Tuesday, May 29, 2012

25. Sinking, Stoning and Turning into Animals


In a hadith by At-Tirmidhi, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “In the end of this Ummah, there will be sinking, stoning and turning into animals.” The sinking refers to the earth being swallowed. ‘Aa`isha(RA) asked RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, “Will we be destroyed even though there will be righteous ones amongst us?” RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Yes, if evil prevails.” So even if there are righteous people in the Ummah, they will be destroyed.
Most scholars say that Maskh, transformation into animals, is literal transformation. Some scholars (a minority opinion) say that this means the transformation of the heart.

No comments:

Post a Comment