What is the ruling on the claim that some of the signs of the Hour have appeared?
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Question:
If someone were to say now that the time of the Hour is now, that the signs of the Hour are now, for example, that time has become short, and that now in some places there are more girls than boys?
Answer:
It may be so in some countries, but not in others; it is not the case in every country.
Q: But is it a condition that...?
The Shaykh: It may be this or that; it is possible. But what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of will certainly occur.
Q: Who said that the abundance of wealth occurred in the time of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz?
The Shaykh: Yes, the time of 'Umar was a time of justice. Wealth became abundant in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Uthman, 'Ali, and 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. Wealth became abundant, but in the end times, far in the future, what is in the end times will come.
If someone were to say now that the time of the Hour is now, that the signs of the Hour are now, for example, that time has become short, and that now in some places there are more girls than boys?
Answer:
It may be so in some countries, but not in others; it is not the case in every country.
Q: But is it a condition that...?
The Shaykh: It may be this or that; it is possible. But what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of will certainly occur.
Q: Who said that the abundance of wealth occurred in the time of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz?
The Shaykh: Yes, the time of 'Umar was a time of justice. Wealth became abundant in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Uthman, 'Ali, and 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz. Wealth became abundant, but in the end times, far in the future, what is in the end times will come.
Source
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