صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعةThe Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour
باب فِي سُكْنَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَعِمَارَتِهَا قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ:Chapter: The Inhabitants Of Al-Madinah And How Far It Will Be Developed Before The Hour
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَيْسَتِ السَّنَةُ بِأَنْ لَا تُمْطَرُوا ، وَلَكِنْ السَّنَةُ أَنْ تُمْطَرُوا ، وَتُمْطَرُوا وَلَا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ شَيْئًا " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The famine would not break out because of drought, but there would be famine despite heavy rainfall as nothing would grow from the earth.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Generally, in times of drought, the situation is that rain does not fall and the land is not irrigated; therefore, it does not produce anything. However, near the Day of Judgment, the form of famine will be such that rain will fall abundantly, due to which the land will not be cultivable, and whatever there is will rot and decay because of the excessive rain.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7291
