Afflictions and the End of the World

Allah said in Surah Anfal:

وَٱتَّقُواْ فِتۡنَةً۬ لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنكُمۡ خَآصَّةً۬‌ۖ

And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (8:25)

On the contrary, the oppressors and ordinary people also crushed into it.

Hadith # 7048

Narrated Asma':

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"I will be at my Lake-Fount (Kauthar) waiting for whoever will come to me. Then some people will be taken away from me whereupon I will say, 'My followers!'

It will be said, 'You do not know they turned Apostates as renegades (deserted their religion).'"

Ibn Abi Mulaika used to pray while reading this Hadith:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَرْجِعَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا أَوْ نُفْتَنَ

"Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from the (Islamic) religion and from being put to trial".

Hadith # 7049

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar) and some men amongst you will be brought to me, and when I will try to hand them some water, they will be pulled away from me by force whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!'

Then the Almighty will say, 'You do not know what they did after you left, they introduced new things into the religion after you.'"

Hadith # 7050

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar), and whoever will come to it, will drink from it, and whoever will drink from it, will never become thirsty after that. There will come to me some people whom I know and they know me, and then a barrier will be set up between me and them."

Hadith # 7051

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri added:

The Prophet (pbuh) further said:

"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.'

Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me!"

“After me you will see things which you will disapprove of.”

Hadith # 7052

Narrated `Abdullah:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said to us,

"You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of."

They asked, "What do you order us to do under such circumstances, O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)?" He said,

"Pay their rights to them and ask your right from Allah."

Hadith # 7053

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little will die as those who died in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious Sinners).

Hadith # 7054

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Whoever notices something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of the Muslims even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance."

Hadith # 7055, 7056

Narrated Junada bin Abi Umaiya:

We entered upon 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you healthy. Will you tell us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet (pbuh) and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He said,

- "The Prophet (pbuh) called us and we gave him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam,

and among the conditions on which he took the Pledge from us, was that

- we were to listen and obey (the orders) both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired, and at our difficult time and at our ease

- and to be obedient to the ruler and give him his right even if he did not give us our right,

- and not to fight against him unless we noticed him having open Kufr (disbelief) for which we would have a proof with us from Allah."

Hadith # 7057

Narrated Usaid bin Hudair:

A man came to the Prophet (pbuh) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"After me you will see rulers not giving you your right (but you should give them their right) and be patient till you meet me."

“The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of foolish young men.”

Hadith # 7058

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the Prophet (pbuh)) saying,

"The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of young men from Quraish."

“Woe to the Arabs from the great evil that is nearly, approaching them.”

Hadith # 7059

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:

The Prophet (pbuh) got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said,

"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil that is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this."

It was asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous people among us?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Yes, if evil increased."

Hadith # 7060

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:

Once the Prophet (pbuh) stood over one of the high buildings of Medina and then said (to the people), "Do you see what I see?" They said, "No."

He said, "I see afflictions falling among your houses as rain drops fall."

The appearance of Al-Fitan

Hadith # 7061

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'هرج Al-Harj."

They said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is "هرج ?"

He said, "Killing! Killing!"

Hadith # 7062, 7063

Narrated `Abdullah and Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which Religious ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much هرج and Al- Harj means killing."

Hadith # 7064

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread, and there will be هرج in abundance, and Al-Harj means killing."

Hadith # 7065

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said...(as above).

And هرج Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing.

Hadith # 7066

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour, there will be the days of Al-Harj, and the religious knowledge will be taken away (vanish i.e. by the death of Religious scholars) and general ignorance will spread."

Abu Musa said, " هرج Al-Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing."

Hadith # 7067

Ibn Mas`ud added:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying;

"It will be from among the most wicked people who will be living at the time when the Hour will be established."

No time will come but the time following it will be worse than it

Hadith # 7068

Narrated Az-Zubair bin `Adi:

We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al- Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said,

"Be patient till you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet."

Hadith # 7069

Narrated Um Salama:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) woke up one night in a state of terror and said, "Subhan Allah, How many treasures Allah has sent down! And how many afflictions have been sent down! Who will go and wake the lady dwellers (wives of the Prophet) up of these rooms (for prayers)?"

He meant his wives, so that they might pray.

He added, "A well-dressed (soul) in this world may be naked in the Hereafter."

