Is what is currently happening on Earth in terms of earthquakes among the signs of the Hour?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.The questioner : It is known, O Shaykh, that the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The knowledge of the Hour.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned some of its signs.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he mentioned its indicators.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he mentioned among its signs what Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:.
And likewise, there are many signs. So, are the earthquakes currently happening on Earth among the signs of the Hour?
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is the apparent view: that the increase in earthquakes is among the signs of the Hour, and the increase in trials is among the signs of the Hour. And the trials now, as you see, are many, and the signs of the Hour are many, and the earthquakes are many.
And the scholars who are truly scholars are few. Most people today, most of the scholars today, are either state scholars or scholars of the nation, and few are scholars of the religion. Yes.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.The questioner : It is known, O Shaykh, that the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The knowledge of the Hour.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned some of its signs.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he mentioned its indicators.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he mentioned among its signs what Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
That knowledge will be taken away, and earthquakes will increase, and trials will increase.
أنه يقبض العلم وتكثر الزلازل وتكثر الفتنAnd likewise, there are many signs. So, are the earthquakes currently happening on Earth among the signs of the Hour?
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is the apparent view: that the increase in earthquakes is among the signs of the Hour, and the increase in trials is among the signs of the Hour. And the trials now, as you see, are many, and the signs of the Hour are many, and the earthquakes are many.
And the scholars who are truly scholars are few. Most people today, most of the scholars today, are either state scholars or scholars of the nation, and few are scholars of the religion. Yes.