Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40267 — Reports on the tribulation

It is narrated from Usayr bin Jabir that he said: A red wind blew in Kufah. A man came whose only habit was to say: "O Abdullah bin Mas'ud, the Hour has come!" The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was reclining, and he sat up and said: "Indeed, the Hour will not be established until no inheritance is divided and no one rejoices over spoils." And he said: "An enemy will gather against the people of Islam, and the people of Islam will gather to face them," and he pointed with his hand towards Syria. (The narrator says:) I said: "Do you mean the Romans?" He said: "Yes. At that time the fighting will be intense. The Muslims will send forward a detachment pledged to death, which will not return except victorious. They will fight until night comes between them, and these will halt and those will halt, neither side being victorious, and that detachment will be wiped out. Then the Muslims will send forward a detachment pledged to death, which will not return from the fighting except victorious. They will fight until evening falls, and these will halt and those will halt, neither side being victorious, and that detachment will be wiped out. When the fourth day comes, the army of the people of Islam will attack them, and Allah Almighty will decree defeat for them (the enemies of Islam). There will be tremendous fighting between them, the like of which has never been seen, until a bird will pass over them and will not get beyond them before falling dead. The children of one father, who numbered a hundred, will count themselves and find that only one man of them remains. Over what spoils will there be rejoicing, and what inheritance will be divided? While they are in this state, they will suddenly hear of a battle greater than that. A crier will come to them saying that the Dajjal has come behind them among their offspring. They will abandon what is in their hands and turn towards him, and they will send ten horsemen as scouts." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, I know their names, the names of their fathers and the colours of their horses. They are the best horsemen on the face of the earth," or he said: "They are among the best horsemen on the face of the earth."