The Departure of the Righteous as One of the Signs of the Hour

Question:
Is the death of scholars and the departure of the righteous among the signs of the end of time and the establishment of the Hour?

Answer:
Answer: Yes. In the last of times, the death of scholars will increase and ignorance will spread. It is said: “Indeed, Allah does not take away knowledge by seizing it from people, but He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars, until when He leaves no scholar, the people will take ignorant heads, and they will be asked for rulings, and they will issue rulings without knowledge, so they will go astray and lead others astray.” This is among the signs of the Hour. And the Muslims should care about beneficial knowledge, both in teaching and practice, and they should intensify the curricula of Islamic sacred law in their schools, institutes, and universities, so that knowledge is not lost and ignorance does not increase. When the scholars are lost, people are in need of someone to issue rulings for them, and in need of someone to teach them, so they take ignorant heads who have no knowledge, and they go astray and lead others astray. And there is no power and no strength except with Allah.