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This Ummah shall be Destroyed Because of the Five Evils (Committed by It)
A tradition related by Hadrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: “When the following five evils shall creep into my Ummah, it will then be destroyed :
(1) Cursing one another ;
(2) Use of liquor on a large scale ;
(3) Wearing of silken dresses ;
(4) Increased number of dancing girls and their frequent shows at large gatherings.
(5) When men shall engage in sexual intercourse with males and women shall engage in sexual acts with other females, t.e., sodomy and homosexuality among females.” (Bathaq).
"This Ummah shall be Destroyed Because of the Five Evils" refers to a hadith (prophetic tradition) that outlines specific sins which, when they become widespread, will bring about afflictions and potential destruction upon the Muslim community.
A prominent narration from Abdullah ibn Umar states that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) warned of five things:
Widespread fornication/adultery: This will cause new diseases and epidemics previously unknown to people.
Cheating in weights and measures (business fraud): This will lead to drought, famine, and oppression by rulers.
Withholding Zakat (charity): Rain will be stopped from falling, and were it not for the sake of the animals, it would never rain again.
Breaking the covenant with Allah and His Messenger: Allah will send an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force.
Leaders not governing according to the Book of Allah: Allah will make the people into groups and cause them to fight one another (internal strife).
Another hadith narrated by `Ali ibn Abi Talib lists a different set of fifteen traits, the presence of which would lead to calamities like a red wind, the earth swallowing people, or transformation into animals. The five specific items leading to "destruction" in the first list (widespread fornication, cheating in weights, withholding Zakat, breaking covenants, and leaders not governing by the Book) are widely circulated warnings in Islamic tradition, considering the consequences of moral and social decay.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also clarified that the entire Ummah (Muslim nation) will not be completely destroyed by a universal punishment (like previous nations were by flood or famine), but rather the destruction will be localised and in the form of internal fighting and calamities. He also noted that the Ummah would not be destroyed as long as righteous people were present, but that destruction would occur if "wickedness prevails".
The statement "This Ummah shall be Destroyed Because of the Five Evils (Committed by It)" refers to a well-known hadith (prophetic tradition) from Islamic texts, specifically narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar and recorded in collections such as Sunan Ibn Majah and Jami` at-Tirmidhi. The hadith warns that when a Muslim community engages in certain evil practices, divine punishment or afflictions may befall them.
The five evils mentioned in one version of the hadith are:
Fornication and adultery become widespread: This has never happened without new diseases afflicting the people, whose ancestors had not been known.
Cheating in weights and measures (business): This results in drought, famine, and oppression by rulers.
Withholding Zakat (obligatory charity): This causes rain to stop falling.
Breaking the covenant with Allah and His Messenger: This leads to an enemy being sent against the community to take their possessions by force.
Leaders not governing according to the Book of Allah (Qur'an): This causes Allah to make them into groups and make them fight one another (internal conflict).
Another version of a related hadith, narrated by Ali ibn Abi Talib, mentions fifteen traits that would cause tribulation, including some of the above along with other moral failings such as obeying one's wife and disobeying one's mother, treating friends kindly while shunning one's father, and the prevalence of female singers and musical instruments.
The central theme of these narratives is that the moral and ethical decay of the community is linked to the withdrawal of divine protection and the onset of various calamities and internal strife.
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