Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Mujahid that when Hazrat Ibn Zubair resolved to demolish the House of Allah (the Ka'bah), we went out towards Mina for three days, waiting for the punishment.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: It is as if I am looking at a man from Abyssinia who will be bald, with small ears and thin shins, sitting near the Ka'bah, while the Ka'bah is being demolished.

It is narrated from Hazrat Salman bin Mina that he said: I heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying: When you see the Quraysh demolishing the House of Allah, then rebuilding it and adorning and decorating it, then if you are able to die, then die.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ata that he said: I was holding the reins of the mount of Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr when he said: What will be your condition when you demolish this house (i.e., the Kaaba), and you will not leave any stone upon another? His companions submitted and said: Will we be upon Islam? He replied: You will be upon Islam. I asked: Then what will happen? He said: Then it will be rebuilt better than before. When you see wells being dug in Mecca and you see buildings rising higher than the tops of the mountains, then know that the matter is near.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr that he said: Benefit from this house before it is raised high, for soon it will be raised high and will be brought down twice, and the third time it will be raised up.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Bishr that he said: A man came to Hazrat Abdullah and asked, "When will I be misguided?" Hazrat Abdullah replied, "When there are such rulers over you that if you obey them, they will misguide you, and if you disobey them, they will kill you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Seek refuge with Allah from the beginning of the year seventy (Hijri) and from the leadership of children.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that he said: Destruction is for the Arabs from that evil which is near (and that is) the leadership of children. If people obey them, they will lead them into Hell, and if they disobey them, they will strike their necks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit that he said: I wish for my friend that his wealth may decrease or that he may die soon. His companions said: We have not seen any lover wishing such a thing for his beloved. So he said: I fear that you will encounter such rulers that if you obey them, they will make you enter Hell, and if you disobey them, they will kill you. One person said: Tell us who they are, we will gouge out their eyes. Shu’bah says (these are the words) or we will throw dust on their faces. Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit said: It is near that you will encounter their era, then they will be the ones to gouge out your eyes and throw dust on your faces.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that there is not a single person who will not be afflicted by tribulation, except that I fear for him, except Muhammad bin Maslamah, because regarding him I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Tribulation will not harm you."

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Zaid that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to Hazrat Muhammad bin Maslamah, asking him to come to him, and sent a message saying that if he did not come to me, then bring him by force. The messengers sent by Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Hazrat Muhammad bin Maslamah, but he refused to go to them. They said, "We have been ordered that if you do not go, we should take you to him by force." Hazrat Muhammad bin Maslamah said, "Return to him and say: 'Your cousin, my beloved (peace and blessings be upon him), advised me that soon there will be tribulations, divisions, and disagreements. When this happens, stay in your house and break your sword, until either decisive death or a forceful hand comes to you. O Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), fear Allah, and do not let it be that this is the forceful hand that errs.'" (The messengers sent by Hazrat Ali) went to him and informed Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said, "Leave him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a tribulation will occur, then after it there will be repentance and unity. Then another tribulation will occur, after which there will be neither repentance nor unity (that is, after the first tribulation there will be repentance and collectiveness will be established, but after the second, neither of the two will happen).

It is narrated from Hazrat Basheer bin Ghaus that he said: I heard Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: When the one hundred and forty-fifth year will come, the sea will restrain itself to its side, and when the one hundred and fiftieth year will come, the land will restrain itself to its side, and when the one hundred and sixtieth year will come, sinking into the earth, transformation of faces, and earthquakes will appear.

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that he said: During the time of tribulation, I met a monk. I said, "O Saeed bin Jubair, investigate who worships Allah and who worships Satan."

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): He said, "Whoever abandons obedience (to the Imam) and separates from the congregation, then if he dies, he dies the death of ignorance. And whoever comes out under a blind banner, becoming angry for the sake of his relatives, helping his relatives, or calling towards his relatives, his killing is the killing of ignorance. Whoever rebels against my Ummah, killing their righteous and their wicked, not sparing a believer, nor fulfilling the covenant of anyone who has a covenant, he is not from me and I am not from him."

