The Response to Al-Suyuti’s Limiting the Lifespan of This Ummah to One Thousand and Five Hundred Years

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is reported that Al-Suyuti determined the lifespan of this ummah (the Muslim community) to be one thousand and five hundred years. What is the basis for this estimate? What is the ruling on it? And how does he respond to the statement of Allah the Exalted: ?

Answer:
Al-Suyuti (may Allah have mercy on him) was prolific in authorship. They say he was like one who gathers firewood at night, sometimes gathering firewood and sometimes gathering snakes and scorpions, because it is night and he cannot see. The reason for this is his excessive authorship without verification and without selection. He is an encyclopedia; he is an encyclopedia and a distinguished scholar without a doubt, but his works contain both chaff and grain. They contain the good and beneficial, and they contain the bad, because his task was only collection. As for what he mentioned regarding the time, this is among the things he mentioned from those who said it, and it is a false statement. This is a false statement. This is one of the faults attributed to him (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.