Musnad Ahmad

Tha’laba bin ‘Ubad ‘Abdi says that one day I was present at the sermon of Hazrat Samura bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), so he mentioned this hadith in his sermon referring to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: One day, I and an Ansari boy were practicing archery during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When, in the eyes of the onlookers, the sun had risen to the height of two or three spears, it became so dark as if the grass of Tanumah had turned black. Seeing this, one of us said to the other, “Come, let us go to the mosque. By Allah, the condition of the sun indicates that some important event is about to happen in the Ummah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” We reached the mosque, and by that time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had also come out. People were arriving, and during this time we stood by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advanced and made us stand for such a long time that never before had we stood so long in any prayer, but we could not hear your recitation because it was silent. Then he bowed for so long that never before had we bowed so long in any prayer, and we could not hear your voice. And he performed the second rak’ah in the same way. By the time he reached the sitting of the second rak’ah, the sun had become bright again. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer with salam, praised Allah, bore witness to being Allah’s servant and Messenger, and said: “O people, I adjure you by Allah, if you think that I have been negligent in conveying any message from my Lord to you, then tell me, for I have conveyed my Lord’s message to you as it should be conveyed. And if you think that my Lord’s messages have reached you from me, then also tell me.” At this, some people stood up and said, “We bear witness that you have conveyed your Lord’s message, advised your Ummah, and fulfilled your responsibility.” Then those people fell silent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Amma ba’du (as for what follows): Some people think that the eclipse of the sun and moon and the disappearance of these stars from their rising places happens because of the death of some great person among the people of the earth. But they are wrong; these are signs of Allah by which Allah gives lessons to His servants and sees who among them repents. By Allah, when I stood to lead the prayer, I saw all those things which you will face in this world and the Hereafter. By Allah, the Hour will not be established until thirty liars appear, the last of whom will be the one-eyed Dajjal. His left eye will be wiped out, like the eye of Abu Yahya”—he pointed to an Ansari who was sitting between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the chamber of Aisha. “Whenever he appears, he will claim to be Allah. Whoever believes in him, affirms him, and follows him, none of his past deeds will benefit him. Whoever denies and rejects him, none of his deeds will be held against him. Dajjal will dominate the whole earth except for the Sacred Sanctuary and Bayt al-Maqdis, and he will besiege the Muslims in Bayt al-Maqdis, and a severe earthquake will come upon them. Eventually, Allah will destroy Dajjal and his armies, until a voice will come from the root of a tree: ‘O Muslim, here is a Jew or disbeliever hiding, come and kill him.’ And this will not happen until you see such matters whose importance will be in your hearts, and you will ask each other, ‘Did your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention anything about this?’ And until the mountains are shaken from their roots, immediately after which the process of resurrection will begin.” Tha’laba says: After this, once again I attended a sermon of Hazrat Samura (may Allah be pleased with him). When he narrated this same hadith again, he did not change a single word from its place.