It is narrated from Masruq that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The year that will come upon you will be worse than the previous year. I do not mean that one year will be more fertile and lush than the other, nor do I mean that one ruler will be better than the other. What I mean is that your scholars, the righteous and the jurists, will depart, and you will not find anyone to succeed them, and there will come people who will measure matters and affairs according to their own opinions.
Hadith Takhrijاس اثر کی سند ضعیف ہے۔ دیکھئے: [البدع 78، 248] ، [الفقيه 182/1] ، [جامع بيان العلم 2007] لیکن امر واقع یہی ہے اور حدیث صحیح «(إن الله لا يقبض العلم...)» سے اس کی تائید ہوتی ہے۔
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 190 to 194)
It is mentioned in the hadith: Allah Ta’ala will not take away knowledge by snatching it from the servants, rather He will take away (the accomplished) scholars, until when no scholar remains, people will appoint the ignorant as leaders. They will be asked questions and they will answer (and give fatwas) without knowledge, thus they themselves will go astray and will lead others astray as well.
See: Hadith number (245) and Bukhari (100), Muslim (2673).