سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الفتن والملاحمTrials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)
باب ذِكْرِ الْفِتَنِ وَدَلاَئِلِهَاChapter: Mention Of Tribulations And Their Signs.
Hadith 4240
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، قَالَ : " قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمًا فَمَا تَرَكَ شَيْئًا يَكُونُ فِي مَقَامِهِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ إِلَّا حَدَّثَهُ حَفِظَهُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ وَنَسِيَهُ مَنْ نَسِيَهُ قَدْ عَلِمَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ هَؤُلَاءِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَكُونُ مِنْهُ الشَّيْءُ فَأَذْكُرُهُ كَمَا يَذْكُرُ الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ إِذَا رَآهُ عَرَفَهُ " .
Narrated Hudhaifa: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us (to give us an address) and he left out nothing that would happen up to the last hour without telling of it. Some remembered it and some forgot, and these Companions of his have known it. When something of it which I have forgotten happens, I remembered it, just as a man remembers another's face when he is a away and recognizes him when he sees him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
In one narration, Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu said:
By Allah! I do not know whether my companions have truly forgotten or are only pretending to have forgotten.
By Allah! The leaders of the tribulations (fitan) that will come until the end of the world, each of whom will have three hundred or more followers—Allah’s Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not leave any of them out; he informed (us) of their names along with their fathers’ names and even the names of their tribes.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Fitan wal-Malahim, Hadith: 4243)
In another narration, it is mentioned that whenever any of those events occur, I remember all of them, just as a person remembers someone’s face after he has left, and then after a long time, when he sees him, he recognizes him.
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith: 7263 (2891))
(2)
These are the tribulations (fitan) that Allah, the Exalted, has decreed, and they will certainly occur as the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has indicated. Thus, Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu used to say:
“By Allah! I know all the tribulations that are to occur between me and the Day of Resurrection. This is because the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam specifically informed me about them in confidence; he did not inform anyone else besides me.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith: 7262 (2891))
(1)
In one narration, Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu said:
By Allah! I do not know whether my companions have truly forgotten or are only pretending to have forgotten.
By Allah! The leaders of the tribulations (fitan) that will come until the end of the world, each of whom will have three hundred or more followers—Allah’s Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not leave any of them out; he informed (us) of their names along with their fathers’ names and even the names of their tribes.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Kitab al-Fitan wal-Malahim, Hadith: 4243)
In another narration, it is mentioned that whenever any of those events occur, I remember all of them, just as a person remembers someone’s face after he has left, and then after a long time, when he sees him, he recognizes him.
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith: 7263 (2891))
(2)
These are the tribulations (fitan) that Allah, the Exalted, has decreed, and they will certainly occur as the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has indicated. Thus, Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu used to say:
“By Allah! I know all the tribulations that are to occur between me and the Day of Resurrection. This is because the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam specifically informed me about them in confidence; he did not inform anyone else besides me.”
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith: 7262 (2891))
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6604
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that a time will come when the people of Madinah will be compelled to leave Madinah. However, what will be the reason for this, Hazrat Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu was not able to ask the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7265
