Is the following Hadith authentic and what is meant by ‘Qaynat’?
Some of the signs of Qiyamah are: Al qaynat, musical instruments, alcohol and the use of silk products [by men]”
Answer
These signs of Qiyamah are recorded in Sunan Tirmidhi with a weak chain (Hadith: 2210) and other Hadith collections. The narration is corroborated and suitable to quote for topics of this nature.
See another version of this Hadith here.
‘Qaynat’ refers to singing girls
(Tuhfatul Ahwadhi: Hadith: 2210)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar