Zainab bint Jahsh reported that Allah's Apostle got up from sleep saying: There is no god but Allah; there is adestruction in store for Arabia because of turmoil which is at hand,the barrier of Gog and Magog has opened so much. And Sufyan made a signof ten with the help of his hand (in order to indicate the width of thegap) and I said: Allah's Messenger, would we be perished in spite ofthe fact that there would be good people amongst us? Thereupon he said:Of course, but only when the evil predominates.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zainab bint Jahsh with a slight variation in the chain of transmitters.

Zainab bint Jahsh, the wife of Allah's Apostle ,reported that one day Allah's Messenger cameout in a state of excitement with his face quite red. And he wassaying: There is no god but Allah; there is a destruction in store forArabia beciuse of the turmoil which is near at hand as the barrier ofGog and Magog has been opened like it, and he (in order to explain it)made a ring with the help o his thumb and forefinger. I said: Allah'sMessenger, would we be destroyed despite the fact that there would bepious people amongst us? He said: Yes, when the evil would predominate.

This hadith has been narrated oil the authority of Zuhri with a different chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying:Today the wall (barrier) of Gog and Magog has been opened so much, andWUhaib (in order to explain it) made the figure of ninety with the helpof his hand.

Harith b Abi Rabi'a and 'Abdullah b. Safwan both went to Umm Salama,the Mother of the Faithful, and they asked her about the army whichwould be sunk in the earth, and this relates to the time when IbnZubair (was the governor of Mecca). She reported that Allah's Messenger had said that a seeker of refuge would seekrefuge in the Sacred House and an army would be sent to him (in orderto kill him) and when it would enter a plain ground, it would be madeto sink. I said: Allah's Messenger, what about him who would be made toaccompany this army willy nilly? Thereupon he said: He would be made tosink along with them buf he would be raised on the Day of Resurrectionon the basis of his intention. Abu Ja'far said. ' This plain, groundmeans the plain ground of Medina.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Rufai,with the same chain of transmitters (but with the addition of thesewords):" When I met Abu Ja'far I told him that she (simply) meant theplain ground. Thereupon Abu Ja'far said: No, by God, she meant theplain ground of Medina.

Abdullah b. Safwan reported that Hafsa told him that she had heardAllah's Apostle as saying: An army would attackthis House in order to fight against the inhabitants of this House andwhen it would be at the plain ground the ranks in the centre of thearmy would be sunk and the vanguard would call the rear flanks of thearmy and they would also be sunk and no flank would be left except somepeople who would go to inform them (their kith and kin). A person (whohad been listening to this badith from Abdullah b. Safwan) said: I beartestimony in regard to you that you are not imputing a lie to Hafsa.And I bear testimony to the fact that Hafsa is not telling a lie aboutAllah's Apostle .

Abdullah b. Safwan reported the Mother of the Faithful as saying thatAllah's Messenger said: They would soon seekprotection in this House, viz. Ka'ba (the defenceless), people whowould have nothing to protect themselves in the shape of weapons or thestrength of the people. An army would be sent to fight (and kill) themand when they would enter a plain ground the army would be sunk in it.Yiisuf (one of the narrators) said: It was a people of Syria (hordes ofHajjaj) who had been on that day comin. towards Mecca for an attack (on'Abdulllah b. Zubair) and Abdullah b. Safwan said: By God, it does notimply this army.

'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger wasstartled in the state of sleep. We said: Allah's Messenger, you havedone something in the state of your sleep which you never did before,Thereupon he said: Strange it is that some, people of my Ummah wouldattack the House (Ka'ba) (for killing) a person who would belong to thetribe of the Quraish and he would try to seek protection in the House.And when they would reach the plain ground they would be sunk. We said:Allah's Messenger, all sorts of people throng the path. Thereupon hesaid: Yes, there would be amongst them people who would come withdefinite designs and those who would come under duress and there wouldbe travellers also, but they would all be destroyed through one(stroke) of destruction. though they would be raised in differentstates (on the Day of Resurrection). Allah would, however, raise themaccording to their intention.