“Whosoever takes up arms against us, is not from us.”

Hadith # 7070

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

Hadith # 7071

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

Hadith # 7072

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"None of you should point out towards his Muslim brother with a weapon, for he does not know, Satan may tempt him to hit him and thus he would fall into a pit of fire (Hell)"

Hadith # 7073

Narrated Sufyan:

I said to `Amr, "O Abu Muhammad!

Did you hear Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, 'A man carrying arrows passed through the mosque and Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said to him, 'Hold the arrows by their heads! "`Amr replied, "Yes."

Hadith # 7074

Narrated Jabir:

A man passed through the mosque and he was carrying arrows, the heads of which were exposed (protruding). The man was ordered (by the Prophet) to hold the iron heads so that it might not scratch (injure) any Muslim.

Hadith # 7075

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"If anyone of you passed through our mosque or through our market while carrying arrows, he should hold the iron heads," or said, "..... he should hold (their heads) firmly with his hand lest he should injure one of the Muslims with it."

“Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking the neck of one another.”

Hadith # 7076

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet, said,

"Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)."

Hadith # 7077

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"Do not revert to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

Hadith # 7078

Narrated Abu Bakra:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) addressed the people saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." We thought that he might give that day another name.

The Prophet said, "Isn't it the day of An-Nahr?" We replied, "Yes. O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)."

He then said, "What town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) Town (Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)."

He then said, "

Your blood, your properties, your honors and your skins (i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of yours.

(Listen) Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you?" We replied, "Yes"

He said, "O Allah! Be witness (for it). So it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are absent because the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than the present audience who will convey it to him.)"

The narrator added:

In fact, it was like that. The Prophet (pbuh) added, "Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

Hadith # 7079

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Beware! Do not renegade as (disbelievers) after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

Hadith # 7080

Narrated Jarir:

The Prophet (pbuh) said to me during Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Let the people keep quiet and listen." Then he said (addressing the people),

"Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

There will be Fitnah during which a sitting person will be better than standing one

Hadith # 7081

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him.

So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."

Hadith # 7082

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than a walking one, and the walking one will be better than a running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him.

So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."

If two Muslims meet each other with their swords

Hadith # 7083

Narrated Al-Hasan:

Al-Ahnaf said that I went out carrying my arms during the nights of the affliction (i.e. the war between `Ali and `Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I intend to help the cousin of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) (i.e.,`Ali)."

Abu Bakra said, "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

'If two Muslims take out their swords to fight each other, then both of them will be from amongst the people of the Hell- Fire.'

It was said to the Prophet, 'It is alright for the killer but what about the killed one?'

He replied, 'The killed one had the intention to kill his opponent.'"

Narrated Al-Ahnaf:

Abu Bakra said: The Prophet (pbuh) said (as above).

If there is no righteous group of Muslims

Hadith # 7084

Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman:

The people used to ask Allah's Messenger (pbuh) about the good but I used to ask him about the evil lest I should be overtaken by them. So I said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! We were living in ignorance and in an (extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes."

I said, 'Will there be any good after that evil?" He replied, "Yes, but it will be tainted (not pure.)''

I asked, "What will be its taint?"

He replied, "(There will be) some people who will guide others not according to my tradition? You will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some others."

I asked, "Will there be any evil after that good?"

He replied, "Yes, there will be, some people calling at the gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire."

I said, "O Allah s Apostle! Will you describe them to us?" He said,

"They will be from our own people and will speak our language."

I said, "What do you order me to do if such a state should take place in my life?"

He said, "Stick to the group of Muslims and their Imam (ruler)."

I said, "If there is neither a group of Muslims nor an Imam (ruler)?"

He said, "Then turn away from all those sects even if you were to bite (eat) the roots of a tree till death overtakes you while you are in that state."

Whoever disliked to increase the number Al-Fitan and oppressions

Hadith # 7085

Narrated Abu Al-Aswad:

An army unit was being recruited from the people of Medina and my name was written among them. Then I met `Ikrima, and when I informed him about it, he discouraged me very strongly and said,

"Ibn `Abbas told me that there were some Muslims who were with the pagans to increase their number against Allah's Messenger (pbuh) (and the Muslim army) so arrows (from the Muslim army) would hit one of them and kill him or a Muslim would strike him (with his sword) and kill him. So Allah revealed:--

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةُ ظَالِمِىٓ أَنفُسِہِمۡ

'Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death)

while they are wronging themselves (by staying among the disbelievers).' (4.97)

If a Muslim stays among the bad people

Hadith # 7086

Narrated Hudhaifa:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) related to us, two prophetic narrations one of which I have seen fulfilled and I am waiting for the fulfillment of the other.

