Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 92

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I will be at my Lake-Fount (Kauthar) waiting for whoever will come to me. Then
some people will be taken away from me whereupon I will say, 'My followers!' It will be said, 'You
do not know they turned Apostates as renegades (deserted their religion).'" (Ibn Abi Mulaika said,
"Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from the (Islamic) religion and from being
put to trial").

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar) and some men amongst you
will be brought to me, and when I will try to hand them some water, they will be pulled away from me
by force whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' Then the Almighty will say, 'You do not
know what they did after you left, they introduced new things into the religion after you.'"

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar), and whoever will
come to it, will drink from it, and whoever will drink from it, will never become thirsty after that.
There will come to me some people whom I know and they know me, and then a barrier will be set up
between me and them."

"I will say those
people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after
you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the
religion) after me!"

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other
matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?
(under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from
Allah."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for
whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic
Period of Ignorance. (i.e. as rebellious Sinners).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever notices something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should be
patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of the Muslims even for a span and then
dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance (as rebellious sinners).
(Fath-ul-Bari page 112, Vol. 16)

We entered upon 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you healthy.
Will you tell us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet (PbUH) and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He
said, "The Prophet (PbUH) called us and we gave him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam, and among the
conditions on which he took the Pledge from us, was that we were to listen and obey (the orders) both
at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired, and at our difficult time and at
our ease and to be obedient to the ruler and give him his right even if he did not give us our right, and
not to fight against him unless we noticed him having open Kufr (disbelief) for which we would have
a proof with us from Allah."

A man came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! You appointed such-and-such person and
you did not appoint me?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "After me you will see rulers not giving you your right
(but you should give them their right) and be patient till you meet me."

I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the Prophet (PbUH) ) saying, "The destruction of my followers
will be through the hands of young men from Quraish."

The Prophet (PbUH) got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil that is nearly approaching them. Today a
gap has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this." (Sufyan illustrated by this forming the
number 90 or 100 with his fingers.) It was asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous
people among us?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Yes, if evil increased."

Once the Prophet (PbUH) stood over one of the high buildings of Medina and then said (to the people), "Do
you see what I see?" They said, "No." He said, "I see afflictions falling among your houses as rain
drops fall."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the
hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj." They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! What is "Al-Harj?" He said, "Killing! Killing!" (See Hadith No. 63, Vol. 8)

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which Religious
ignorance will spread, knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much Al-Harj, and Al-
Harj means killing."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious)
knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread, and there will be Al-Harj in
abundance, and Al-Harj means killing."

The Prophet (PbUH) said...(as above, 185). And Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour, there will be the days of Al-Harj, and the
religious knowledge will be taken away (vanish i.e. by the death of Religious scholars) and general
ignorance will spread." Abu Musa said, "Al-Harj, in the Ethiopian language, means killing."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying; (It will be) from among the most wicked people who
will be living at the time when the Hour will be established."

We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al-
Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but
the time following it will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet."

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) woke up one night in a state of terror and said, "Subhan
Allah, How many treasures Allah has sent down! And how many afflictions have been sent down!
Who will go and wake the lady dwellers (wives of the Prophet) up of these rooms (for prayers)?" He
meant his wives, so that they might pray. He added, "A well-dressed (soul) in this world may be naked
in the Hereafter."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "None of you should point out towards his Muslim brother with a weapon, for he
does not know, Satan may tempt him to hit him and thus he would fall into a pit of fire (Hell)"

I said to `Amr, "O Abu Muhammad! Did you hear Jabir bin `Abdullah saying, 'A man carrying arrows
passed through the mosque and Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to him, 'Hold the arrows by their heads! "`Amr
replied, "Yes."

A man passed through the mosque and he was carrying arrows, the heads of which were exposed
(protruding). The man was ordered (by the Prophet) to hold the iron heads so that it might not scratch
(injure) any Muslim.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If anyone of you passed through our mosque or through our market while carrying
arrows, he should hold the iron heads," or said, "..... he should hold (their heads) firmly with his hand
lest he should injure one of the Muslims with it."

The Prophet, said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief).

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Do not revert to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one
another."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) addressed the people saying, "Don't you know what is the day today?" They replied,
"Allah and His Apostle know better." We thought that he might give that day another name. The
Prophet said, "Isn't it the day of An-Nahr?" We replied, "Yes. O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)." He then said, "What
town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred) Town (Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)." He
then said, "Your blood, your properties, your honors and your skins (i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one
another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of yours. (Listen)
Haven't I conveyed Allah's message to you?" We replied, "Yes" He said, "O Allah! Be witness (for it).
So it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are
absent because the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than the present audience
who will convey it to him.)" The narrator added: In fact, it was like that. The Prophet (PbUH) added, "Beware!
Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Beware! Do not renegade as (disbelievers) after me by striking (cutting) the necks
of one another."

