Please mention the reference for this narration:
حدثنا أبو أسامة قال حدثنا ثابت بن زيد قال أنبأنا هلال بن خباب أبو العلاء قال: سألت سعيد بن جبير , قلت: يا أبا عبد الله, ما علامة هلاك الناس؟ قال: إذا هلك علماؤهم
Answer
Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Imam Darimi (rahimahumallah) and other Muhaddithun have recorded this statement of Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah).
(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 38361, Sunan Darimi, Hadith: 247, Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 1542)
Translation
Abul ‘Ala Hilal ibn Khabbab (rahimahullah) says, ‘I asked Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah), O Aba ‘Abdillah, What is a sign of the destruction of people? He replied, When their ‘Ulama [learned ones] pass away’
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
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