The Prophet (pbuh) told us that

- the virtue of honesty descended in the roots of men's hearts (from Allah) and then they learned it from the Qur'an and then they learned it from the Sunna (the Prophet's traditions).

The Prophet (pbuh) further told us how that honesty will be taken away: He said:

- "Man will go to sleep during which honesty will be taken away from his heart and only its trace will remain in his heart like the trace of a dark spot;

- then man will go to sleep, during which honesty will decrease further still, so that its trace will resemble the trace of blister as when an ember is dropped on one's foot which would make it swell, and one would see it swollen but there would be nothing inside.

- People would be carrying out their trade but hardly will there be a trustworthy person. It will be said, 'in such-and-such tribe there is an honest man,' and later it will be said about some man, 'What a wise, polite and strong man he is!' Though he will not have faith equal even to a mustard seed in his heart."

No doubt, there came upon me a time when I did not mind dealing (bargaining) with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim his Islam would compel him to pay me what is due to me, and if he was a Christian, the Muslim official would compel him to pay me what is due to me, but today I do not deal except with such-and-such person.

To stay with the Bedouins during Al-Fitnah

Hadith # 7087

Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:

That he visited Al-Hajjaj (bin Yusuf). Al-Hajjaj said, "O son of Al-Akwa`! You have turned on your heels (i.e., deserted Islam) by staying (in the desert) with the bedouins."

Salama replied, "No, but Allah's Messenger (pbuh) allowed me to stay with the bedouin in the desert."

Narrated Yazid bin Abi Ubaid:

When `Uthman bin `Affan was killed (martyred), Salama bin Al-Akwa` went out to a place called Ar- Rabadha and married there and begot children, and he stayed there till a few nights before his death when he came to Medina.

Hadith # 7088

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflictions."

To seek refuge with Allah from Al-Fitan

Hadith # 7089

Narrated Anas:

The people started asking the Prophet (pbuh) too many questions importunately. So one day he ascended the pulpit and said, "You will not ask me any question but I will explain it to you." I looked right and left, and behold, every man was covering his head with his garment and weeping. Then got up a man who, whenever quarreling with somebody, used to be accused of not being the son of his father. He said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Who is my father?" The Prophet (pbuh) replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa."

Then `Umar got up and said,

"We accept Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Apostle and we seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, " I have never seen the good and bad like on this day. No doubt, Paradise and Hell was displayed in front of me till I saw them in front of that wall,"

Qatada said: This Hadith used to be mentioned as an explanation of this Verse:--

  يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ

'O you who believe! Ask not questions about things which,

if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.' (5.101)

Hadith # 7090

Narrated Anas:

The the above hadith was narrated by him through another chain and said (with the wording)

"and every man had his head wrapped in his garment and weeping".

And he said (with the wording)

"seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions" or he said "I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."

Hadith # 7091

Narrated Anas:

He said (with the wording)

"seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."

“Al-Fitnah will appear from the east.”

Hadith # 7092

Narrated Salim's father:

The Prophet (pbuh) stood up beside the pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and said,

"Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out," or said, "..the side of the sun.."

Hadith # 7093

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) while he was facing the East, saying,

"Verily! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out."

Hadith # 7094

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen."

The People said, "And also on our Najd." He said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen."

The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! And also on our Najd."

I think the third time the Prophet (pbuh) said, "There (in Najd) is the place of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of Satan."

Hadith # 7095

Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:

`Abdullah bin `Umar came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before we asked him, a man got up and said to him, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:--

 وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ  

'And fight them until there is no more afflictions

(i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah).'" (2.193)

Ibn `Umar said (to the man),

"Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother bereave you!

Muhammad (pbuh) used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling."

Al-Fitnah that will move like the waves of the sea

Hadith # 7096

Narrated Shaqiq:

I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with `Umar, he said, 'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet (pbuh) about the afflictions?'

Hudhaifa said,

- "The affliction of a man in his family,

- his property,

- his children

- and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and enjoining good and forbidding evil."