The Prophet (PbUH) said to me during Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Let the people keep quiet and listen." Then he said
(addressing the people), "Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will
be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the
walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions,
they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take
shelter in it."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will
be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than a walking one, and the walking
one will be better than a running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will
destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."

(Al-Ahnaf said:) I went out carrying my arms during the nights of the affliction (i.e. the war between
`Ali and `Aisha) and Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I intend to help
the cousin of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (i.e.,`Ali)." Abu Bakra said, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, 'If two Muslims take
out their swords to fight each other, then both of them will be from amongst the people of the Hell-
Fire.' It was said to the Prophet, 'It is alright for the killer but what about the killed one?' He replied,
'The killed one had the intention to kill his opponent.'" (See Hadith No. 30, Vol. 1)

Narrated Al-Ahnaf:

Abu Bakra said: The Prophet (PbUH) said (as above, 204).

The people used to ask Allah's Messenger (PbUH) about the good but I used to ask him about the evil lest I
should be overtaken by them. So I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We were living in ignorance and in an
(extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil
after this good?" He said, "Yes." I said, 'Will there be any good after that evil?" He replied, "Yes, but
it will be tainted (not pure.)'' I asked, "What will be its taint?" He replied, "(There will be) some
people who will guide others not according to my tradition? You will approve of some of their deeds
and disapprove of some others." I asked, "Will there be any evil after that good?" He replied, "Yes,
(there will be) some people calling at the gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their
call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire." I said, "O Allah s Apostle! Will you describe them
to us?" He said, "They will be from our own people and will speak our language." I said, "What do
you order me to do if such a state should take place in my life?" He said, "Stick to the group of
Muslims and their Imam (ruler)." I said, "If there is neither a group of Muslims nor an Imam (ruler)?"
He said, "Then turn away from all those sects even if you were to bite (eat) the roots of a tree till death
overtakes you while you are in that state."

An army unit was being recruited from the people of Medina and my name was written among them.
Then I met `Ikrima, and when I informed him about it, he discouraged me very strongly and said, "Ibn
`Abbas told me that there were some Muslims who were with the pagans to increase their number
against Allah's Messenger (PbUH) (and the Muslim army) so arrows (from the Muslim army) would hit one of
them and kill him or a Muslim would strike him (with his sword) and kill him. So Allah revealed:--
'Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying
among the disbelievers).' (4.97)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) related to us, two prophetic narrations one of which I have seen fulfilled and I am
waiting for the fulfillment of the other. The Prophet (PbUH) told us that the virtue of honesty descended in the
roots of men's hearts (from Allah) and then they learned it from the Qur'an and then they learned it
from the Sunna (the Prophet's traditions). The Prophet (PbUH) further told us how that honesty will be taken
away: He said: "Man will go to sleep during which honesty will be taken away from his heart and only
its trace will remain in his heart like the trace of a dark spot; then man will go to sleep, during which
honesty will decrease further still, so that its trace will resemble the trace of blister as when an ember
is dropped on one's foot which would make it swell, and one would see it swollen but there would be
nothing inside. People would be carrying out their trade but hardly will there be a trustworthy person.
It will be said, 'in such-and-such tribe there is an honest man,' and later it will be said about some man,
'What a wise, polite and strong man he is!' Though he will not have faith equal even to a mustard seed
in his heart." No doubt, there came upon me a time when I did not mind dealing (bargaining) with
anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim his Islam would compel him to pay me what is due to me, and
if he was a Christian, the Muslim official would compel him to pay me what is due to me, but today I
do not deal except with such-and-such person.

That he visited Al-Hajjaj (bin Yusuf). Al-Hajjaj said, "O son of Al-Akwa`! You have turned on your
heels (i.e., deserted Islam) by staying (in the desert) with the bedouins." Salama replied, "No, but
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) allowed me to stay with the bedouin in the desert." Narrated Yazid bin Abi Ubaid:
When `Uthman bin `Affan was killed (martyred), Salama bin Al-Akwa` went out to a place called Ar-
Rabadha and married there and begot children, and he stayed there till a few nights before his death
when he came to Medina.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which
he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the
afflictions.