Usama reported that Allah's Messenger climbedup a battlement amongst the battlements of Medina and then said: You donot see what I am seeing and I am seeing the places of turmoil betweenyour houses as tile places of rainfall.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: There will be soon a period of turmoil in which the one whosits will be better than one who stands and the one who stands will bebetter than one who walks and the one who walks will be better than onewho runs. He who would watch them will be drawn by them. So he whofinds a refuge or shelter against it should make it as his resort.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira butwith this variation of wording that in the hadith transmitted on theauthority of Abu Bakr, there is an addition of these words:" There is aprayer among prayers ('Asr) and one who misses it is as if his familyand property have been ruined."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying:There would be turmoil and the one who would sleep would be better thanwho would be awake and the one who would be awake would be better thanone who would stand and one who would stand would be better than onewho would run. So he who finds refuge or shelter should take thatrefuge or shelter.

Abu Bakra reported Allah's Messenger as saying:There would soon be turmoil. Behold! there would be turmoil in whichthe one who would be seated would be better than one who would standand the one who would stand would be better than one who would run.Behold! when the turmoil comes or it appears, the one who has camelshould stick to his camel and he who has sheep or goat should stick tohis sheep and goat and he who has land should stick to the land. Aperson said: 'Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion about one who hasneither camel nor sheep nor land? Thereupon, he said: He should takehold of his sword and beat its edge with the help of stone and then tryto find a way of escape. O Allah, I have conveyed (Thy Message) ; OAllah, I have conveyed (Thy Message) ; O Allah, I have conveyed (ThyMessage). A person said: Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion it Iam drawn to a rank in spite of myself, or in one of the groups and madeto march and a man strikes with his sword or there comes an arrow andkills me? Thereupon he said: He will bear the punishment of his sin andthat of yours and he would be one amongst the denizens of Hell.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Waki' with a slight variation of wording.

Ahnaf b. Qais reported: I set out with the intention of helping thisperson (Hadrat 'Ali) that Abu Bakra met me. He said: Ahnaf, where doyou intend to go? I said: I intend to help the cousin of Allah'sMessenger , viz. 'Ali. Thereupon he said to me:Ahnaf, go back, for I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: When two Muslims confront one another with swords (in hands)both the slayer and the slain would be in Fire. He (Ahnaf) said: Isaid, or it was said: Allah's Messenger, it may be the case of one whokills. but what about the slain (why he would be put in Hell-Fire)?Thereupon he said: He also intended to kill his companion.

Ahnaf b. Qais reported on the authority of Abu Bakra that Allah'sMessenger said: When two Muslims confront eachother with their swords, both the slayer and the slain are doomed toHell-Fire.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hammad through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Bakra reported Allah's Messenger as saying:When two Muslims (confront each other) and the one amongst them attackshis brother with a weapon, both of them are at the brink of Hell-Fire.And when one of them kills his companion, both of them get intoHell-Fire.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger manyahadith and one of them was this: The last Hour will not come until thetwo parties (of Muslims) confront each other and there is a large-scalemassacre amongst them and the claim of both of them is the same.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The last Hour will not come unless there is much bloodshed.They said: What is harj? Thereupon he said: Bloodshed. bloodshed.

Thauban reported that Allah's Messenger said:Allah drew the ends of the world near one another for my sake. And Ihave seen its eastern and western ends. And the dominion of my Unimahwould reach those ends which have been drawn near me and I have beengranted the red and the white trea- sure and I begged my Lord for myUmmah that it should not be destroyed because of famine, nor bedominated by an enemy who is not amongst them to take their lives anddestroy them root and branch, and my Lord said: Muhammad, whenever Imake a decision, there is none to change it. Well, I grant you for yourUmmah that it would not be destroyed by famine and it would not bedominated by an enemy who would not be amongst it and would take theirlives and destroy them root and branch even if all the people from thedifferent parts of the world join hands together (for this purpose),but it would be from amongst them, viz. your Ummah, that some peoplewould kill the others or imprison the others.

