It is narrated from Hazrat Qais bin Abi Hazim that he said Hazrat Abu Bakr stood up and praised Allah Almighty, then said: O people! You recite this verse: O believers! Your lives are obligatory upon you. When you are on guidance, the misguidance of anyone will not harm you. And indeed, when people see evil and do not change it, it is near that Allah Almighty will send punishment upon all of them. Abu Umamah, the narrator, says: I heard this statement from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Shaddad bin Ma’qal that he said: Abdullah said:“The time is near when you will not receive any money or dirham from Kufa.”I asked,“How will this happen, O Abdullah bin Mas’ud?”He replied,“Such people will come whose faces will be like swollen shields, until they tie their horses around and drive you out to places where grass grows, until a camel and provisions for the journey will be more beloved to one of you than a palace from among these palaces of yours.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Shaddad bin Ma'qil Asadi that he said: I heard Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud say: The first thing you will lose from your religion is trustworthiness, and the last thing you will lose from your religion is prayer. Soon people will perform prayers, but there will be no religion with them. And this Qur'an which is present among you, it is as if it will be taken away from you. I said: How will this happen, O Abdullah! when Allah has established it in our hearts? He replied: In one night, these copies of the Qur'an will be taken away, and whatever portion of the Qur'an is in the hearts will also be removed. Then he recited this verse: "And if We willed, We could surely take away that which We have revealed to you," up to the end of the verse.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar that he said: A time will come upon the people when they will gather in the mosques and offer prayers, but there will not be a single believer (person of faith) among them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Maisarah that it was said: (In the end) only the most despicable people will remain, who will not recognize the truth and will not dislike evil. Like cattle and animals, they will heap upon one another.

It is narrated from Imam Shabi that he said: The Day of Judgment will not be established until knowledge becomes ignorance and ignorance becomes knowledge.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Trials (fitnah) will become numerous and killing (harj) will become widespread." We asked, "What is harj?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Killing." And knowledge will decrease. He said: "This (knowledge) will not be taken out from the hearts of people, but knowledge will decrease due to the death of scholars."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Verily, Allah will not take away knowledge by snatching it from the people, but He will take away knowledge by taking away the scholars (from the world), until when no scholar remains, people will take the ignorant as their leaders. They will be asked (about religious matters), and they will give verdicts without knowledge. Thus, they will go astray themselves and will lead others astray as well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar that he said: The Arabs will be destroyed when the offspring of the Persian girls reach maturity.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar that he said: Among the Children of Israel, there was always moderation until children were born to them from the slave women of other nations. Then they began to make things up according to their own opinions; they themselves went astray and led others astray as well.