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).
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
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