The people started asking the Prophet (PbUH) too many questions importunately. So one day he ascended the
pulpit and said, "You will not ask me any question but I will explain it to you." I looked right and left,
and behold, every man was covering his head with his garment and weeping. Then got up a man who,
whenever quarreling with somebody, used to be accused of not being the son of his father. He said, "O
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Who is my father?" The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." Then `Umar got
up and said, "We accept Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion and Muhammad as our Apostle and
we seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions." The Prophet (PbUH) said, " I have never seen the good
and bad like on this day. No doubt, Paradise and Hell was displayed in front of me till I saw them in
front of that wall," Qatada said: This Hadith used to be mentioned as an explanation of this Verse:-- 'O
you who believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble.'
(5.101)

The the above hadith was narrated by Anas through another chain and said (with the wording) "and every man had his head wrapped in his garment and weeping". And he said (with the wording) "seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions" or he said "I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."

The above hadith is narrated on the authority of Anas thorugh another chain and he said (with the wording) "seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions."

The Prophet (PbUH) stood up beside the pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and said,
"Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out," or
said, "..the side of the sun.."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) while he was facing the East, saying, "Verily! Afflictions are there, from
where the side of the head of Satan comes out."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on
our Yemen." The People said, "And also on our Najd." He said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on
our Sham (north)! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Allah's
Apostle! And also on our Najd." I think the third time the Prophet (PbUH) said, "There (in Najd) is the place
of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of Satan."

`Abdullah bin `Umar came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before
we asked him, a man got up and said to him, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles
during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:--
'And fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah).'"
(2.193) Ibn `Umar said (to the man), "Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother
bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion
(The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your fighting
which is carried on for the sake of ruling."

I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with `Umar, he said, 'Who among you remembers the
statement of the Prophet (PbUH) about the afflictions?' Hudhaifa said, "The affliction of a man in his family,
his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and
enjoining good and forbidding evil." `Umar said, "I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about
those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea." Hudhaifa said, "Don't worry about it, O
chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them." `Umar said, "Will that door
be broken or opened?" I said, "No. it will be broken." `Umar said, "Then it will never be closed," I
said, "Yes." We asked Hudhaifa, "Did `Umar know what that door meant?" He replied, "Yes, as I
know that there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true
narration free from errors." We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we
ordered Masruq to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, "`Umar."

The Prophet (PbUH) went out to one of the gardens of Medina for some business and I went out to follow him.
When he entered the garden, I sat at its gate and said to myself, "To day I will be the gatekeeper of the
Prophet though he has not ordered me." The Prophet (PbUH) went and finished his need and went to sit on the
constructed edge of the well and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well. In the meantime Abu
Bakr came and asked permission to enter. I said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." Abu Bakr
waited outside and I went to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Abu Bakr asks your permission
to enter." He said, "Admit him, and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." So Abu Bakr
entered and sat on the right side of the Prophet (PbUH) and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well.
Then `Umar came and I said (to him), "Wait till I get you permission." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Admit him
and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." So `Umar entered and sat on the left side of the
Prophet and uncovered his legs and hung them in the well so that one side of the well became fully
occupied and there remained no place for any-one to sit. Then `Uthman came and I said (to him),
"Wait till I get permission for you." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Admit him and give him the glad tidings of
entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him." When he entered, he could not find any
place to sit with them so he went to the other edge of the well opposite them and uncovered his legs
and hung them in the well. I wished that a brother of mine would come, so I invoked Allah for his
coming. (Ibn Al-Musaiyab said, "I interpreted that (narration) as indicating their graves. The first three
are together and the grave of `Uthman is separate from theirs.")

Someone said to Usama, "Will you not talk to this (Uthman)?" Usama said, "I talked to him (secretly)
without being the first man to open an evil door. I will never tell a ruler who rules over two men or
more that he is good after I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, 'A man will be brought and put in Hell (Fire)
and he will circumambulate (go around and round) in Hell (Fire) like a donkey of a (flour) grinding
mill, and all the people of Hell (Fire) will gather around him and will say to him, O so-and-so! Didn't
you use to order others for good and forbid them from evil?' That man will say, 'I used to order others
to do good but I myself never used to do it, and I used to forbid others from evil while I myself used to
do evil.' "

During the battle of Al-Jamal, Allah benefited me with a Word (I heard from the Prophet). When the
Prophet heard the news that the people of the Persia had made the daughter of Khosrau their Queen
(ruler), he said, "Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler."

When Talha, AzZubair and `Aisha moved to Basra, `Ali sent `Ammar bin Yasir and Hasan bin `Ali
who came to us at Kufa and ascended the pulpit. Al-Hasan bin `Ali was at the top of the pulpit and
`Ammar was below Al-Hasan. We all gathered before him. I heard `Ammar saying, "`Aisha has
moved to Al-Busra. By Allah! She is the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter. But
Allah has put you to test whether you obey Him (Allah) or her (`Aisha).

