The Impact of Scholars Beyond Death

📖Sahih Muslim 2673 a
‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr b. al-‘As reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “Verily, Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from the people, but He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars. Then, when He leaves no learned person, people turn to the ignorant as their leaders. They are asked for religious verdicts and they give them without knowledge — they go astray and lead others astray.”

End Times Warning

This Hadith is a clear sign of the end times – when:

• Real scholars pass away, and no one remains to speak the truth based on Qur’an and Sunnah.
• Fake preachers and influencers take their place, giving fatwas from desire, culture, or politics – not from revelation.
• As a result, entire communities go astray.

📖Sunan Ibn Majah 3986
The Prophet ﷺ said: Islam began as something strange and will return to being strange as it began. So give glad tidings to the strangers.”

This means in the end times:

• True knowledge will become rare, strange, even rejected.
• Those who hold firmly to the Qur’an and Sunnah will be looked at as strange or backward.

📖Quran 25:30
And the Messenger will say, ‘O my Lord, indeed my people have abandoned this Qur’an.’”
Explanation:
This isn’t just about leaving the Qur’an’s recitation. It means:

• They abandoned its meanings
• Ignored its laws
• Didn’t follow its guidance in life

They may still “recite” it – but their hearts and actions are far from it.

📖Quran 45:23
Have you seen the one who takes his own desire as his god? Then Allah leaves him astray despite knowledge…”
Explanation:
Even if people have access to knowledge, when they:

• Choose their desires over Allah’s commands,
• Ignore scholars or warnings —
  Allah lets them go astray because they chose arrogance and ego over submission.

What does this mean?

These verses refer to the people living in the time when scholars died and ignorance spread:

• They abandoned the Qur’an in practice
• They followed their hawa (desire) instead of divine truth
• And they became misled, not because Allah forced them – but because they rejected what was given

That’s why the Hadith says:

“…people take the ignorant as leaders, and they lead others astray.”

But Will True Islam Be Forgotten Forever?

No. The Prophet ﷺ also gave hope:

📖Sunan Abi Dawud 4291
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “Indeed, Allah will raise for this Ummah at the head of every hundred years someone who will renew (يُجَدِّدُ) for it its religion.”

Explanation:
This Hadith proves that even when Islam appears lost, Allah sends a reviver (mujaddid) every century – to bring people back to the Qur’an and Sunnah. That reformer:

• Removes innovation (bid’ah)
• Revives lost knowledge
• Corrects misguidance

📖Quran 29:69
And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our paths. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good.
Explanation:

This is a guarantee from Allah: if someone sincerely puts in the effort – with honest intention and seeking truth