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What is the meaning of the hadith: “Women will increase in number until a man becomes the guardian of fifty women”?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is mentioned in the hadith that
women shall increase and men shall decrease such thatفي آخر الزمان يكثر النساء ويقل الرجال حتى يكون
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2205Sahih (Darussalam)
a man becomes the guardian of fifty women. He asks: What is the meaning of this?

Answer:
Its meaning, and Allah knows best, is that wars and trials break out, men are killed, and women are left without men. Yes. And some of this is observed now. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3922- 4717] ما المراد بحديث:(يكثر النساء حتى يكون الرجل قيما على خمسين امرأة)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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