A time will come wherein a person will only be concerned about his belly

Can you confirm the source of this Hadith?

ليأتين على الناس زمان يكون همة أحدهم فيه بطنه ودينه هواه

Answer:

This narration is recorded in Kitabuz Zuhd of Imam ‘Abdullah ibnul Mubarak (rahimahullah) as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).

(Kitabuz Zuhd: 613. Also see: Sharhus Sunnah, under Hadith: 4117)

The narration is suitable to quote as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).

Translation

A time will surely come upon people, wherein the only concern of a person will be his belly and his religion will be his desires.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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