Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked down at us from an upper room and said: "What are you talking about? What are you discussing?" We said: The Hour. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Listen, the Hour will not be established until you see ten signs: a sinking of the earth in the east, a sinking of the earth in the west, a sinking of the earth in the Arabian Peninsula, the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog), the Dajjal, and the Beast of the Earth, the rising of the sun from the west, the descent of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), and a fire that will come out of the depths of Aden and drive the people along: where they stop at midday it will stop with them, and where they stop in the evening it will stop with them too; and finally a wind that will cast them into the sea."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked in on us while we were discussing the Hour, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until there are ten signs: the rising of the sun from the west, the Smoke, the Dajjal, the Beast of the Earth, and three sinkings of the earth: in the east, in the west, and in the Arabian Peninsula, the descent of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), the opening of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and a fire that will come out of the depths of Aden and drive the people towards the place of gathering."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting and talking in the shade of an upper room of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). We mentioned the Hour and our voices rose, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked down from his upper room and said: "What are you asking one another about?" or "What are you talking about?" We said: We were mentioning the Hour and our voices rose. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until ten signs have come before it: the rising of the sun from the west, the emergence of the Beast of the Earth, the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the Dajjal, Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), the Smoke, and three sinkings of the earth: in the east, in the west and in the Arabian Peninsula; and the last of them will be a fire that will come out of Yemen, from the depths of Aden, and drive the people towards the place of gathering."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked down from an upper room while we were discussing the Hour, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until there are ten signs: the Dajjal, the Smoke, the rising of the sun from the west, the Beast of the Earth, Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and three sinkings of the earth: in the east, in the west, and in the Arabian Peninsula, and a fire that will come out of the depths of Aden Abyan and drive the people towards the place of gathering: where they halt for the night it will halt too, and where they rest at midday it will stop too."

Hasan bin Furat (may Allah have mercy on him) said: My father narrated to me; he said: I heard Abu al-Tufayl say that Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated to him; he said: We were talking in the shade of an upper room when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked down at us from that same upper room and asked: What are you talking about? We said: We are talking about the Hour. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until ten signs appear: the rising of the sun from the west, the Dajjal, the Smoke, the Beast of the Earth (Dabbat al-Ard), and three sinkings of the earth: a sinking in the east, a sinking in the west, and a sinking in the Arabian Peninsula, and the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and the emergence of a fire from the bottom of Aden which will surround the people, none being able to stay behind it, and will drive them to the land of the gathering. Then it will stay put until the people have seen to their needs, and then it will set them moving and send them onward." The narrator said: And I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The Hour will not be established until a fire comes out of Ruman or Rakubah whose light will illuminate the necks of the camels at Busra."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid Abu Sarihah al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked down from an upper room while we were discussing the Hour, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before it you will see ten signs: the Smoke, the Dajjal, the Beast of the Earth, Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the descent of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), the rising of the sun from the west, and three sinkings of the earth: in the east, in the west, and in the Arabian Peninsula; and the last of them will be a fire that will come out of Yemen, or from near Aden, and drive the people towards their place of gathering."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until ten signs appear: the rising of the sun from the west, the Smoke, the Dajjal and the Beast of the Earth, and three sinkings of the earth: in the west, in the east, and in the Arabian Peninsula, the descent of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and a fire that will come out of the depths of Aden and send the people off towards the place of gathering; it will not leave anyone behind, and it will halt for them along the way", meaning, for their needs.

It is narrated from Abu Sarihah Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Beast of the Earth will emerge three times in the course of time. The first time it will emerge in the farthest part of Yemen, until talk of it spreads among the people of the desert, but the news will not enter the towns. Then it will remain hidden for a long time. Then it will emerge again near Makkah, and talk of it will spread among the people of the desert and spread in Makkah too. Then it will remain hidden for a long time. Then one day, while the people are in the mosque that is greatest in sanctity before Allah, the best and most honoured of them before Allah, that is, al-Masjid al-Haram, nothing will alarm them except that in that corner of the mosque, from between the Corner and the Maqam up to the door of Banu Makhzum, on the right of one leaving the mosque, the ground begins to swell. The people will scatter from it in panic, separately and together, while a group of the Muslims will stand firm, knowing that they cannot escape Allah. Then it will come out upon them, shaking the dust from its head. It will appear before them and make their faces shine until it leaves them like glittering stars. Then it will turn away into the earth; no pursuer will catch it and no fugitive will escape it, so much so that a man will stand in prayer to seek refuge from it, and it will come to him and say: O so-and-so! Now you pray? He will turn his face towards it, and it will put a mark on his face and then go away. And people will converse with one another in their homes and on their journeys, and they will be partners in wealth, and the disbeliever will be distinguished from the believer, so much so that the believer will say to the disbeliever: O disbeliever, pay me my due; and the disbeliever will say to the believer: O believer, pay me my due."