`Umar said, "I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea."

Hudhaifa said, "Don't worry about it, O chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them."

`Umar said, "Will that door be broken or opened?" I said, "No. it will be broken."

`Umar said, "Then it will never be closed," I said, "Yes."

We asked Hudhaifa, "Did `Umar know what that door meant?" He replied, "Yes, as I know that there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration free from errors."

We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we ordered Masruq to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, "`Umar."

Hadith # 7097

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:

The Prophet (pbuh) went out to one of the gardens of Medina for some business and I went out to follow him. When he entered the garden, I sat at its gate and said to myself, "To day I will be the gatekeeper of the Prophet though he has not ordered me."

The Prophet (pbuh) went and finished his need and went to sit on the constructed edge of the well and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. In the meantime Abu Bakr came and asked permission to enter. I said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." Abu Bakr waited outside and I went to the Prophet (pbuh) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Abu Bakr asks your permission to enter." He said, "Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise."

So Abu Bakr entered and sat on the right side of the Prophet (pbuh) and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. Then `Umar came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." So `Umar entered and sat on the left side of the Prophet and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well so that one side of the well became fully occupied and there remained no place for any-one to sit.

Then `Uthman came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get permission for you." The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him."

When he entered, he could not find any place to sit with them so he went to the other edge of the well opposite them and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well.

I wished that a brother of mine would come, so I invoked Allah for his coming.

Ibn Al-Musaiyab said, "I interpreted that (narration) as indicating their graves. The first three are together and the grave of `Uthman is separate from theirs."

Hadith # 7098

Narrated Abu Wail:

Someone said to Usama, "Will you not talk to this (Uthman)?"

Usama said, "I talked to him (secretly) without being the first man to open an evil door. I will never tell a ruler who rules over two men or more that he is good after I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying,

'A man will be brought and put in Hell (Fire) and he will circumambulate (go around and round) in Hell (Fire) like a donkey of a (flour) grinding mill, and all the people of Hell (Fire) will gather around him and will say to him, O so-and-so! Didn't you use to order others for good and forbid them from evil?'

That man will say, 'I used to order others to do good but I myself never used to do it, and I used to forbid others from evil while I myself used to do evil.' "

Hadith # 7099

Narrated Abu Bakra:

During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen (ruler), he said,

"Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler."

Hadith # 7100

Narrated Abu Maryam `Abdullah bin Ziyad Al-Aasadi:

When Talha, AzZubair and `Aisha moved to Basra, `Ali sent `Ammar bin Yasir and Hasan bin `Ali who came to us at Kufa and ascended the pulpit. Al-Hasan bin `Ali was at the top of the pulpit and `Ammar was below Al-Hasan. We all gathered before him. I heard `Ammar saying,

"`Aisha has moved to Al-Busra. By Allah! She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter. But Allah has put you to test whether you obey Him (Allah) or her (`Aisha)."

Hadith # 7101

Narrated Abu Wail:

`Ammar stood on the pulpit at Kufa and mentioned `Aisha and her coming (to Busra) and said,

"She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter, but you people are being put to test in this issue."

Hadith # 7102, 7103, 7104

Narrated Abu Wail:

Abu Musa and Abii Mas`ud went to `Ammar when `Ali had sent him to Kufa to exhort them to fight (on `Ali's side). They said to him, "Since you have become a Muslim, we have never seen you doing a deed more criticizable to us than your haste in this matter." `

Ammar said, "Since you (both) became Muslims, I have never seen you doing a deed more criticizable to me than your keeping away from this matter."

Then Abu Mas`ud provided `Ammar and Abu Musa with two-piece outfits to wear, and one of them went to the mosque (of Kufa).

Hadith # 7105, 7106, 7107

Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:

I was sitting with Abu Mas`ud and Abu Musa and `Ammar. Abu Mas`ud said (to `Ammar), "There is none of your companions but, if I wish, I could find fault with him except with you. Since you joined the company of the Prophet (pbuh) I have never seen anything done by you more criticizable by me than your haste in this issue."

`Ammar said, O Abu Mas`ud! I have never seen anything done by you or by this companion of yours (i.e., Abu Musa) more criticizable by me than your keeping away from this issue since the time you both joined the company of the Prophet."

