Is the hadith mentioned by some scholars regarding the signs of the Hour, that the world is seven thousand years, authentic?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some scholars mention in the signs of the Hour a hadith that ifAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 26:183, is this hadith authentic? And what is the ruling?
Answer:
This is one of the incorrect conjectures. No one knows the Hour except Allah. But it is the meddling of people; some people meddle. Do you claim to know something that Allah the Exalted has not specified? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some scholars mention in the signs of the Hour a hadith that if
The world is seven thousand years
الدنيا سبعة آلاف سنةAnswer:
This is one of the incorrect conjectures. No one knows the Hour except Allah. But it is the meddling of people; some people meddle. Do you claim to know something that Allah the Exalted has not specified? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3563- 4717] هل الحديث الذي يذكره بعض العلماء في أشراط الساعة بأن الدنيا سبعة آلاف سنة صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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