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Is the Hadith, "A time will come upon the people when the wealthy of my nation will perform Hajj for pleasure, its middle class for trade, its reciters for hypocrisy and seeking reputation, and its poor for begging," authentic?

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The Hadith referred to was narrated by Al-Khatib and Al-Daylami, and it was deemed weak by Al-Albani in "Silsilah Al-Da'ifah" (The Chain of Weak Narrations). Al-Ajlouni also mentioned it in "Kashf Al-Khafa' wa Muzil Al-Ilbas." The reason for its weakening can be found in "Silsilah Al-Da'ifah," Hadith No. 1093.

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