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Sahih al-Bukhari 1414 (Book 24, Hadith 18) #1358
Abundance of Women and Scarcity of Men

SUMMARY: This hadith speaks of a time in the future when there will be an abundance of women and scarcity of men, leading to one man being followed by forty women.

Narrated Abu Musa: Thy Prophet (pbuh) said, "A time will come upon the people when a person will wander about with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept it, and one man will be seen followed by forty women to be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great number of women".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَطُوفُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَأْخُذُهَا مِنْهُ، وَيُرَى الرَّجُلُ الْوَاحِدُ يَتْبَعُهُ أَرْبَعُونَ امْرَأَةً، يَلُذْنَ بِهِ مِنْ قِلَّةِ الرِّجَالِ وَكَثْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ

TOPICS
future  *  abundance  *  scarcity  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for equality among genders .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about a time in the future known as Qiyaamah, or the Day of Judgment. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that during this time, people will wander around with Sadaqah or Zakat but no one will accept it. He also said that due to a scarcity of men and an abundance of women, one man would be followed by forty women who would act as his guardians. This hadith is teaching us that we should not take our current situation for granted because it could change drastically in the future. We should also strive to maintain balance between genders so that no gender is left behind or disadvantaged due to lack numbers.

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