Thauban reported that Allah's Messenger said.Verily, Allah drew the ends of the world near me until I saw its castand west an He bestowed upon me two treasures, the red and the white.The rest of the hadith is the same.

'Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that one dayAllah's Messenger came from a high, land. Hepassed by the mosque of Banu Mu'awiya, went in and observed two rak'ahsthere and we also observed prayer along with him and he made a longsupplication to his Lord. He then came to us and said: I asked my Lordthree things and He has granted me two but has withheld one. I beggedmy Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed because of famine and Hegranted me this. And I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not bedestroyed by drowning (by deluge) and He granted me this. And I beggedmy Lord that there should be no bloodshed among the people of my Ummah.but He did not grant it.

Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that Allah'sMessenger came with a group of his Companionsand he passed by the mosque of Banu Mu'awiya. The rest of the hadith isthe same.

Hudhaifa b. al-Yaman reported: By Allah, I have the best knowledgeamongst people about every turmoil which is going to appear in theperiod intervening me and the Last Hour; and it is not for the factthat Allah's Messenger told me somethingconfidentially pertaining to it and he did not tell anybody else aboutit, but it is because of the fact that I was present in the assembly inwhich he had been describing the turmoil. and he especially made amention of three turmoils which would not spare anything and amongstthese there would be turmoils like storms in the hot season. Some ofthem would be violent and some of them would be comparatively mild.Hudhaifa said: All (who were present) except I have gone (to the nextworld).

Hudhaifa reported that Allah's Messenger stoodbefore us one day and he did not leave anything unsaid (that he had tosay) at that very spot which would happen (in the shape of turmoil) upto the Last Hour. Those who had to remember them preserved them intheir minds and those who could not remember them forgot them. Myfriends knew them and there are certain things which slip out of mymind, but I recapitulate them when anyone makes a mention of them justas a person is lost from one's mind but is recalled to him on seeinghis face.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the samechain of transmitters up to the words: And he forgot who had to forgetthat and. he did not make a mention of what follows after this.

Hudhaifa reported: Allah's Messenger informedme of what is going to happen before the approach of the Last Hour. Andthere is nothing that I did not ask him in this connection except thisthat I did not ask him as to what would turn the people of Medina outfrom Medina.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Zaid (viz. Amr b. Akhtab) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) led us in the dawn prayer and then mounted the pulpit andaddressed us until it was (time for the) noon prayer. He then came downthe pulpit and observed prayer and then again mounted the pulpit andagain addressed us until it was time for the 'Asr prayer. He then againcame down and observed the prayer and again mointed the pulpit andaddressed us until the sun was set and he informed (about) everything(pertaining to turmoil) that lay hidden in the past and what lies in(the womb) of) the future and the most learned amongst us is one whoremembers them well

Hudhaifa repotted: We were one day in the company of 'Umar that hesaid: Who amongst you has preserved in his mind most perfectly thehadith of Allah's Messenger in regard to theturmoil as he told about it? I said: It is I. Thereupon he said: Youare bold (enough to make this claim). And he further said: How? I said:I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: Therewould (first) be turmoil for a person in regard to his family, hisproperty, his own self, his children, his neighbours (and the sinscomnaitted in their connection) would be expiated by fasting, prayer,charity, enjoining good and prohibiting evil. Thereupon 'Umar said: Ido not mean (that turmoil on a small scale) but that one which wouldeme-ge like the mounting waves of the ocean. I said: Commander of theFaithful, you have nothing to do with it, for the door is closedbetween you and that. He said: Would that door be broken or opened? Isaid: No, it would be broken. Thereupon he said: Then it would not beclosed despite best efforts. We said to Hudhaifa: Did Umar know thedoor? Thereupon he said: Yes, he knew it (for certain) just as oneknows that night precede the next day. And I narrated to him somethingin which there was nothing fabricated. Shaqiq (one of the narrators)said: We dared not ask Hudhaifa about that door. So we requested Masrdqto ask him. So he asked him and he said: (By that door, he meant) 'Umar.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hudhaifa through other chains of transmitters also.

