Silsilah Sahihah

Qais bin ‘Abad says: We asked Sayyiduna ‘Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him): What is your opinion about this battle? Is it the result of your own judgment, in which there is a possibility of being right or wrong, or did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) give you any specific instruction regarding this? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not give us any specific advice; he only said: “There will be twelve hypocrites in my Ummah. They will not enter Paradise, nor will they smell its fragrance, until a camel enters through the eye of a needle. For eight of them, a great calamity (a boil or swelling) will be enough, that is, a flame of fire will appear on their shoulders (penetrate inside) and will emerge from their chests.”