Is the hadith (which appears in the end times and the approach of the Hour, and it is the worst of the ages, the prevalence of women who display their adornment...) authentic?

The questioner : Likewise, it was reported from the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) that he said: "In the end times, with the approach of the Hour, and it is the worst of the ages, women will appear who display their adornment, exposing themselves, naked in religion, going out and coming in with trials, inclined to desires, hastening to pleasures, considering the forbidden things permissible, the forbidden things of Hell." Is this so? I mean, are the words the same thing?

The Shaykh : Exactly, it is the same thing.

Another questioner : ... the reality of people

The Shaykh : May Allah guide them, I mean these people are either misguided or, in addition, they are misguiding others; they do not spread anything but weak and fabricated hadiths.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, as a last thing for me, may Allah reward you with good, so that we leave room... this hadith, so that we can benefit from you. I knew it long ago, so perhaps finally it will be in the authentic Sunan that... the hadith is among you, meaning you said it is good (hasan), so this is from the path of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with him)... that it be detailed, this would be the relied-upon position, but I want to verify with you. You said it is authentic (sahih) and it is in the Sunan of al-Nasa'i, so I do not know, I mean, does something come to your mind now or later?

The Shaykh : I mean, the question is between grading it as good (hasan) and authentic (sahih).

The questioner : Between grading it as good (hasan) and authentic (sahih), yes?

The Shaykh : No, no, nothing comes to my mind, and the matter in this is very common, as al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi says in his useful treatise al-Muqaddimah, that the hasan hadith is among the most subtle of hadith sciences, that the researcher's opinion fluctuates regarding one person, let alone different people. This is from one aspect, and from another aspect, a hadith may be in a chain that weakens it for the one who looks at this chain, then it becomes easy for him after a long or short period, and he finds a corroborating narration (shahid) that saves it from weakness to hasan, then days and days pass and he finds special corroborations in what is newly found for him in printed editions or copies, or to the end of it, and it becomes a sahih hadith. This is what we know by practice, but those who have no knowledge, it is not strange for them to be surprised by such a transition from weakening to grading as hasan to grading as sahih, and it may even be the opposite sometimes, I mean from sahih to hasan or weak. The important thing is that I do not have a precise answer regarding the question?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, how do you say, our Shaykh, knowledge does not accept stagnation.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, after the last one, I remembered that one of the brothers said about the book al-Kalim al-Tayyib (The Good Word) that he seeks permission to print it, so we know that it is by Sa'd al-Rashid, so should he seek permission from him?

The Shaykh : He should seek his permission.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you as well, if Allah wills.