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(Book 9, Hadith 91) #35472
The Changing Behaviour of People Over Time

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of understanding and following the teachings of the Quran, and how people's behaviour will change over time.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abdullah ibn Masud said to a certain man, "You are in a time when men of understanding (fuqaha) are many and Qur'an reciters are few, when the limits of behaviour defined in the Qur'an are guarded and its letters are lost, when few people ask and many give, when they make the prayer long and the khutba short, and put their actions before their desires. A time will come upon men when their fuqaha are few but their Qur'an reciters are many, when the letters of the Qur'an are guarded carefully but its limits are lost, when many ask but few give, when they make the khutba long but the prayer short, and put their desires before their actions".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ لإِنْسَانٍ إِنَّكَ فِي زَمَانٍ كَثِيرٌ فُقَهَاؤُهُ قَلِيلٌ قُرَّاؤُهُ تُحْفَظُ فِيهِ حُدُودُ الْقُرْآنِ وَتُضَيَّعُ حُرُوفُهُ قَلِيلٌ مَنْ يَسْأَلُ كَثِيرٌ مَنْ يُعْطِي يُطِيلُونَ فِيهِ الصَّلاَةَ وَيَقْصُرُونَ الْخُطْبَةَ يُبَدُّونَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَهْوَائِهِمْ وَسَيَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ قَلِيلٌ فُقَهَاؤُهُ كَثِيرٌ قُرَّاؤُهُ يُحْفَظُ فِيهِ حُرُوفُ الْقُرْآنِ وَتُضَيَّعُ حُدُودُهُ كَثِيرٌ مَنْ يَسْأَلُ قَلِيلٌ مَنْ يُعْطِي يُطِيلُونَ فِيهِ الْخُطْبَةَ وَيَقْصُرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ يُبَدُّونَ فِيهِ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ

TOPICS
understanding  *  reciting  *  limits  *  asking  *  giving  *  prayer  *  desires  *  tafaqquh  *  tilawah  *  hudud  *  sual  *  ata  *  salat  *  khutbah  *  hawa  *  khutba

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect & Follow limits set by Qur'an ; Pay attention towards understanding & reciting Qur’an ; Be generous & kind towards those in need ; Prioritize action over desire .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to us about how people's behaviour changes over time. It tells us that in a certain period, there were many people who understood and followed the teachings of the Quran but few who recited it. People respected and followed its limits but did not pay attention to its letters. Few asked for help while many gave it away, they made their prayer long but their khutba short, and put their actions before their desires. However, this will change in another period where there are fewer people who understand the Quran but more who recite it; they guard its letters carefully but do not follow its limits; many ask for help while few give it away; they make their khutba long but prayer short; and put their desires before actions. This hadith reminds us that we should always strive to understand and follow what is taught in the Quran so that our behaviour remains consistent with its teachings no matter what period we live in.

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