Among the signs of the hour is the spread of psychological illnesses which will damage the
fabric of Muslim society, which includes stinginess.
Abu Hurairah (RA) said “one of the signs of the hour is prevalence of stinginess” (Al-
Tabaraani in Al-Awsat)
Anas (RA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (SAW) said “things will get worse and the
people will only become stingier” (ibn Maajah with da’eef isnad)
He (SAW) said “ time will pass more quikly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will be cast
into peoples’ heart, and there will be much Harj (killings). (Bukhari and Muslim). The word
shuhh means miserliness accompanied with greed and everything that keeps one from giving money
or doing acts of kindness or worship.
He (SAW) also said “the hour will not begin until indecency, foul speech, severing the ties of
kinship, and lack of neighbourliness prevail” (Ahmad and Al-haakim, saheeh)
Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (SAW) said “By the one in Whose hand is
the soul of Muhammad, the hour will not begin until indecency and miserliness prevail; the
honest man is accused of treachery and the treacherous man is trusted; Al-Wa’ooll perish and
Al-Tahoot prevails”. They said, “Messenger of Allah, what are Al-Wa’ooll and Al-Tahoot?” he
said “Al-Wa’ooll are the prominent, noble people and Al-Tahoot those who were under the
people’s feet and no one knew about them”
What the Messenger (SAW) said has and still happening in our society. We see corruption
prevailing among us and we see the severe of ties and lack of neighborliness among people.
Resentment and turning away from one another have taken the place of love, close ties and
friendship. People are unaware of their neighbours, and they sometimes do not even know some
of their own relatives, whether dead or alive. Noble people are perishing in our mist, while
ignoble people are taking over; the people that we know not of any good about them are being
celebrated. The word of Allah is truth, may He guide us against these prevailing bad habits
and replace it with a better one.
aameen
