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bukhari:6496 – Muḥammad b. Sinān > Fulayḥ b. Sulaymān > Hilāl b. ʿAlī > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour." It was asked, "How will honesty be lost, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "When authority is given to those who do not deserve it, then wait for the Hour."  

البخاري:٦٤٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هِلاَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا ضُيِّعَتِ الأَمَانَةُ فَانْتَظِرِ السَّاعَةَ قَالَ كَيْفَ إِضَاعَتُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِذَا أُسْنِدَ الأَمْرُ إِلَى غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ فَانْتَظِرِ السَّاعَةَ  

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suyuti:2153a –

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour." It was asked, "How will honesty be lost, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "When authority is given to those who do not deserve it, then wait for the Hour." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6496)   

السيوطي:٢١٥٣a –

"إذَا ضُيِّعَت الأَمَانةُ فانْتَظِرِ السَّاعة. قِيلَ: كيفَ إضاعَتُها؟ قال: إذا أُسْنِدَ الأمْرُ إلى غَيرِ أهْلِهِ فانتظرِ السَّاعةَ".  

[خ] البخاري عن أبي هريرة