Tribulations

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “Shall I not tell you aHadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), which no onewill tell you after me? I heard it from him (saying): ‘Among theportents of the Hour are that knowledge will be taken away andignorance will prevail, illegal sex will become widespread and winewill be drunk, and men will disappear and women will be left, untilthere is one man in charge of fifty women.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The Hour will not begin until the Euphrates uncovers amountainof gold and people fight over it, and out of every ten, ninewill bekilled.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The Hour will not begin until wealth becomes abundant andtribulations appear, and Harj increases.” They said: “What isHarj, OMessenger of Allah?” He said: “Killing, killing,killing,” threetimes.

It was narrated that Ziyad bin Labid said: “The Prophet (ﷺ)mentioned something and said: ‘That will be at the time whenknowledge(of Qur’an) disappears.’ I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, how willknowledge disappear when we read the Qur’an andteach it to ourchildren, until the Day of Resurrection?’ He said:‘May your mother bebereft of you, Ziyad! I thought that you werethe wisest man in Al-Madinah. Is it not the case that these Jews andChristians read theTawrah and the Injil, but they do not act uponanything of what is inthem?’”

It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “Islam will wear out as embroidery on a garment wearsout, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) ritesand charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, andnot one Verse of it will be left on earth. And there will be somepeople left, old men and old women, who will say: “We saw ourfathers saying these words: ‘La ilaha illallah’ so we say themtoo.” Silah said to him: “What good will (saying): La ilahaillallah do them, when they do not know what fasting, prayer,(pilgrimage) rites and charity are?” Hudhaifah turned away fromhis. He repeated his question three times, and Hudhaifah turned awayfrom him each time. Then he turned to him on the third time and said:“O Silah! It will save them from Hell,” three times.

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Just before the Hour, there will be days when knowledge willdisappear, ignorance will become widespread and there will be muchHarj. And Harj means killing.”

It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “After you days will come when ignorance will become widespread,knowledge will disappear and there will be much Harj.” They said:“OMessenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah in a Marfu’ report (meaning,attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ)): “Time will pass quickly,knowledgewill decrease, miserliness will be cast into people’shearts,tribulations will appear and there will be much Harj.” Theysaid: “OMessenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.”

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)told us two Ahadith, one of which I have seen, and I am still waitingfor the other. He told us: ‘Honesty was preserved in the roots ofmen’s hearts’ – (One of the narrators) Tanafisi said: ‘Meaningin the middle of men’s hearts’ – ‘Then the Qur’an wasrevealed and we learned (it) from the Qur’an and the Sunnah.’Then he told us about its disappearance, saying; ‘A man will go tosleep and honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only itstrace will remain, like spots without color. Then he will go to sleepagain and the remainder of the honesty will also be taken away (fromhis heart) and leaving a trace like a blister, as when an embertouches your foot and raises a blister which has nothing inside.’”Then Hudhaifah picked up a handful of pebbles and rolled them on hisleg. He said: “People will engage in business with one another, butthere will hardly be any honest persons among them. Then it will besaid that in such and such a tribe there is an honest man, and a manwill be admired for his intelligence, good manners and strength, butthere will not be even a mustard seed of faith in his heart.”"There was a time when I did not mind dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his religion would prevent him from cheating; and if he was a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him from cheating. But today I cannot deal except with so-and-so and so-and-so."

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “WhenAllah wants to destroy a person, He takes away modesty from him, youwill only see him with the wrath of Allah upon him, and he will behated by people. When you only see him with the wrath of Allah uponhim, and hated by people, then honesty will be taken away from him,and when honesty is taken away from him, you will only see him as atraitor who is called such by others. When you only see him as atraitor who is called such by others, then mercy will be taken awayfrom him, and when mercy is taken away from him, you will only seehimas rejected and accursed, and when you only see him as rejectedandaccursed, then the bond of Islam will be taken away from him.”

It was narrated that Hudhaifah bin Asid, Abu Sarihah, said: "TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked out from a room, when we were talkingabout the Hour. He said: 'The Hour will not begin until ten signsappear: The rising of the sun from the west (place of its setting);Dajjal; the smoke; the beast; Gog and Magog people; the appearance of'Eisa bin Maryam(as), the earth collapsing three times - once in theeast, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula; and fire thatwill emerge from the plain of Aden Abyan and will drive the people tothe place of Gathering, stopping with them when they stop at nightandwhen they stop to rest at midday."

