Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Islam will prevail, until the traders travel the seas and the horses go forth in the path of Allah. Then a people will appear who will recite the Qur'an and say: Who knows the Qur'an better than us? Who has more knowledge than us? Who has more understanding (of the religion) than us?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his Companions: "Will there be any good in those people?" The people said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those people will be from among you (that is, from this Ummah), and those people will be the fuel of the Fire."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and al-Bazzar recorded it; the narrators of al-Bazzar have been declared trustworthy.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العلم / 877
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