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What is the meaning of the hadith, “The wheel of Islam turns for thirty-five years”?

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Question:
The Shaykh: A questioner says: I did not understand the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he
The mill of Islam will go round till the year 35قال تدور رحى الإسلام لخمس وثلاثين.
Mishkat al-Masabih 5407
the hadith.

Answer:
He means in their time, in the early days of Islam, in the early days of Islam, when Islam was strong in the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, yes. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "The Caliphate will be in Medina and the kingdom in Syria." `Umar reported God's messenger as saying, "I saw a pillar of light which came forth from under my head and spread till it settled in Syria." Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in Dala'il an-nubuwa .صلى الله عليه وسلم الخلافة بعدي ثلاثون سنة
Mishkat al-Masabih 30:291
thirty years, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى حديث «تدور رحى الإسلام بخمس وثلاثين»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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