Tariq ibn Shihab said, "We were sitting with 'Abdullâh ibn Mas'ud, when a man came and told us that the time for prayer had come. So we got up and went to the mosque. After the prayer, a man came to 'Abdullâh ibn Mas'ud and said, 'As-salam 'alayka (Peace be upon you), O Abû 'Abd al-Rahman'. 'Abdullâh answered, 'Allâh and His Messenger have spoken the truth'. When we went back, we asked one another, 'Did you hear the answer he gave? Who is going to ask him about it? I said, 'I will ask him'; so I asked him when he came out.
He narrated from the Prophet - sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam -: 'Before the Hour comes, there will be a special greeting for the people of distinction; trade will become so widespread that a woman will help her husband in business; family ties will be cut; the giving of false witness will be common, while truthful witness will be rare; and writing will be widespread.' (Ahmad)
