The Meaning of the Pen Appearing in the Last Times
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is mentioned in a hadith that in the last times the pen will appear, or the use of the pen will become widespread.
The Shaykh:
The pen will be broken.
The questioner:
He asks: What is meant by that?
The Shaykh:
The pen will become widespread, yes? Yes. What is meant by that is that education will spread, just as you know, education is now widespread, and now the young and the old, men and women, read and write, whereas before there would be only one or two people in a town who would read letters for people. The spread of education is one of the signs of the Hour about which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is mentioned in a hadith that in the last times the pen will appear, or the use of the pen will become widespread.
The Shaykh:
The pen will be broken.
The questioner:
He asks: What is meant by that?
The Shaykh:
The pen will become widespread, yes? Yes. What is meant by that is that education will spread, just as you know, education is now widespread, and now the young and the old, men and women, read and write, whereas before there would be only one or two people in a town who would read letters for people. The spread of education is one of the signs of the Hour about which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (1:09:30)
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