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates from Hazrat Abu Qatadah and from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He said, a man will be pledged allegiance between Rukn Yamani and Maqam Ibrahim, and no one will ever consider the House of Allah lawful except the people of that man’s household. When they consider it lawful, then do not ask about the destruction of the Arabs. Then the people of Abyssinia will come and will so ruin the House of Allah that it will never be inhabited after that, and they will be the ones who will extract its treasure.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): By the One who split the grain and created the soul, it is easier to move a mountain from its place than to remove a decreed kingdom. When they will have differences among themselves—by the One in whose hand is my soul—even if they were badgers, they would still prevail over them.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Amr that he said: The Hour will not be established until women's buttocks move around idols.

It is narrated from Hazrat Thawban that he said: "The time is near when people will invite one another against you just as people invite each other to their dish." Weakness (love of the world and dislike of death) will be removed from the hearts of your enemies and will be placed in your hearts. The world will become beloved to you. The people asked, "Will this be because of our small numbers?" He replied, "No, rather your numbers will be like the foam, like the foam of a flood."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: A tribulation will occur, and a group will stand up against it; they will strike it on its nose until it is finished. Then another tribulation will occur; people will stand up against it, and they will strike it on its nose until it is finished. Then a third tribulation will occur; people will stand up against it, and they will strike it on its nose until it is finished. Then a fourth tribulation will occur; people will stand up against it, and they will strike it on its nose until it is finished. Then a fifth tribulation will come upon you, a dark overwhelming one; it will flow through the land like water flows.

Hazrat Abu Majliz narrates that a man called out, "O people of Banu Tamim!" (uttering a call of ignorance), so Hazrat Umar deprived the people of that tribe of their stipend for one year, then the next year he granted them the stipend.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Abi Talib that he said: Whoever reaches this era should neither strike with arrows, nor strike with the sword, nor throw stones (at anyone), and be patient; surely, the good end is for the pious.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umair bin Ishaq that he said: I heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah saying, "Destruction is near for the Arabs due to an evil that is approaching, it will surely come, by the Lord of the Ka'bah, it will surely come. By Allah, it will reach them faster than a swift, lean horse. It will be a blind, deaf, confusing tribulation. In it, a man will gather on one matter in the morning and on another matter in the evening. In it, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, and the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one striving in it. If I were to tell you all that I know, you would cut my neck from here." (While saying this) Hazrat Abdullah gestured towards the back of his neck with the edge of his palm, moving it, and said, "O Allah! Do not let Abu Hurairah reach the time of the rule of children."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that he said: Destruction is for the Arabs because of an evil that has drawn near. He will attain success who restrains his hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mankhal bin Ghazban that he said: I stayed with Hazrat Asim bin Amr Bajli, and I heard him say: O nephew, when the door of the west is opened, it will not be closed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I think regarding these people that they will overpower you because of your disagreement on the truth and their unity on falsehood. And an Imam is not one who tears apart wealth; indeed, he makes mistakes and also attains correctness. So if such an Imam is appointed over you who does justice among the subjects and distributes equally, then listen to him and obey him. And indeed, no one reforms the people except the Imam, whether he is righteous or wicked. So if he is righteous, he is a guardian for himself and for the subjects, and if he is wicked, then during his time the believer will worship his Lord and the wicked will act until his appointed time. And indeed, soon you will be asked to speak ill of me and to disassociate from me. Whoever spoke ill of me, it is permissible for me to speak ill of him as well, but do not disassociate from my religion, for I am upon Islam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Kathir bin Numr that he said: A man brought some people to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I saw them running away after threatening you, and I caught this one." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Should I kill a person who has not killed me?" The man said, "He spoke ill of you." So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Speak ill of him in return or let him go."

Hazrat A’mash narrates from Shumr, and he from a certain person, who said: I was a supervisor during the time of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). That person reported that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) commanded us and said: By Allah, you will most certainly perform those deeds which you are commanded to do, otherwise Jews and Christians will be set over your necks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit that he said: We pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to listen and obey in hardship and ease, in pleasure and displeasure, and in situations of compulsion, and in the case when preference is given over us, and on the condition that we will not dispute with those in authority, and on the condition that we will speak the truth wherever we may be, and in the matter of Allah, we will not fear the blame of any blamer.

Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit said to Hazrat Junadah bin Abu Umayyah Ansari, "Come, I will inform you what is for you and what is obligatory upon you: to listen and obey in your hardship and ease, in happiness and displeasure, and even when preference is given over you, and that you should not speak out or dispute with the rulers unless you see clear disbelief."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jarir that he said: Hazrat Dhu Amr said, "O Jarir, you have superiority over me, and I am going to give you some news. O group of Arabs! You will continue to remain upon goodness as long as you remain such that when one leader passes away, you appoint another as leader. When leadership is obtained by the sword, then you will become angry like kings become angry, and you will be pleased like kings become pleased."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the leadership of the Children of Israel used to be conducted by their prophets. Whenever a prophet passed away, another prophet would succeed him. And indeed, there will be no prophet among you after me. The companions asked: What will there be, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: There will be caliphs, and they will be many. The companions asked: What should we do? He said: Fulfill the pledge of allegiance to each one after the other, and fulfill what is obligatory upon you, and what is obligatory upon them, Allah will soon ask them about it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Alqamah bin Wa'il that he said: Hazrat Salamah Ju'fi stood up in the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), tell me, if after you there are people over us who take our rights from us and withhold the right of Allah, what should we do?" You did not give any answer to them. The narrator says, then he stood up a second time, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not answer. Then he stood up a third time, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are responsible for what burden they have been made to bear, and you are responsible for what burden you have been made to bear. So listen to them and obey."

Hazrat Alqamah bin Wa'il narrates from his father a similar (aforementioned narration) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that he said: "There will come to you tribulations like pieces of a dark night. Among the people, the one who will attain the most salvation in these tribulations is the person who lives on the peak of a mountain, obtaining sustenance from his flock of goats, or the person who holds the reins of his horse, eating from the spoils of his sword."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Salih that he said: Hazrat Abu Hurairah instructed me, "If you are able that death comes to you, then die." Abu Salih said: I submitted, "I do not have the power to die before my appointed time."

It is narrated from Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, after me, preference will be given to others over you, and there will be matters which you will dislike." The narrator said: "We asked, 'O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what do you command for the one who encounters such a situation?' He said: 'Give what is due from you, and ask Allah for what is due to you.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during the Farewell Pilgrimage: O people, what day is this? The people replied, A sacred day. He asked, What city is this? The people replied, A sacred city. He asked, What month is this? The people replied, A sacred month. He said: Indeed, your wealth, your blood, and your honor are sacred among you, just as the sanctity of this day, in this city, in this month. Then he repeated this statement several times. Then he raised his head towards the sky and said: O Allah, have I conveyed (the message)? He repeated this statement several times. Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was his supplication to his Lord. After this, he said: Let the one who is present convey this message to the one who is absent. Do not turn back to disbelief after me, striking the necks of one another.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Sirin that he said: Hazrat Muhammad bin Abi Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) was on a boat with Hazrat Ka'b Ahbar. One day, Hazrat Muhammad bin Abi Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hazrat Ka'b, "O Ka'b, do we find in the Torah anything about this (i.e., the boat), how it moves and how and how?" Ka'b Ahbar replied, "Do not joke about the Torah; it is the Book of Allah, and what is in it is the truth." The narrator says that Hazrat Muhammad bin Abi Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) repeated the question, and Hazrat Ka'b replied in the same way. Then he repeated the matter again, and Hazrat Ka'b said the same to him, "No, but I do find in it that surely there will be a man among the Quraysh with an extra sharp tooth; he will plunge into turmoil as a donkey plunges into its rope. So fear Allah, and do not be that man." Muhammad bin Sirin, the narrator, says: He was that very man.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha that when the mention of tribulations was made in the presence of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, he said: "Enter your house, and if someone enters upon you in your house, then become like a slow-moving camel that does not get up except by force and does not walk except by force."