Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 237

Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Once, towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concluded the ‘Isha’ (night) prayer and said, “After one hundred years from tonight none of the people on the surface of the earth will survive.”.

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى العشاء في آخر حياته، فلما سلم، قال‏:‏ ‏
“‏أرأيتكم ليلتكم هذه‏؟‏ فإن على رأس مائة سنة لا يبقي ممن هو على ظهر الأرض اليوم أحد‏”‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 237

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Imam al-Nawawi’s Riyad as-Salihin is a classic hadith anthology organized into 20 books. Its creation was a profound scholarly effort spanning 44 years, culminating in a curated selection of about 1,900 narrations. The title, meaning “The Gardens of the Righteous,” reflects its spiritual and ethical content.

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