`Ammar stood on the pulpit at Kufa and mentioned `Aisha and her coming (to Busra) and said, "She is
the wife of your Prophet in this world and in the Hereafter, but you people are being put to test in this
issue."

Abu Musa and Abii Mas`ud went to `Ammar when `Ali had sent him to Kufa to exhort them to fight
(on `Ali's side). They said to him, "Since you have become a Muslim, we have never seen you doing a
deed more criticizable to us than your haste in this matter." `Ammar said, "Since you (both) became
Muslims, I have never seen you doing a deed more criticizable to me than your keeping away from
this matter." Then Abu Mas`ud provided `Ammar and Abu Musa with two-piece outfits to wear, and
one of them went to the mosque (of Kufa).

I was sitting with Abu Mas`ud and Abu Musa and `Ammar. Abu Mas`ud said (to `Ammar), "There is
none of your companions but, if I wish, I could find fault with him except with you. Since you joined
the company of the Prophet (PbUH) I have never seen anything done by you more criticizable by me than your
haste in this issue." `Ammar said, O Abu Mas`ud ! I have never seen anything done by you or by this
companion of yours (i.e., Abu Musa) more criticizable by me than your keeping away from this issue
since the time you both joined the company of the Prophet."
Then Abu Mas`ud who was a rich man, said (to his servant), "O boy! Bring two suits." Then he gave
one to Abu Musa and the other to `Ammar and said (to them), "Put on these suits before going for the
Friday prayer. "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If Allah sends punishment upon a nation then it befalls upon the whole
population indiscriminately and then they will be resurrected (and judged) according to their deeds. "

When Al-Hasan bin `Ali moved with army units against Muawiya, `Amr bin AL-As said to Muawiya,
"I see an army that will not retreat unless and until the opposing army retreats." Muawiya said, "(If the
Muslims are killed) who will look after their children?" `Amr bin Al-As said: I (will look after them).
On that, `Abdullah bin 'Amir and `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura said, "Let us meet Muawaiya and
suggest peace." Al-Hasan Al-Basri added: No doubt, I heard that Abu Bakra said, "Once while the
Prophet was addressing (the people), Al-Hasan (bin `Ali) came and the Prophet (PbUH) said, 'This son of mine
is a chief, and Allah may make peace between two groups of Muslims through him."

(Usama's Maula) Usama (bin Zaid) sent me to `Ali (at Kufa) and said, "`Ali will ask you, 'What has
prevented your companion from joining me?' You then should say to him, 'If you (`Ali) were in the
mouth of a lion, I would like to be with you, but in this matter I won't take any part.' " Harmala added:
"`Ali didn't give me anything (when I conveyed the message to him) so I went to Hasan, Hussain and
Ibn Ja`far and they loaded my camels with much (wealth).

When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn `Umar gathered his special friends
and children and said, "I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, 'A flag will be fixed for every betrayer on the Day
of Resurrection,' and we have given the oath of allegiance to this person (Yazid) in accordance with
the conditions enjoined by Allah and His Apostle and I do not know of anything more faithless than
fighting a person who has been given the oath of allegiance in accordance with the conditions
enjoined by Allah and His Apostle , and if ever I learn that any person among you has agreed to
dethrone Yazid, by giving the oath of allegiance (to somebody else) then there will be separation
between him and me."

When Ibn Ziyad and Marwan were in Sham and Ibn Az-Zubair took over the authority in Mecca and
Qurra' (the Kharijites) revolted in Basra, I went out with my father to Abu Barza Al-Aslami till we
entered upon him in his house while he was sitting in the shade of a room built of cane. So we sat with
him and my father started talking to him saying, "O Abu Barza! Don't you see in what dilemma the
people has fallen?" The first thing heard him saying "I seek reward from Allah for myself because of
being angry and scornful at the Quraish tribe. O you Arabs! You know very well that you were in
misery and were few in number and misguided, and that Allah has brought you out of all that with
Islam and with Muhammad till He brought you to this state (of prosperity and happiness) which you
see now; and it is this worldly wealth and pleasures which has caused mischief to appear among you.
The one who is in Sham (i.e., Marwan), by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain:
and those who are among you, by Allah, are not fighting except for the sake of worldly gain; and that
one who is in Mecca (i.e., Ibn Az-Zubair) by Allah, is not fighting except for the sake of worldly
gain."

Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said, 'The hypocrites of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the
Prophet, because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly but today they do such deeds
openly.'

Hudhaifa said, 'In fact, it was hypocrisy that existed in the lifetime of the Prophet (PbUH) but today it is Kufr
(disbelief) after belief.'

