Afflictions and the End of the World

Afflictions and the End of the World










Volume 9, Book 88, Number 172:

Narrated Asma':

The Prophet 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").

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 173:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet 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.'"

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 174:

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:

I heard the Prophet 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." Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri added that the Prophet further said: "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! "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 175:

Narrated Abdullah:

Allah's Apostle 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 Apostle?
(under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to

the rulers) and ask your right from Allah."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 176:

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet 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).

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 177:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet 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). (Fateh-Al-Bari page 112, Vol. 16)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 178:

Narrated Junada bin Abi Umaiya:

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 and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He said, "The
Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 179:

Narrated Usaid bin Hudair:

A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You
appointed
such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?" The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 180:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

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

men from Quraish."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 181:

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:

The Prophet 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 said, "Yes, if evil increased."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 182:

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:

Once the Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 183:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet 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)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 184:

Narrated 'Abdullah and Abu Musa:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 185:

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 186:

Narrated Abu Musa:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 187:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet 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," Ibn Mas'ud added: I heard Allah's Apostle saying;
(It
will be) from among the most wicked people who will be living at
the
time when the Hour will be established."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 188:

Narrated Az-Zubair bin 'Adi:

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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 189:

Narrated Um Salama:

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 190:

Narrated:

The statement of the Prophet: Whoever takes up arms against us, is
not
from us."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 191:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not
from
us."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 192:

Narrated Abu Musa:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 193:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet 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)"

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 194:

Narrated Sufyan:

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
Apostle said to him, 'Hold the arrows by their heads! "'Amr
replied,
"Yes."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 195:

Narrated Jabir:

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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 196:

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 197:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 198:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

I heard the Prophet saying, "Do not revert to disbelief after me by

striking (cutting) the necks of one another."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 199:

Narrated Abu Bakra:

Allah's Apostle 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
Apostle."
He then said, "What town is this? Isn't it the forbidden (Sacred)
Town
(Mecca)?" We replied, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle." 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 added, "Beware! Do not renegade as
disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one
another."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 200:

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 201:

Narrated Jarir:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 202:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 203:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 204:

Narrated Al-Hasan:

(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 Apostle (i.e.,'Ali)." Abu Bakra said, "Allah's
Apostle 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)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 205:

Narrated Al-Ahnaf:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 206:

Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman:

The people used to ask Allah's Apostle 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 Apostle! 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 207:

Narrated Abu Al-Aswad:

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 Apostle (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)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 208:

Narrated Hudhaifa:

Allah's Apostle 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 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 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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 209:

Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa:

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 Apostle 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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 210:

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:

Allah's Apostle 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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 211:

Narrated Anas:

The people started asking the Prophet 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 Apostle! Who is my father?" The Prophet 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 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)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 212:

Narrated Salim's father:

The Prophet 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.."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 213:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 214:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

The Prophet 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 said, "There (in Najd) is the place of earthquakes

and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of
Satan."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 215:

Narrated Sa'id bin Jubair:

'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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 216:

Narrated Shaqiq:

I heard Hudhaifa saying, "While we were sitting with 'Umar, he
said,
'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 217:

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:

The Prophet 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 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
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 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 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 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.")

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 218:

Narrated Abu Wail:

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 Apostle 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.' "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 219:

Narrated Abu Bakra:

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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 220:

Narrated Abu Maryam Abdullah bin Ziyad Al-Aasadi:

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)."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 221:

Narrated Abu Wail:

'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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 222:

Narrated Abu Wail:

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).

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 223:

Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:

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 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. "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 224:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle 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. "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 225:

Narrated Al-Hasan Al-Basri:

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 said, 'This son of mine is a chief, and Allah may make
peace
between two groups of Muslims through him."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 226:

Narrated Harmala:

(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)."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 227:

Narrated Nafi':

When the people of Medina dethroned Yazid bin Muawiya, Ibn 'Umar
gathered his special friends and children and said, "I heard the
Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 228:

Narrated Abu Al-Minhal:

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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 229:

Narrated Abi Waih:

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.'

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 230:

Narrated Abi Asha'sha:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 231:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet 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.' "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 232:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 233:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 234:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 235:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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 said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates)

will uncover a mountain of gold (under it)."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 236:

Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:

I heard Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 237:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle 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 Apostle, (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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 238:

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:

Nobody asked the Prophet as many questions as I asked regarding
Ad-Dajjal. The Prophet 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 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.)

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 239:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 240:

Narrated Abu Bakra:

The Prophet 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).

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 241:

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:

Allah's Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 242:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle 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 added, "The man he resembled
most
is Ibn Qatan, a man from the tribe of Khuza'a. "

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 243:

Narrated 'Aisha:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 244:

Narrated Hudhaifa:

The Prophet 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.

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 245:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet 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).

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 246:

Narrated Abu Sa'id:

One day Allah's Apostle 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 Apostle 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 247:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

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

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 248:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet 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."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 249:

Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh:

That one day Allah's Apostle 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 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 said, "Yes, if the (number)
of
evil (persons) increased."

Volume 9, Book 88, Number 250:




Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet 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).