It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid al-Ghifari Abu Sarihah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning the strange creature that will come out of the earth (Dabbat al-Ard), said: "Over a long span of time it will have three stages of appearing. The first time, it will appear in the farthest desert, and news of it will not reach the town (that is, Makkah). Then it will remain hidden for a long time. Then it will appear a second time, from a somewhat nearer place, and its fame will spread widely in the desert regions, and mention of it will also reach the city of Makkah." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) further said: "Then a time will come when the people will be in the mosque that is greatest before Allah in sanctity, reward and honour, namely al-Masjid al-Haram, and suddenly that creature will appear between the Black Stone corner and the Maqam of Ibrahim, letting out a groaning cry, and will leave them stunned. It will be shaking the dust off its head. On seeing it, the people will scatter in every direction, in separate groups and together; but a group of believers will stand firm in their place, for they will have known that they cannot escape and frustrate the decree of Allah Almighty. So that creature will begin its work with them, and it will make their faces so pure and bright that they will become like a shining star. Then it will set out on its mission in the earth; no one seeking it will be able to catch it, and no one fleeing from it will escape. Matters will reach the point that a man will try to seek refuge from it in prayer, and that creature will come from behind him and say: 'O so-and-so! Are you now starting to pray?' Then, when that man turns towards it, it will put a mark on his face and move on. (In that time) people will be partners with one another in financial dealings and will live together in the cities, but the distinction between the believer and the disbeliever will have become completely clear, to the extent that at the time of a transaction the believer will call out: 'O disbeliever! Pay me my due,' and the disbeliever will say: 'O believer! Pay me my due.'"
Imam al-Hakim narrated it in detail through the route of al-Abqari from Talhah alone, and the narrator named Talhah is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتوح / 4487
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
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