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "Hasten to do good deeds (before) six things (happen): Therising of the sun from the west (place of its setting), the smoke,thebeast of the earth, Dajjal (False Christ), that which will happentoeach of you (death); and that which will happen to all people (theDayof Resurrection)."

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that Abu Qatadah said: “TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The (lesser) signs (will come)aftertwo hundred (years).’”

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “My nation will pass through five stages. For forty years(theywill be) people of righteousness and piety. Then those whofollowthem, for the next one hundred and twenty years, will bepeople whoshow mercy to one another and uphold ties with oneanother. Then thosewho follow them for the next one hundred andsixty years will bepeople who will turn their backs on one anotherand sever ties withone another. Then there will be Harj after Harj(killing). Seekdeliverance, seek deliverance.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Justbefore the Hour comes there will be transformations, the earthcollapsing, and Qadhf. (i.e. the throwing of stones perhaps as ameansof punishment – maybe it refers to landslides).”

It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Atthe end of my nation there will be the earth collapsing,transformations, and Qadhf.”

It was narrated from Nafi’ that a man came to Ibn ‘Umar and said: “So-and-so sends his Salam to you.” He said: “I have heard thathe hasintroduced innovations (into Islam). If he has indeedintroducedinnovations, then do not convey my Salam to him, for Iheard theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘There will be among mynation – oramong this nation – transformations, the earthcollapsing, and Qadhf.’That was concerning Ahlul-Qadar.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “There will be among my nation collapsing of theearth,transformations, and Qadhf.”

Hafsah narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Aninvading army will come towards this House until, when they are inBayda’, the middle of them will be swallowed up by the earth, andthefirst of them will call out to the last of them, and they will beswallowed up, until there is no one left of them except a fugitivewhowill tell them of what happened to them.” When the army ofHajjajcame, we thought that they were (the ones mentioned in thisHadith). Aman said: “I bear witness that you did not attribute alie to Hafsahand that Hafsah did not attribute a lie to the Prophet(ﷺ).”

It was narrated from Safiyyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “People will not stop attacking this House until an army attacks,until when they are in Baida’, the first and the last of them willbeswallowed by the earth, and the middle of them will not besaved.’” Isaid: “What if there are those among them who wereforced (to join thearmy)?” He said: “Allah will resurrect themaccording to what is inthe hearts.”

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) mentionedthe army that would be swallowed up by the earth, and Umm Salamahsaid: ‘O Messenger of Allah, perhaps there will be some among themwho were forced (to join them)?’ He said: ‘They will beresurrected according to their intentions.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The Beast will emerge and will have with it the seal ofSulaiman bin Dawud and the staff of Musa bin ‘Imran (as). It willmakethe faces of the believers shine with the staff, and will markthenoses of the disbelievers with the seal, until the inhabitants ofacluster of houses will gather together; then one will say ‘Obeliever!’ And to another ‘O disbeliever.’”

‘Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father said: “TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) took me to a place in the desert, nearMakkah, wherethere was arid land surrounded by sand. The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘The Beast will emerge from this spot – spanby a span. (i.e,the size of that spot).’”

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “I heard the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) say: ‘The Hour will not begin until the sun rises fromthewest (i.e. the place of its setting). When it rises, the peoplewillsee it, and everyone on (earth) will believe, but that will beat atime when faith will not benefit anyone who did not believebefore.’”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “The first signs to appear will be at the risingof the sun from the west and the emergence of the Beast to thepeople, at forenoon.’”'Abdullah said: "Whichever of them appears first, the other will come soon after." 'Abdullah said: "I do not think it will be anything other than the sun rising from the west."

It was narrated from Safwan bin ‘Assal that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “Towards the west (i.e., the place of the setting ofthesun) there is an open door, seventy years wide. That door willremainopen for repentance until the sun rises from this direction.When itrises from this direction, faith will not benefit any soulthat didnot believe before or earn anything good through its faith.”

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: "The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'The Dajjal (False Christ) is blind in his left eye andhasabundant hair. With him will be a Paradise and a Hell, but hisHell isParadise and his Paradise is Hell.'"

It was narrated that Abu Bakr Siddiq said: "The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) told us: 'Dajjal will emerge in a land in the east calledKhorasan, and will be followed by people with faces like hammeredshields.'"