This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hafiz Mubashir Hussain Lahori's book Signs of the Day of Judgment in the Light of Authentic Ahadith.
Sign of the Day of Judgment: Only the worst people will remain on Earth
عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا تقوم الساعة حتى لا يقال فى الأرض الله، الله
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: The Day of Judgment will not be established until there is no one on the earth who says "Allah, Allah." (Then the Day of Judgment will be established).
Reference: Muslim: Book of Faith: Chapter on the disappearance of faith in the end times (148) Ahmad (134/3) Abdul Razzaq (20147) Al-Hilya (305/3) Ibn Hibban (361/15) Shu'ab al-Iman (524) Al-Bazzar (771) Abu Awana (100/1) Ibn Manda (447)
عن ابن مسعود رضى الله عنه قال سمعت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : من شرار الناس من تدركهم الساعة وهم أحياء
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said: The worst people will be those among whom the Day of Judgment will be established.
Reference: Bukhari: Book of Tribulations: Chapter on the appearance of tribulations (7067) Ahmad (560/1 - 569) Majma' al-Zawa'id (26/8) Al-Nihaya (239/1)
عن عبد الله رضى الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : لا تقوم الساعة إلا على شرار الناس
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said: The Day of Judgment will be established only upon the worst individuals.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Tribulations: Chapter on the approach of the Hour (2949) Sharh al-Sunnah (461/7) Ahmad (492/1)
عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا تقوم الساعة حتى يأخذ الله شريطته من أهل الأرض فيبقى فيها عجاجة لا يعرفون معروفا ولا ينكرون منكرا
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Before the Day of Judgment is established, Allah will take the best people from among the inhabitants of the earth, and the worthless (useless) people will remain who will be devoid of the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
Reference: Hakim, Book of Tribulations (481/4) Ahmad (277/2) Majma' al-Zawa'id (25/8) Fath al-Bari (91/13)
عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا تقوم الساعة على أحد يقول الله الله
Hazrat Anas (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: The Day of Judgment is not established upon any person who says "Allah, Allah."
Reference: Muslim: Book of Faith: Chapter on the disappearance of faith (376-148) Ahmad (204/3)
عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا تقوم الساعة حتى لا يقال فى الأرض لا إله إلا الله
Hazrat Anas (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: The Day of Judgment will not be established until there is no one left on the earth who says لا اله الا الله.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Faith: Chapter on the disappearance of faith (376-148) Ahmad (204/3)
عن مرداس الأسلمي رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : يذهب الصالحون الأول فالأول ويبقى حفالة كحفالة الشعير أو التمر لا يباليهم الله بالة
Mirdas Aslami (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: The righteous people will die one after another, and the worthless people will remain like chaff or useless dates, whom Allah will not care about.
Reference: Bukhari: Book of Softening the Hearts: Chapter on the disappearance of the righteous (6434) Ahmad (263/4)
عن علباء السلمي رضى الله عنه قال إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : لا تقوم الساعة إلا على حثالة الناس
Hazrat Al-Ba' Salmi (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: The Day of Judgment will be established only upon the worthless people.
Reference: Ahmad (256/3) Hakim in Book of Tribulations (541/4) Majma' al-Zawa'id (25/8)
Benefits:
➊ The remaining of only wicked and unfortunate people on the earth is the very last sign of the Day of Judgment.
➋ Allah Almighty, according to His predetermined plan, will cause all the righteous people to pass away from the earth before the occurrence of the Day of Judgment.
➌ Allah Almighty will cause every monotheistic Muslim to pass away to save them from the horrors of the Great Day of Judgment.
➍ At the time of the occurrence of the Day of Judgment, there will be no one left who even utters the words الله and لا اله الا الله.
➎ The people upon whom the Day of Judgment will be established will be the worst people in all of creation.
