Dear Islamic brothers! Our Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم knows what will happen until the Day of Judgement. He witnesses events. He knew that his Umma would not fall into polytheism, nor would they deny Allah. Yet, the problem that would befall them, is their certainty becoming weak.

Listen to another blessed hadith! The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم announced:

وَ یَہْلِکُ آخِرُ ہٰذِہِ الْاُمَّۃِ بِالْبُخْلِ وَ الْاَمَلِ نَجَا اَوَّلُ ہٰذِہِ الْاُمَّۃِ بِا لْیَقِیْنِ وَ الزُّہْدِ

The first generation of this Umma attained salvation via certainty and detachment from the world. The last generation of this Umma will be destroyed by stinginess and fleeting hopes.^[1] 

Dear Islamic brothers! This is something we must understand. The early generations of this Umma attained salvation through unshakeable certainty, while the later ones will be destroyed because of miserliness and wistful hopes.

Now, what is miserliness? This is what weak belief leads to. When a person does not have complete belief that Allah is the Provider; such a person becomes stingy. So, in short, it is this lack of belief that will lead this Umma towards destruction.

Some examples of weak belief

Sadly, today this condition of weak belief is becoming common. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه We are Muslims and we believe in Allah. Unfortunately, despite believing Allah is the Provider of sustenance, we keep running after wealth like our lives depend on it.