Abu al-Tufayl said: I heard Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched while still in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. I left him marvelling at what I had heard, until I went to Abu Sarihah Hudhayfah bin Asid al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) and expressed my astonishment. He asked: What are you astonished at? I said: I heard your brother Ibn Mas'ud say that the wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. He asked: What part of that astonished you? I said: Can anyone be wretched without having done any deeds? So he moved both his hands towards his ears and said: With these very two ears of mine I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The drop of fluid remains in the womb for forty nights, then the angel shapes it" (the narrator said: I think he said: the very angel who creates it) "then he says: O Lord, is it male or female? So Allah makes it male or female. Then he says: O Lord, is it sound or defective? So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, makes it sound or defective. Then he says: O Lord, when and how will its death be? How will its make-up be? Then he says: O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? So Allah Almighty makes it wretched or fortunate."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Abu Sarihah Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wind will come in which Allah will take the soul of every believer, then the sun will rise from the west, and that is the sign which Allah has mentioned in His Book."

Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah said: I heard Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. So I went to Hudhayfah bin Asid and said: Are you not astonished at what Ibn Mas'ud says? He asked: What did he say? I said: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. Hudhayfah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When forty-five nights have passed over the drop of fluid, the angel says: Is it male or female? So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, decrees and the angel writes it down. Then the angel says: Is it wretched or fortunate? So Allah decrees and the angel writes it down." He said: Then he says: Its provision, its term of life and its deeds? He said: So Allah decrees and the angel writes it down. He said: Then the scroll is rolled up; nothing is added to it and nothing is taken away from it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The angel comes to the drop of fluid forty or forty-five nights after it has settled in the womb, and says: O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, tells him and the two of them write it down. Is it male or female? Allah tells him and the two of them write it down, and they write down its afflictions, its traces, its provision and its term of life. Then the scroll is rolled up; nothing is added to it and nothing is taken away."

Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah said: Whenever Ibn Mas'ud addressed us in Kufah, he would say: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who was decreed fortunate in his mother's womb. So I went to Hudhayfah bin Asid, one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and said: How astonishing is this saying of Ibn Umm Abd (Ibn Mas'ud), that the wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb! Hudhayfah said to me: O Abu al-Tufayl, what is there in that to astonish you? Shall I not tell you the reality of his wretchedness? And he narrated the hadith as a saying of the Prophet: "An angel is put in charge of the womb for forty-odd nights when Allah, by His will, wishes to create whatever He wills. He says: O Lord, is it male or female? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, when will its death be? So your Lord decrees and the angel writes it down. Then the scroll is rolled up; nothing is added and nothing is taken away."

Amr bin Wathilah (Abu al-Tufayl) said: I heard Ibn Mas'ud telling the people in the mosque of Kufah: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. So I went to Hudhayfah bin Asid and said: I am astonished at this saying of Ibn Mas'ud, that the wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others; so what is the fault of this child? Hudhayfah said: What objection do you have to that? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say many times: "When the drop of fluid settles in the womb and forty days pass over it" (and some of my companions said: forty-eight days) "the angel of the womb comes and shapes its bones, flesh, blood, hair, skin, hearing and sight. Then he says: O Lord, is it male or female? O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, decrees whatever He wills and it is written down. Then he says: O Lord, what will its provision be? So Allah decrees whatever He wills and it is written down. Then the scroll is rolled up, and it is not opened again until the Day of Resurrection."

Yahya bin Uqayl al-Makki (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Abu al-Tufayl Amir bin Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I went to Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When the drop of fluid falls into the womb." Then he narrated the rest of the hadith in a similar way.