Hudhaifa reported that Umar said: Who would narrate to us (the ahadithpertaining to turmoil) and he reported a badith similar to theseahadith.

Jundub reported: I came on the day of Jara'a that a person was (found)sitting. I said: They would shed their blood today. That person said:By Allah. not at all. I said: By Allah, of course, they would do it. Hesaid: By Allah, they would not do it. I said: By Allah, of course, theywould do it. He said: By Allah, they would not do it, and I have hearda hadith of Allah's Messenger which I amnarrating to you in this connection. I said: You are a bad seat fellow.I have been opposing you since morning and you are listening to me inspite of the fact that you have heard a hadith from Allah's Apostle (contrary to ray statement). I myself felt thatthere was no use of this annoyance. (He could tell me earlier that itwas a hadith of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him], and I wouldnot have opposed him at all.) I turned my face toward him and asked himand he was Hadrat Hudhaifa.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come before the Euphrates uncovers amountain of gold, for which people would fight. Ninety-nine out of eachone hundred would die but every man amongst them would say that perhapshe would be the one who would be saved (and thus possess this gold).

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Suhail with the samechain of transmitters but with this addition:" My father said: If yousee that, do not even go near it."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come unless the Euphrates would uncovera treasure of gold, so he who finds it should not take anything out ofthat.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Euphrates would soon uncover a mountain of gold but he whois present there should not take anything from that.

'Abdullah b. Harith b. Naufal reported: I was standing along with Ubayyb. Ka, b and he said: The opinions of the people differ in regard tothe achievement of worldly ends. I said: Yes, of course. Thereupon hesaid: I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: TheEuphrates would soon uncover a mountain of gold and when the peoplewould bear of it they would flock towards it but the people who wouldpossess that (treasure) (would say): If we allow these persons to takeout of it they would take away the whole of it. So they would fight andninety-nine out of one hundred would be killed. Abu Kamil in hisnarration said: I and Abu Ka'b stood under the shade of the battlementof Hassan.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: Iraq would withhold its dirhams and qafiz; Syria would withholdits mudd and dinar and Egypt would withhold its irdab and dinar and youwould recoil to that position from where you started and you wouldrecoil to that position from where you started and you would recoil tothat position from where you started, the bones and the flesh of AbuHuraira would bear testimony to it.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land atal-A'maq or in Dabiq. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of thepeople of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteractthem). When they will arrange themselves in ranks, the Romans wouldsay: Do not stand between us and those (Muslims) who took prisonersfrom amongst us. Let us fight with them; and the Muslims would say:Nay, by Allah, we would never get aside from you and from our brethrenthat you may fight them. They will then fight and a third (part) of thearmy would run away, whom Allah will never forgive. A third (part ofthe army). which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in Allah'seye, would be killed ani the third who would never be put to trialwould win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople. And as theywould be busy in distributing the spoils of war (amongst themselves)after hanging their swords by the olive trees, the Satan would cry: TheDajjal has taken your place among your family. They would then comeout, but it would be of no avail. And when they would come to Syria, hewould come out while they would be still preparing themselves forbattle drawing up the ranks. Certainly, the time of prayer shall comeand then Jesus (peace be upon him) son of Mary would descend and wouldlead them in prayer. When the enemy of Allah would see him, it would(disappear) just as the salt dissolves itself in water and if he(Jesus) were not to confront them at all, even then it would dissolvecompletely, but Allah would kill them by his hand and he would showthem their blood on his lance (the lance of Jesus Christ).

