Hadith #3076
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ :" أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ، لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ وَلَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ، وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ إِذَا حَدَّثَ، قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ "
English Translation
Ibn Mas'ud said: 'How will it be when tribulations cover you, young and old growing up in it, and people take it as Sunnah? When any of it changes they say: "The Sunnah has been changed." It was said: "When will that be, O Abu Abd al-Rahman?" He said: "When your speakers are many and your scholars are few, when the wealthy among you are many and the trustworthy few, when worldly matters are sought through religious deeds."'
Quran References
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 1, Hadith 3076
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 3076
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-63582