It is reported in the hadiths that close to doomsday the
number of trustworthy people will diminish and that people
will seize and use those things entrusted to them. Moreover,
we are told that people will fall behind in their obligation
to give alms:
When spoils are restricted
to a few people, when goods entrusted to one are regarded
as booty, when giving alms is regarded as a heavy
burden... (Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rasul Barzanji,
Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 114)
Goods entrusted to
one being regarded as booty, and the giving of alms
being regarded as a loan (which is hard to repay)...
(Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat
al-sa'ah, p.139)
When you see people
breaking their words and promises, disregarding their
trusts... (Mukhtasar Tazkirah Qurtubi, p. 378, no.
690)
