Could you mention the reference for this Hadith?
ليشربن ناس من أمتي الخمر يسمونها بغير اسمها يعزف على رءوسهم بالمعازف والمغنيات يخسف الله بهم الأرض ويجعل منهم القردة والخنازير
Answer:
Imams Ibn Majah and Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahumallah) have recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Malik Al Ash’ari (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 4020, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 24227. Also see: Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 3681)
Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic.
(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 6758. Also see: Footnotes of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah hafizahullah on Musannaf, Hadith: 24227)
Translation
[A time will dawn when] People from my ummah will certainly consume wine, calling it by another name. Musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls [will sing for them]. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them and create monkeys and swines from them.”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
