“It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, when should we stop enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil?’ He said: ‘When there appears among you that which appeared among those who came before you.’ We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what appeared among those that came before us?’ He said: ‘Kingship given to your youth, immorality even among the old, and knowledge among the base and vile.’”  

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَتَى نَتْرُكُ الأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ فِيكُمْ مَا ظَهَرَ فِي الأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمْ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا ظَهَرَ فِي الأُمَمِ قَبْلَنَا قَالَ الْمُلْكُ فِي صِغَارِكُمْ وَالْفَاحِشَةُ فِي كِبَارِكُمْ وَالْعِلْمُ فِي رُذَالَتِكُمْ قَالَ زَيْدٌ تَفْسِيرُ مَعْنَى قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالْعِلْمُ فِي رُذَالَتِكُمْ إِذَا كَانَ الْعِلْمُ فِي الْفُسَّاقِ  

[Machine] It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, when do we abandon enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil?" He replied, "When among you appears what appeared among the children of Israel, when immorality becomes rampant among your elders, worldly wealth and authority among your youngsters, and knowledge among your wicked ones."  

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَتَى نَدَعُ الِائْتِمَارَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ؟ قَالَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ فِيكُمْ مَا ظَهَرَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي كِبَارِكُمْ وَالْمُلْكُ فِي صِغَارِكُمْ وَالْعِلْمُ فِي رُذَالِكُمْ  

"عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله، مَتَى نَدَع الائْتِمَارَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىَ عَنِ الْمنكَرِ؟ قَالَ: إِذَا ظَهَرَ فِيكُمْ مَا يَظهَرُ في الأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمْ، الْمُلكُ في صِغَارِكُمْ، وَالْعِلمُ في رِذَالِكُمْ، وَالْفَاحِشَةُ في خِيَارِكُمْ".