Abu Dawud

Benefits and Issues:
It is obligatory to act upon the plain and commonly understood meanings of the Qur’an and Hadith.
Splitting hairs, bringing far-fetched interpretations, indulging in unnecessary complications, or causing others to become entangled in them is not part of the religion.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: What is meant by the removal of knowledge and the spread or establishment of ignorance is that the Messenger will come to an end in religious knowledge, and gradually, the experienced and practicing scholars will depart, and in their place, people with little knowledge and bad practice will come, who will have little familiarity with religious matters, will be more involved in bad deeds, and these very people will be regarded with honor and dignity among the people. This process has already begun for a long time. Qadi Iyad (rahimahullah), who died in 544 AH, wrote the same about the scholars of his era, that in our time, its manifestation has become apparent, because now people have made the ignorant their leaders, and they are issuing fatwas in Allah’s religion based on their own opinions and passing judgments according to their own views.

Today, superficial knowledge has become widespread, new books are coming out day by day, but those who read and understand them are decreasing day by day. Compared to worldly sciences, religious sciences have no importance left. The numbers in schools and colleges are increasing day by day, and the number of religious students is decreasing. Alcohol, adultery are common, and there is a flood of obscenity and nakedness. Openly, acts of immorality and wickedness are being committed.