Abu al-Tufayl al-Bakri said: I heard Ibn Mas'ud say: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. I asked him: How can one who has not done any deeds be wretched? Then I met Hudhayfah bin Asid and told him what Ibn Mas'ud had said, and he told me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, wishes to create a servant, the angel says: O Lord, is it male or female? So the Lord says whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. Then the angel says: O Lord, is it wretched or fortunate? So the Lord says whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, what will its outcome be? So the Lord says whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. Then the angel says: What is its provision? So Allah says whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. Then he says: O Lord, when will its death be? So the Lord says whatever He wills and the angel writes it down."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When forty-two nights have passed over the drop of fluid, Allah sends an angel to it. He shapes it and creates its hearing, sight, skin, flesh and bone, and says: O Lord, is it male or female? So your Lord decrees whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. Then he says: Its provision? So your Lord decrees whatever He wills and the angel writes it down. And the scroll is in his hand; he does not add to what he is commanded, nor does he reduce it."

Abu al-Tufayl said: I heard Ibn Mas'ud saying: The wretched one is he who was decreed wretched in his mother's womb, and the fortunate one is he who takes admonition from the state of others. So I went to Hudhayfah and told him what Ibn Mas'ud had said, and he said: "O Ibn Wathilah, what is there in this to deny? I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say it."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and said: "Offer the funeral prayer for a brother of yours who has died in a land other than yours." The Companions asked: Who is he? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Negus (al-Najashi)." So the Companions offered the funeral prayer for him. The Negus had treated well those Muslims who had emigrated and fled to him.

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of the death of the Negus, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the funeral prayer for a brother of yours who has died in a land other than your own city."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that news of the death of the Negus reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions: "Your brother the Negus has died, so whoever wishes to offer the funeral prayer for him, let him offer it." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood facing towards Abyssinia and said four takbirs over him.

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Zayd bin Arqam or Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with them both) (the narrator was unsure) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever I am the mawla (patron, beloved friend) of, Ali is his mawla."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever harms the Muslims on their roads, their curse becomes due upon him."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prophethood has gone; there is no prophethood after me except the mubashshirat (glad tidings)." It was said: What are the mubashshirat? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A good dream which a man sees himself or which is shown to someone else for him."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was returning from the Farewell Pilgrimage, he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade his Companions to camp beneath some trees standing close together in the valley of al-Batha'. Then he sent someone to have the thorns cleared from beneath them, and he himself went to those very trees and prayed beneath them. Then he stood up and said: "O people! Allah, the Subtle, the All-Aware, has informed me that no prophet lives more than half the lifespan of the prophet who came before him. I think that I am soon to be called and that I shall answer that call. I will be questioned and you too will be questioned, so what will you say?" The Companions said: We bear witness that you have conveyed the religion, striven and given sincere counsel; may Allah reward you with the best of rewards. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, that His Paradise is true and His Hell is true, that death is true, that being raised after death is true, that the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and that Allah will raise those who are in the graves?" The Companions said: Yes indeed, we bear witness to that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, bear witness." Then he said: "O people! Allah is my protector, and I am the protector of the believers, and I have a greater right over them than they have over themselves. So whoever I am the mawla of, this one (meaning Ali) is his mawla. O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him, and be hostile to whoever is hostile to him." Then he said: "O people! I will reach the Pond before you, and you will come to me at the Pond, a Pond whose breadth is as wide as the distance between Busra and San'a'. In it there are cups of silver as numerous as the stars. When you come to me, I will ask you about the two weighty trusts (al-thaqalayn), so take care how you treat them after me. The greater trust is the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, a rope one end of which is in the hand of Allah and the other end in your hands; so hold on to it firmly, that you may not go astray and may not change. And my family, my household, are the other trust; for Allah, the Subtle, the All-Aware, has informed me that these two will never come to an end until they reach me at the Pond."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the House of Allah (the Ka'bah), he would say: "O Allah, increase this House of Yours in honour, greatness, esteem, goodness and awe."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Last night my Ummah was presented to me beside this very chamber, so that I know each man among them better than any of you knows his companion." A man among the people said: O Messenger of Allah, those presented to you were the ones who have already been created; what about those who have not yet been created? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They too were given form for me. By the One in whose hand is my soul, I know each person among them better than a man knows his companion."

Abu al-Tufayl narrates from Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Last night my entire Ummah, from the first of it to the last, was presented to me beside this very chamber." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, those presented to you were the ones who have already been created; how were those who have not yet been created presented to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They were formed for me in clay, so that I know each person among them better than any of you knows his companion."