Then Abu Mas`ud who was a rich man, said (to his servant), "O boy! Bring two suits." Then he gave one to Abu Musa and the other to `Ammar and said (to them), "Put on these suits before going for the Friday prayer. "

If Allah sends a punishment upon a nation

Hadith # 7108

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"If Allah sends punishment upon a nation then it befalls upon the whole population indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected (and judged) according to their deeds. "

“This son of mine is a chief, and Allah make peace between two groups of Muslims through him.”

Hadith # 7109

Narrated Al-Hasan Al-Basri:

When Al-Hasan bin `Ali moved with army units against Muawiya, `Amr bin AL-As said to Muawiya, "I see an army that will not retreat unless and until the opposing army retreats."

Muawiya said, "(If the Muslims are killed) who will look after their children?"

`Amr bin Al-As said: I (will look after them). On that, `Abdullah bin 'Amir and `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura said, "Let us meet Muawaiya and suggest peace."

Al-Hasan Al-Basri added: No doubt, I heard that Abu Bakra said,

"Once while the Prophet was addressing (the people), Al-Hasan (bin `Ali) came and the Prophet (pbuh) said, 'This son of mine is a chief, and Allah may make peace between two groups of Muslims through him."

Hadith # 7110

Narrated Harmala:

Usama (bin Zaid) sent me to `Ali (at Kufa) and said,

"`Ali will ask you, 'What has prevented your companion from joining me?' You then should say to him, 'If you (`Ali) were in the mouth of a lion, I would like to be with you, but in this matter I won't take any part.' "

Harmala added:

"`Ali didn't give me anything (when I conveyed the message to him) so I went to Hasan, Hussain and Ibn Ja`far and they loaded my camels with much (wealth).

Changing the words

Hadith # 7111

Narrated Nafi`:

When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn `Umar gathered his special friends and children and said,

"I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying, 'A flag will be fixed for every betrayer on the Day of Resurrection,' and we have given the oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not know of anything more faithless than fighting a person who has been given the oath of allegiance in accordance with the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle, and if ever I learn that any person among you has agreed to dethrone Yazid, by giving the oath of allegiance (to somebody else) then there will be separation between him and me."

Hadith # 7112

Narrated Abu Al-Minhal:

When Ibn Ziyad and Marwan were in Sham and Ibn Az-Zubair took over the authority in Mecca and Qurra' (the Kharijites) revolted in Basra, I went out with my father to Abu Barza Al-Aslami till we entered upon him in his house while he was sitting in the shade of a room built of cane. So we sat with him and my father started talking to him saying, "O Abu Barza! Don't you see in what dilemma the people has fallen?"

The first thing heard him saying "I seek reward from Allah for myself because of being angry and scornful at the Quraish tribe. O you Arabs! You know very well that you were in misery and were few in number and misguided, and that Allah has brought you out of all that with Islam and with Muhammad till He brought you to this state (of prosperity and happiness) which you see now; and it is this worldly wealth and pleasures which has caused mischief to appear among you.

The one who is in Sham (i.e., Marwan), by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain: and those who are among you, by Allah, are not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain; and that one who is in Mecca (i.e., Ibn Az-Zubair) by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain."

Hadith # 7113

Narrated Abi Waih:

Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said,

'The hypocrites of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet, because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly but today they do such deeds openly.'

Hadith # 7114

Narrated Abi Asha'sha:

Hudhaifa said,

'In fact, it was hypocrisy that existed in the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh) but today it is Kufr (disbelief) after belief.'

The Hour will not be established until…

Hadith # 7115

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The Hour will not be established till a man passes by a grave of somebody and says, 'Would that I were in his place.' "

Time will change until idols will be worshipped

Hadith # 7116

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daus move while going round Dhi-al-Khalasa."

Dhi-al-Khalasa was the idol of the Daus tribe which they used to worship in the Pre Islamic Period of ignorance.

Hadith # 7117

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The Hour will not be established till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the people with his stick."

The coming of the Fire

Hadith # 7118

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."

Hadith # 7119

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Soon the river "Euphrates" will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold, so whoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it."

Al-A'raj narrated from Abii Huraira that the Prophet (pbuh) said the same but he said,

"It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold (under it).

Hadith # 7120

Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying,

"Give in charity because there will come a time on the people when a person will go out with his alms from place to place but will not find anybody to accept it."

