I am looking for the correct translation and the reference to the following narration please. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said:
“What will be your condition when your women will become disobedient, your young men will commit great sins, and you will give up Jihad?”
The companions asked: “O Rasulullah, will it happen? He (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “Yes, by One in whose Hand is my life, a more serious thing than that will happen.” The companions asked, “What is that serious thing?” He (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “What will be your condition when you will not enjoin good and forbid evil?” The companions asked: “O Rasulullah, will it happen? He said: “Yes, by One in whose Hand is my life, a more serious thing than that will happen.” The companions asked: “What is that serious thing?” He said (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam): “What will be your condition when you will take the good deeds as evil, and evil deeds as good?” The companions asked: “Ya Rasulullah, will it happen? He (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “Yes, by One in whose Hand is my life, a more serious thing than that will happen.” The companions asked, “What is that serious thing?” He (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “What will then be your condition when you will order evil, and prohibit from doing good deeds?”
JazakAllah khayran.
Answer:
The translation you have provided is as Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah) cites this Hadith.
This is a combination of several versions reported by various Sahabah (radiyallahu’anhum) viz;
1. Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu’anhu)
(Ibn Abid Dunya in Kitabul Amr bil Ma’ruf, hadith: 31 with a weak chain according to ‘Allamah ‘Iraqi; Takhrijul Ihya, vol.7 pg.9)
2. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu’anhu)
(Abu Ya’la, hadith: 6420 & Tabarani in Al Awsat, hadith: 9325 with weak chains. See Majma’uz Zawaid, vol.7 pg.281 & Sharhul Ihya, vol.7 pg.9)
3. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu’anhu)
(Ibn Abid Dunya in Kitabul Amr bil Ma’ruf, hadith:79)
4. Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu’anhu)
(Abu ‘Uthman As-Sabuni; see Sharhul Ihya, vol.7 pg.9)
Note: Despite their weakness, the combination of the above chains make the narration suitable to quote.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar