question #2 Sahih al-Bukhari 6434, Book 81, Hadith 23 : How does the departure of pious individuals affect the moral and spiritual condition of society?

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The righteous (pious people will depart (die) in succession one after the other, and
there will remain (on the earth) useless people like the useless husk of barley seeds or bad dates.