This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hafiz Mubashir Hussain Lahori's book Signs of the Day of Judgment in the Light of Authentic Ahadith.
Sign of the Day of Judgment: The soul of every believer will be taken away
عن النواس بن سمعان رضى الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : فبينما هم كذلك إذ بعث الله ريحا طيبة فتأخذهم تحت آباطهم فتقبض روح كل مؤمن وكل مسلم ويبقى شرار الناس يتهارجون فيها تهارج الحمر فعليهم تقوم الساعة
It is narrated from Hazrat Nawas bin Samaan (RA) that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: (The Dajjal will appear, then Jesus (AS) will kill him, then Gog and Magog will emerge and be destroyed, then there will be a period of peace and security, then) during this time Allah Almighty will send a gentle wind that will pass under their armpits and will take the soul of every believer and Muslim, then the worst people will remain who will quarrel among themselves like vultures (or commit evil deeds), and the Day of Judgment will be established upon them.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Tribulations: Chapter on the mention of the Dajjal (2937) Ahmad (248/4) Abu Dawood (4321) Tirmidhi (2240) Ibn Majah (4126) Hakim (537/4) Tabari (95/9)
عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضى الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : ثم يرسل الله ريحا باردة من قبل الشام فلا يبقى على وجه الأرض أحد فى قلبه مثقال ذرة من خير أو إيمان إلا قبضته حتى لو أن أحدكم دخل فى كبد جبل لدخلته عليه حتى تقبضه
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: Then Allah Almighty will send a cold wind from the direction of the land of Sham (Syria) which will cause the death of every person on the face of the earth who has even the smallest amount of faith or goodness in their heart, even if one of you hides in a mountain cave, this wind will reach there and cause his death as well.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Tribulations: Chapter on the emergence of the Dajjal (2940)
عن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن الله عز و جل يبعث ريحا من اليمن ألين من الحرير فلا تدع أحدا فى قلبه مثقال حبة من إيمان إلا قبضته
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty will send a wind from the direction of Yemen which will be softer and gentler than silk and will not leave any person alive who has even the smallest amount of faith in his heart.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Faith: Chapter on the wind that will occur near the Day of Judgment (117)
وعن عياش بن أبى ربيعة رضى الله عنه قال : سمعت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : تجيء ريح بين يدي الساعة تقبض فيها أرواح كل مؤمن
It is narrated from Ayyash bin Abi Rabi'ah (RA) that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) say that near the Day of Judgment a wind will blow in which the soul of every believer will be taken.
Reference: Hakim: Book of Tribulations and Battles (8503) Hakim and Dhahabi declared it authentic according to the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim. Ahmad (538/3)
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو رضى الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : ثم يبعث الله ريحا كريح المسك مسها مس الحرير فلا تترك نفسا فى قلبه مثقال حبة من إيمان إلا قبضته
It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Then Allah Almighty will send a wind whose fragrance will be like musk and its softness like silk, which will cause the death of every person who has even the smallest amount of faith in his heart.
Reference: Muslim: Book of Leadership: Chapter on the saying "A group will always remain..." (1924)
Benefits:
➊ Allah Almighty will send a gentle and subtle wind near the Day of Judgment that will cause the death of every Muslim and believer living on the earth.
➋ This sign will appear after the events of the appearance of Jesus (peace be upon him), the emergence of the Dajjal, and the emergence of Gog and Magog.
➌ Except for sincere Muslims, every person whose heart has even the slightest trace of goodness will be taken away, as it is proven from other narrations that there will be no one left who says the word Allah, then Allah Almighty will establish the Day of Judgment.
➍ Under normal circumstances, Allah Almighty has commanded the Angel of Death to take souls, but near the Day of Judgment, in the mentioned sign, the souls of the righteous will be taken away instantly through the wind.
➎ This will be such a delicate and fine wind that it will emit the fragrance of musk and the delicacy of silk will be felt, while the souls of the believers will be taken without any hardship or difficulty.
➏ This wind will not take the souls of the oppressive, rebellious, and disbelieving tyrants.
➐ Allah Almighty, out of mercy for the believers, will cause them to die before the terrors of the Day of Judgment.
➑ After the mentioned sign, the Day of Judgment will be extremely near.
➒ Some narrations state that this wind will come from the direction of the Levant (Sham), while other hadiths mention that it will be sent from Yemen, which apparently seems contradictory. The answer is that perhaps these are two different winds, or it is the same wind that will start from one side, then reach the other country, and from there spread throughout the world.
Reference: See Sharh al-Nawawi (132/2) Ashrat al-Sa'ah wa Asraruha (88)
