Hadith 3179

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمًا وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعَرَ ، وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "The Hour will not begin until the Muslims fight the Turks, a people with faces like hammered shields who wear clothes made of hair and shoes made of hair."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الجهاد / 3179
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الفتن 18 (2912)، سنن ابی داود/الملاحم 9 (4303)، (تحفة الأشراف: 12766)، وقد أخرجہ: صحیح البخاری/الجہاد 95 (2928)، 96 (2929)، والمناقب25 (3590)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الفتن 36 (4096)، مسند احمد (2/239، 271، 300، 319، 338، 475، 493، 530) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "Faces"—that is, their faces will be hard and thick, as if leather has been overlaid on iron. (2) Since the Turks are inhabitants of cold regions, they are compelled to wear woolen garments and shoes. This is their necessity. Some scholars have interpreted this to mean that their bodies will have long hair which will serve as clothing and shoes for them, but this meaning is not correct because it is contrary to observation. The bodies of the Turks have very little hair; in fact, all people who live in cold regions tend to have less body hair.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3179