Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in a gathering when Jibreel (peace be upon him) came and sat in front of him in such a way that he placed his palms on the knees of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about Islam... (The narrator mentioned a long hadith, in which these words were also included:) He said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, when will the Hour (Day of Judgment) come? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "SubhanAllah! The knowledge of five matters is from the unseen, only Allah knows them, (those five things are mentioned in this verse: ) «إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ» 'Indeed, with Allah alone is knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in which land it will die. (Remember that) Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.' (31-Luqman:45) However, if you wish, I can inform you about the sign that will occur before the Hour." He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! Please tell me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will see that the slave girl will give birth to her master, and the shepherds of sheep (will compete) in constructing lofty buildings. The barefoot, hungry, and poor people will become the leaders of the people. These are the signs and conditions of the Hour." He said: O Messenger of Allah, who are meant by the shepherds of sheep, the barefoot, the hungry, and the poor? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Arabs."

Tariq bin Shihab says: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), when a man came and said: The iqamah has been pronounced. He stood up and we also stood up. When we entered the mosque, we saw that the people in the front part of the mosque were in the state of bowing (ruku‘). He said "Allahu Akbar" and (before reaching the row) performed ruku‘, and we also performed ruku‘. Then we moved forward in the state of ruku‘ (and joined the row), and we did as he did. A man passed by in haste and said: Abu Abdur Rahman! Peace be upon you. He said: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. When we had finished the prayer and returned, he went to his family. We sat down and began to say to each other: Did you hear that he replied to that man by saying: Allah has spoken the truth and His Messengers have conveyed (His message)? Who among you will ask him about what he did? Tariq said: I will ask. When he came out, he was asked. In reply, he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Before the Hour, greetings will be given only to specific people, trade will become widespread, to the extent that a wife will help her husband in business, also there will be severing of family ties, false testimony, concealing true testimony, and writing and reading (will also become widespread)."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A wolf attacked a goat and caught it. The shepherd chased after it and snatched the goat away from it. The wolf sat down on its tail, spreading its hind legs on the ground and standing on its forelegs, and said: “Do you not fear Allah? The sustenance that Allah had granted me, you have snatched away from me?” The shepherd said: “How astonishing! It is a wolf, sitting on its tail and speaking like a human being.” Then the wolf spoke again and said: “Shall I not tell you something even more astonishing than this? Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has come to Yathrib (Madinah) and is informing about past events.” (Upon hearing this) the shepherd drove his goats to Madinah, gathered them in a corner, and came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the situation. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered and the call of «الصلاة جامعة» was raised to gather the people, (the people gathered and) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and ordered the shepherd to narrate the whole incident. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said: “He has spoken the truth. By the One in Whose hand is my soul! Before the Hour is established, wild beasts will speak to people, a man will converse with the tip of his staff and the strap of his sandal, and his thigh will inform him of what his wife did after him.”

Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until the mountains are removed from their places and you see such great matters which you had never seen before."

A man from Kufa was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), and he began narrating ahadith from Mukhtar. Sayyiduna Abdullah said: "If the matter is as you are saying, then I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Before the Hour, there will be thirty extremely great liars and impostors.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until people adorn their houses like stages."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until people openly mate with each other on the roads like donkeys." I said: Will this really happen? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, it will certainly happen."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The cycle of night and day will not end until Lat and Uzza are worshipped." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O Messenger of Allah! When Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: «هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ» (9-At-Tawbah: 33) "It is He who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make it prevail over all other religions, even though the polytheists may dislike it," I thought that this religion would now remain complete (and no corruption would occur). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The religion will remain complete as long as Allah wills."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The succession of night and day will not end until a slave named Jahjah becomes king."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Hour, you will fight against people whose shoes will be made of hair, and these are the people who will fight against the Muslims." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, Sayyiduna Amr bin Taghlib, and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until you fight against people with small eyes and wide faces, as if their eyes are like the blackness of a spider, and their faces are like layered shields. They will wear shoes made of hair, use leather shields, and tie their horses with date-palm fibers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (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 the pilgrimage to the House of Allah is abandoned."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a man kills his neighbor, his brother, and his father."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a man passes by a grave and, out of longing to meet Allah, says: 'Would that I were in his place.'"

