Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I fear misguided rulers for my Ummah. Then, with the same chain, Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, folded the earth for me, and I saw its eastern and western parts, and the rule of my Ummah will reach as far as the earth was folded for me, and I was given two treasures of red and white (i.e., gold and silver), and I prayed to Allah, the Exalted, for my Ummah that they should not be destroyed by a general famine, and that their enemies should not be imposed upon them to annihilate them. My Lord said to me: O Muhammad! When I make a decision, it is not changed, and I accept your prayer for your Ummah that I will not destroy them by a general famine, nor will I impose their enemies upon them to kill them and uproot them, even if all the enemies on the face of the earth gather together. However, this will happen: they will take each other captive, and I certainly fear misguided rulers for my Ummah, and when the sword is once drawn among my Ummah, it will not be sheathed until the Day of Resurrection. Also, the Hour will not be established until several tribes of my Ummah join the polytheists, and many tribes of my Ummah begin to worship idols. Soon, thirty great liars (Dajjals) will appear in my Ummah, each of them claiming that he is a prophet, although I am the last Prophet; there will be no prophet after me. And a group from my Ummah will remain steadfast and dominant on the truth until the Day of Resurrection; those who oppose them will not be able to harm them, until the command of Allah, that is, the Day of Resurrection, comes.
Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The time is near when all the nations will pounce upon you from every direction, just as eaters gather around a dish." We said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will we be few in those days?" He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "No, no, rather in those days your numbers will be many, but your status will be like the scum, twigs, and foam carried by a flood, and the awe of you will be removed from the hearts of your enemies, and weakness (wahn) will enter your hearts." We asked: "What is meant by wahn?" He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Love of the world and dislike of death."
It is narrated from a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People will never be destroyed until they become full of sins and faults.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is also among the signs of the Hour, that a man will greet another only because of acquaintance and familiarity.
It is narrated from Sayyida Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This too is among the signs of the Hour, or among the evils of the people, that the people of the mosque (all of them) will push one another forward (to lead the prayer), so they will not find any imam to lead them in prayer.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma’qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After me, oppression will remain suppressed for some time, then it will begin to spread, and as much as oppression spreads, justice will be lifted in the same measure, until such people will be born who will recognize nothing except oppression. After that, Allah Almighty will bring justice, and as much as justice spreads, oppression will be lifted in the same measure, until such people will be born who will know nothing except justice.
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف ، خالد بن طھمان ضعفه ابن معين، وقال: خلط قبل موته بعشر سنين، وكان قبل ذالك ثقة، وأما نافع بن ابي نافع الراوي عن معقل، فان كان ھو نفيع بن الحارث ابا داود الاعمي، فھو متروك الحديث، وان كان غيره فھو لايعرف، أخرجه الترمذي: 2922 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 20308 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 20574»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were discussing the Dajjal in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was asleep. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) face was red. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I fear for you something more than the Dajjal. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned a matter.
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف لضعف جابر بن يزيد الجعفي، أخرجه ابن ابي شيبة: 15/ 142، وابويعلي: 466 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 765 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 765»
Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! How long will the prosperity of your Ummah last? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not answer him, and the man repeated this question three times, yet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not answer. The man left. Later, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired: Where is that questioner? The companions called him back. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have asked me about something that no one from my Ummah has ever asked me before. The fact is that the period of prosperity for my Ummah is one hundred years. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this statement two or three times. The man said: O Messenger of Allah! Is there any sign of this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, the earth swallowing people, earthquakes occurring, and devils being unleashed, who will gather from all sides against the people.
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف، ابو عطاء السكسكي روي عنه اثنان ولم يوثقه غير ابن حبان، ومعاذ بن سعد السكسكي مجھول، أخرجه الطبراني في الشاميين : 2555 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 22770 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 23151»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Do not let me reach such a time, nor let you see such an era, in which the scholar is not followed, and the forbearing and patient person is not respected. The hearts of the people of that time will be like the hearts of non-Arabs, and their tongues will be like the tongues of Arabs.
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up one night and said: Allah, the Exalted, is the only true deity. How many treasures have been opened tonight! Allah, the Exalted, is the only true deity. How many tribulations have descended tonight! Is there anyone who will go and wake up the women in these chambers? How many women are there who are clothed in this world, but will be naked in the Hereafter.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty intends to send punishment upon a people, that punishment descends upon all the people; then, on the Day of Resurrection, people will be raised according to their intentions.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A tribulation will come that will destroy all the Arabs. Those killed in this tribulation will be people of Hell. During this tribulation, using the tongue will be even more serious than using the sword."
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف لضعف ليث بن ابي سليم وجھالة حال زياد بن سيماكوش، وھو تابعي يمامي، أخرجه ابوداود: 4265، والترمذي: 2178، وابن ماجه: 3967، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 6980 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 6980»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Perform good deeds before the tribulations that will come one after another like the darkness of night. A time is coming when a man will be a believer in the morning, but by evening he will have become a disbeliever, or he will be a believer in the evening, but by morning he will have become a disbeliever. He will sell his religion for a small portion of worldly goods.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There will come such times upon people in which circumstances will change in such a way that the liar will be considered truthful and the truthful will be considered a liar, and the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous, and the most inferior people will speak (regarding the affairs of the common people)." Someone asked, "What is meant by 'al-Ruwaybidah'?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "It refers to those foolish people who will make decisions by speaking about the affairs of the general public."
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Surely, before the Dajjal, there will come such years in which realities will be altered. Further, it is like the above-mentioned hadith, except that in this one it is mentioned: Someone asked, "What is ar-Ruwaibidhah?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "It is the sinful and lowly person who will discuss the affairs of the common people."
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A time will come upon people when a person will not care about wealth—whether it is lawful or unlawful.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: In the last era of my Ummah, people will ride on saddles resembling camel-litters; they will dismount at the doors of mosques; their women will be clothed yet naked; their heads will be like the humps of weak Bactrian camels. Such women are accursed; curse them. If there were to be another Ummah after you, your women would serve them just as the women of previous nations served you.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Soon, in the last era, there will come some people in my Ummah who will narrate to you such ahadith that neither you nor your forefathers have heard. So beware of such people.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era, there will be people who will outwardly appear as brothers (and well-wishers) to each other, but inwardly they will be enemies of one another. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why will this be so? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: This will be because some of them will be inclined towards others and some will fear others.
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف لضعف ابي بكر بن عبد الله بن ابي مريم، وحبيبُ بن عبيد الرحبي لم يدرك معاذا، أخرجه الطبراني في الاوسط : 437، والبزار: 2650 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 22055 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 22405»