).

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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that at the end of times, a Muslim caliph will generously distribute money countlessly. Indeed, there will be then huge amounts of wealth and spoils of war.

Explanation in Arabic

يخبرنا الرسول الكريم صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه في آخر الزمان يقوم خليفة المسلمين بإنفاق المال بلا عدد ولا حساب لكثرة الأموال والغنائم مع سخاء نفسه.

  • تبشير المسلمين بكثرة المال والغنائم في آخر الزمان.
  • جواز إطلاق لفظ الخليفة على من يحكم المسلمين، ولو لم يكن من الخلفاء الراشدين.

Scholars’ grades

Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح

Other versions

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  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (1203)يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ خَلِيفَةٌ يَقْسِمُ الْمَالَ وَلا يَعُدَّهُ

On the same subject

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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