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until there comes a time when there will be general rainfall, but the earth will not produce any (crops)."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a time comes when rain will fall and no house made of clay will remain unaffected by it, and only houses made of hair will be saved from it."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the nearness of the Hour is that the moon will appear large; when the moon of one night is seen, it will be said: 'This is the moon of two nights.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Hour will be established when tribulations appear, lying becomes widespread, time passes quickly, and «هرج» increases." It was asked: What is the meaning of «هرج»? He said: "Killing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (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 the land of the Arabs returns to being meadows and rivers."

Sayyiduna Abdullah and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrate that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, there will be such days in which ignorance will become widespread, knowledge will be lost, and killings will be rampant." Sayyiduna Abu Musa says: «هرج» is a word from the Abyssinian language, and its meaning is "killing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Before the Day of Resurrection, there will be «هرج».” Someone asked: “What is the meaning of «هرج»?” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “It means killing. (Bear in mind that) it does not mean your killing of the polytheists, rather it means you will kill one another. (And the situation will reach such a point that) a man will kill his neighbor, his brother, his uncle, and his cousin.” The Companions asked: “Will we have our senses at that time?” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The intellects of the people of that time will be taken away; they will be foolish. Most of them will think they are upon something (true), but they will not be upon anything (true).” Abu Musa said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul! If we live to see such days, there will be only one way to escape from them: just as we entered, so we should leave from there, neither shedding anyone’s blood nor seizing anyone’s wealth.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the nearness of the Hour is that the worst people will be given high positions, honorable people will be considered lowly, people will boast greatly, actions will become limited, and «مثناة» will become widespread among the people, and no one will be able to deny it." It was asked, "What is meant by «مثناة»?" He replied: "That which is written besides the Qur'anic (sciences)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time of deception and trickery will soon come upon the people, in which the liar will be considered truthful and the truthful will be considered a liar, the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous, and «رويبضه» type of people (those related to the affairs of the common people) will speak." It was asked, "What is meant by «رويبضه»?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Ordinary and foolish people who will discuss and debate the affairs of the common people."

Aswad bin Yazid says: The iqamah was called for prayer in the mosque, and we set out towards the mosque with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). The people were in the state of bowing (ruku‘), so Sayyiduna Abdullah performed ruku‘ (before reaching the row), and we also bent for ruku‘ and, while in the state of ruku‘, walked and stood in the row. A man passed in front of Sayyiduna Abdullah and said: Abu Abdur-Rahman! As-salamu ‘alaykum. Sayyiduna Abdullah, while in the state of ruku‘, said: Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) have spoken the truth. When they finished the prayer, some people asked: When that man greeted you with salam, why did you say: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth? He replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “This too is among the signs of the Hour, that salam will be given only on the basis of acquaintance.” And in another narration: “A man will greet another with salam, but will do so only on the basis of acquaintance.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Taghlib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is among the signs of the Hour: wealth will become widespread, ignorance will become common, tribulations will emerge, trade will become widespread, and knowledge (that is, reading and writing) will become common."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umayyah Jumahi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This is among the signs of the Hour, that knowledge will be sought from insignificant and lowly people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This too is among the signs of the Hour, that a man will pass by the mosque without performing two rak'ahs of prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Foul language, obscene speech, severing of ties of kinship, considering the treacherous as trustworthy and the trustworthy as treacherous are among the signs of the Hour."

The wife of Qa’qa’ bin Abu Hadard Aslami narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying from the pulpit: “O people! When you hear about the earth swallowing up someone nearby, (it will mean as if) the Hour has already cast its shadow.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Hour, (people's) forms will be distorted, they will be swallowed up, and stones will be hurled upon them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, usury, adultery, and wine will become widespread."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, tribulations will appear like pieces of a dark night; a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, and a believer in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning. People will sell their religion for worldly goods."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The signs of the Hour are six: my passing away, the conquest of Bayt al-Maqdis, death that will seize people like the disease that seizes the chest of sheep, the emergence of a tribulation that will affect every Muslim household, a man considering a thousand dinars as insignificant (i.e., regarding it as little), and the betrayal of the Romans; they will march under eighty banners, and under each banner there will be twelve thousand men."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about the Hour (Day of Judgment). In response, he recited this verse: "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him." (Surah Al-A'raf: 187) Then he said: "However, I will inform you of its signs and the matters that will occur before it. Before it, there will be tribulation (fitnah) and killing (harj)." The Companions said: We know the meaning of tribulation, but what is meant by harj? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It is a word from the Abyssinian language; it means 'killing.' And (before the Hour) there will be estrangement among people; no one will recognize anyone else."