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Lately many Muslim
scholars have talked about the end of Muslims and the end of time. They issued
their opinions based on the Hadiths according to their understanding and
estimates. They are not wrong because they only discuss the signs that now is
the end of the age, which they also do not know for certain when Muslims will
end and Doomsday will occur. Therefore, Muslims do not need 100% to believe it.
We, Muslims must
remember the source of Islamic law, the Qur'an and the Hadith of saheeh. Even
the Prophet Muhammad Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam also did not know when all
this happened.
In a hadith from Umar
about the arrival of Gabriel, and stated that Gabriel asked the Prophet
Muhammad Shallallaahu 'Alaihi Wasallam about when the doomsday will occur.
Rasulullah Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam replied: "Those who are asked
do not know more than those who ask ... " (Narrated by: Bukhari
4777 and Muslim 106).
Such Hadith shows
that the Prophet Muhammad Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam did not know exactly
when the apocalypse will occur. He can only provide information about the signs
of the end of the world will occur to his ummah through the hadiths.
Al Quran has also
explained:
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ �£َيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا
عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى ۖ لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ ثَقُلَتْ فِى
السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْ�£َرْضِ ۚ لَا تَ�£ْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً ۗ يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
كَ�£َنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللهِ وَلٰكِنَّ �£َكْثَرَ
النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿ال�£عراف:١٨٧
“They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): ‘When will be its
appointed time?’, Say: ‘The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can
reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It
shall not come upon you except all of a sudden.’ They ask you as if you have a
good knowledge of it. Say: ‘The knowledge thereof is with Allah (Alone), but
most of mankind know not.”
However, humans are
not forbidden to talk about and even predict when the apocalypse will occur,
because humans have been given knowledge and wits, with a note, the predictions
should not be made as strong arguments that their calculations are exactly
correct. That is very wrong.
In accordance with my investigation that many of these predictions have a positive
impact (especially in my country), including: Many mosques are filled again
with jama'ah, many Muslims leave immoral acts, etc. but there is also a slight
negative impact that there are still some Muslims who consider that predictions
about the end of the world are exactly correct.
In my opinion,
besides these predictions made as precautionary signs, let's also compete in
preparing ourselves by further increasing our worship to Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala by carrying out all His commandments and staying away from all His prohibitions,
because we don't know for sure when the apocalypse will occur, even our own
death, in the hope that if the apocalypse happens, we are in a state of faith
and taqwa (piety) to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Wallahu a’lam bi shawab.
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