Hadith 10

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of the sheykh Al Tusi – Abu Amro, from Ibn Uqda, from Ahmad Bin Yahya, from Abdul Rahman, from his father, from Abu ma’shar, from Saeed, from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator), ‘From the Prophet-saww having said: ‘You will be taking just as the communities from before you took to, cubit by cubit, palm width by palm width, and arms length by arms length, to the extent that if anyone of them had entered a lizard hole, you will be entering it’. He (Abu Saeed) said, ‘Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator) said, ‘And if you like you can read the Quran: Like those from before you; they were stronger than you in power and more abundant in wealth and children. So they enjoyed their portion, and you are enjoying your portion just as those before you enjoyed their portion; [9: 69] – until he was free from the Verse. They said, ‘O Prophet-saww of Allah-azwj! So what did the Jews and the Christians do? ’ He-saww said: ‘And what are the people except them? ’’
And he said, ‘The reports have come from Ibn Abbas having said regarding this Verse, ‘How resembling is last night like those from before you, those children of Israel we resemble with them. I don’t know except he-saww said: ‘By the One-azwj in Whose Hand is my-saww soul! You will follow them to the extent that if the man from them entered into a lizard hole, you will (also) enter it’’. And similar to that is reported from Abu Hureyra (well-known fabricator), from Abu Saeed Al Khudry, ‘From the Prophet-saww having said: ‘You will be taking to just as the communities from before you took to, cubit by cubit, and palms width by palms width, and arms length by arms length, to the extent that if one of them had entered a lizard hole, you will be entering it’. They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Just as the Persians and the Romans and the people of the Book have done? ’ He-saww said: ‘And are the people except them? ’’
And Abdullah Bin Masoud said, ‘You resemble the community of the children of Israel, in ways and guidance. You will be following their deeds, like feathers in a quiver, apart from that I-saww do not know whether you will be worshipping the calf or not’’. Huzeyfa said, ‘The hypocrites, those among you today are eviler than the hypocrites – those who were in the era of Rasool-Allah-saww’. We said, ‘And how come? ’ He said, ‘They used to hide their hypocrisy, and they are being open with it’’. [10]