Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4337 — The beginning of the tribulation

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, you are now in an era of prophethood and mercy. Soon there will be an era of caliphate and mercy, then after that there will be such and such conditions, until there will be an era of biting kingship that will devour its subjects. They will drink wine and wear silk, and despite that they will continue to be granted help and victory until the Hour is established."
Among the narrators of this hadith, Muhannad al-Qaysi is thiqah (trustworthy). This report points to the beginning of kingship after the Rightly Guided Caliphate, and to the overall help and survival of the Ummah despite the moral evils that arise in it.