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established till a man passes by a grave of somebody and
says, 'Would that I were in his place.' "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of
Daus move while going round Dhi-al-Khalasa." Dhi-al-Khalasa was the idol of the Daus tribe which
they used to worship in the Pre Islamic Period of ignorance.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established till a man from Qahtan appears, driving the
people with his stick."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz,
and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Soon the river "Euphrates" will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold, so
whoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it." Al-A'raj narrated from Abii
Huraira that the Prophet (PbUH) said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold
(under it).

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "Give in charity because there will come a time on the people when a
person will go out with his alms from place to place but will not find anybody to accept it."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The Hour will not be established (1) till two big groups fight each other
whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and
the same religious doctrine, (2) till about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim
that he is Allah's Messenger (PbUH), (3) till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious
scholars) (4) earthquakes will increase in number (5) time will pass quickly, (6) afflictions will
appear, (7) Al-Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase, (8) till wealth will be in abundance ---- so abundant
that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it
to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it, (9) till the people
compete with one another in constructing high buildings, (10) till a man when passing by a grave of
someone will say, 'Would that I were in his place (11) and till the sun rises from the West. So when
the sun will rise and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe (embrace Islam)
but that will be the time when: (As Allah said,) 'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it
believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of righteousness) through its Faith.' (6.158) And the
Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able
to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has
taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man
repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established
when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it."

Nobody asked the Prophet (PbUH) as many questions as I asked regarding Ad-Dajjal. The Prophet (PbUH) said to me,
"What worries you about him?" I said, "Because the people say that he will have a mountain of bread
and a river of water with him (i.e. he will have abundance of food and water)" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Nay,
he is too mean to be allowed such a thing by Allah"' (but it is only to test mankind whether they
believe in Allah or in Ad-Dajjal.)

The Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) said (about Ad-Dajjal) that he is one eyed, his right eye is as if a protruding out grape."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Ad-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Medina and then Medina will
shake thrice whereupon every Kafir (disbeliever) and hypocrite will go out (of Medina) towards him."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time
Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at each gate (guarding them).

[as above]

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) stood up amongst the people and then praised and glorified Allah as He deserved and
then he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you of him, and there was no prophet but warned his
followers of him; but I will tell you something about him which no prophet has told his followers: Ad-
Dajjal is one-eyed whereas Allah is not."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said. "While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) performing Tawaf around the
Ka`ba. Behold, I saw a reddish-white man with lank hair, and water was dropping from his head. I
asked, "Who is this?' They replied, 'The son of Mary.' Then I turned my face to see another man with
a huge body, red complexion and curly hair and blind in one eye. His eye looked like a protruding out
grape. They said (to me), He is Ad-Dajjal." The Prophet (PbUH) added, "The man he resembled most is Ibn
Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza`a. "

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in his prayer, seeking refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-Dajjal.

The Prophet (PbUH) said about Ad-Dajjal that he would have water and fire with him: (what would seem to
be) fire, would be cold water and (what would seem to be) water, would be fire.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "No prophet was sent but that he warned his followers against the one-eyed liar
(Ad-Dajjal). Beware! He is blind in one eye, and your Lord is not so, and there will be written
between his (Ad-Dajjal's) eyes (the word) Kafir (i.e., disbeliever)." (This Hadith is also quoted by Abu
Huraira and Ibn `Abbas).

One day Allah's Messenger (PbUH) narrated to us a long narration about Ad-Dajjal and among the things he
narrated to us, was: "Ad-Dajjal will come, and he will be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of
Medina. He will encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him a
man who will be the best or one of the best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are Ad-Dajjal
whose story Allah's Messenger (PbUH) has told us.' Ad-Dajjal will say (to his audience), 'Look, if I kill this man
and then give him life, will you have any doubt about my claim?' They will reply, 'No,' Then Ad-
Dajjal will kill that man and then will make him alive. The man will say, 'By Allah, now I recognize
you more than ever!' Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be given the power to
do so."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "There are angels at the mountain passes of Medina (so that) neither plague nor
Ad-Dajjal can enter it.'

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. So Allah willing,
neither Ad-Dajjal, nor plague will be able to come near it."

That one day Allah's Messenger (PbUH) entered upon her in a state of fear and said, "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs from the Great evil that has approached (them). Today a hole
has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog like this." The Prophet (PbUH) made a circle with his index
finger and thumb. Zainab bint Jahsh added: I said, "O Alllah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though
there will be righteous people among us?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Yes, if the (number) of evil (persons)
increased."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog." Wuhaib (the sub-narrator)
made the number 90 (with his index finger and thumb).