Hadith # 7121

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The Hour will not be established

- till two big groups fight each other whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine,

- till about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah's Messenger (pbuh),

- till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious scholars)

- earthquakes will increase in number

- time will pass quickly,

- afflictions will appear,

- Al-Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase,

- till wealth will be in abundance ---- so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it,

- till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings,

- till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, 'Would that I were in his place

- and till the sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe (embrace Islam) but that will be the time when:

As Allah said,

لَا يَنْفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِي إِيمَانِهَا خَيْرًا

'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before,

nor earned good (by deeds of righteousness) through its Faith.' (6.158)

- And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up;

- and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it;

- and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it;

- and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it."

Information about Ad-Dajjal

Hadith # 7122

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba:

Nobody asked the Prophet (pbuh) as many questions as I asked regarding Ad-Dajjal.

The Prophet (pbuh) said to me, "What worries you about him?" I said, "Because the people say that he will have a mountain of bread and a river of water with him (i.e. he will have abundance of food and water)"

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Nay, he is too mean to be allowed such a thing by Allah"'

(but it is only to test mankind whether they believe in Allah or in Ad-Dajjal.)

Hadith # 7123

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) said (about Ad-Dajjal) that he is one eyed, his right eye is as if a protruding out grape."

Hadith # 7124

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Ad-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Medina and then Medina will shake thrice whereupon every Kafir (disbeliever) and hypocrite will go out (of Medina) towards him."

Hadith # 7125

Narrated Abu Bakra:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at each gate (guarding them)."

Hadith # 7126

Narrated Abu Bakra:

[as above]

Hadith # 7127

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) stood up amongst the people and then praised and glorified Allah as He deserved and then he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying,

"I warn you of him, and there was no prophet but warned his followers of him; but I will tell you something about him which no prophet has told his followers: Ad- Dajjal is one-eyed whereas Allah is not."

Hadith # 7128

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said.

"While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) performing Tawaf around the Ka`ba. Behold, I saw a reddish-white man with lank hair, and water was dropping from his head. I asked, "Who is this?' They replied, 'The son of Mary.'

Then I turned my face to see another man with a huge body, red complexion and curly hair and blind in one eye. His eye looked like a protruding out grape. They said (to me), He is Ad-Dajjal."

The Prophet (pbuh) added, "The man he resembled most is Ibn Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza`a. "

Hadith # 7129

Narrated `Aisha:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) in his prayer, seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-Dajjal.

Hadith # 7130

Narrated Hudhaifa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said about Ad-Dajjal that he would have water and fire with him: (what would seem to be) fire, would be cold water and (what would seem to be) water, would be fire.

Hadith # 7131

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"No prophet was sent but that he warned his followers against the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). Beware! He is blind in one eye, and your Lord is not so, and there will be written between his (Ad-Dajjal's) eyes (the word) Kafir (i.e., disbeliever)."

This Hadith is also quoted by Abu Huraira and Ibn `Abbas.

Ad-Dajjal will not be able to enter Al-Madina

Hadith # 7132

Narrated Abu Sa`id:

One day Allah's Messenger (pbuh) narrated to us a long narration about Ad-Dajjal and among the things he narrated to us, was:

"Ad-Dajjal will come, and he will be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him a man who will be the best or one of the best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are Ad-Dajjal whose story Allah's Messenger (pbuh) has told us.'

Ad-Dajjal will say (to his audience), 'Look, if I kill this man and then give him life, will you have any doubt about my claim?'

They will reply, 'No,'

Then Ad- Dajjal will kill that man and then will make him alive.

The man will say, 'By Allah, now I recognize you more than ever!'

Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be given the power to do so."

Hadith # 7133

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There are angels at the mountain passes of Medina (so that) neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal can enter it.'

Hadith # 7134

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. So Allah willing, neither Ad-Dajjal, nor plague will be able to come near it."

Ya’juj and Ma’juj

Hadith # 7135

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:

That one day Allah's Messenger (pbuh) entered upon her in a state of fear and said,

"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs from the Great evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog like this."

The Prophet (pbuh) made a circle with his index finger and thumb.

Zainab bint Jahsh added: I said, "O Alllah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though there will be righteous people among us?" The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Yes, if the (number) of evil (persons) increased."

Hadith # 7136

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"A hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog."