Chapters On Al-Fitan
33/35. Chapter:
Something Else: There Shall Not Come A Time Except That The One After It Is More Evil Than It
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ مَا نَلْقَى مِنَ الْحَجَّاجِ فَقَالَ " مَا مِنْ عَامٍ إِلاَّ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ حَتَّى تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ " . سَمِعْتُ هَذَا مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Az-Zubair bin 'Adi said: "We Entered Upon Anas Bin Malik. We Complained To Him About What We Were Experiencing From Al-Hajjaj. So He Said: 'There Will Not Be A Year, Except That The One That Is After It Will Be More Evil Than It, Until You Meet Your Lord. I Heard This From Your Prophet(S.A.W)."'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2206In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2206