Mustaurid al-Qurashi reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) as saying: The Last Hour would come (when) the Romans wouldform a majority amongst people. 'Amr said to him (Mustaurid Qurashi):See what you are saying? He said: I say what I heard from Allah'sMessenger . Thereupon he said: If you say that,it is a fact for they have four qualities. They have the patience toundergo a trial and immediately restore themselves to sanity aftertrouble and attack again after flight. They (have the quality) of beinggood to the destitute and the orphans, to the weak and, fifthly, thegood quality in them is that they put resistance against the oppressionof kings.

Mustaurid Qurashi reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) as saying: The Last Hour would come when the Romans wouldform a majority amongst people. This reached 'Amr b. al-'As and hesaid: What are these ahadith which are being transmitted from you andwhich you claim to have heard from Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim)? Mustaurid said to him: I stated only that which I heard fromAllah's Messenger . Thereupon 'Amr said: If youstate this (it is true), for they have the power of tolerance amongstpeople at the time of turmoil and restore themselves to sanity aftertrouble, and are good amongst people so far as the destitute and theweak are concerned.

Yusair b. Jabir reported: Once there blew a red storm in Kufah thatthere came a person who had nothing to say but (these words): Abdullahb. Mas'ud, the Last Hour has come. He ('Abdullah b. Mas'ud) was sittingreclining against something, and he said: The Last Hour would not comeuntil the people divide in- heritance and rejoice over booty, and thensaid pointing towards Syria, with the gesture of his hand like this:The enemy shall muster strength against Muslims and the Muslims willmuster strength against them (Syrians). I said: You mean Rome? And hesaid: Yes, and there would be a terrible fight and the Muslims wouldprepare a detachment (for fighting unto death) which would not returnbut victorious. They will fight until night will intervene them; boththe sides will return without being victorious and both will be wipedout. The Muslims will again prepare a detachment for fighting untodeath so that they may not return but victorious. When it would be thefourth day, a new detachment out of the remnant of the Muslims would beprepared and Allah will decree that the enemy should be routed. Andthey would fight such a fight the like of which would not be seen, somuch so that even if a bird were to pass their flanks, it would falldown dead before reaching the end of them. (There would be such alargescale massacre) that when counting would be done, (only) one outof a hundred men related to one another would be found alive. So whatcan be the joy at the spoils of such war and what inheritance would bedivided! They would be in this very state that they would hear of acalamity more horrible than this. And a cry would reach them: TheDajjil has taken your place among your off- spring. They will,therefore, throw away what would be in their hands and go forwardsending ten horsemen, as a scouting party. Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) said: I know their names and the names of theirforefathers and the colour of their horses. They will be best horsemenon the surface of the earth on that day or amongst the best horsemen onthe surface of the earth on that day.

Jabir reported: I was in the company of Ibn Mas'ud that there blew a red storm. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Jabir reported: I was in the house of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud and the house was fully packed that a red storm blew in Kufah.

Nafi' b. Utba reported: We were with Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) in an expedition that there came a people to Allah's Apostle from the direction of the west. They weredressed in woollen clothes and they stood near a hillock and they methim as Allah's Messenger was sitting. I said tomyself: Better go to them and stand between him and them that they maynot attack him. Then I thought that perhaps there had been going onsecret negotiation amongst them. I however, went to them and btoodbetween them and him and I remember four of the words (on thatoccasion) which I repeat (on the fingers of my hand) that he (Allah'sMessenger) said: You will attack Arabia and Allah will enable you toconquer it, then you would attack Persia and He would make you toConquer it. Then you would attack Rome and AllgLh will enable you toconquer it, then you would attack the Dajjal and Allah will enable youto conquer him. Nafi' said: Jabir, we thought that the Dajjal wouldappear after Rome (Syrian territory) would be conquered.

Hudhaifa b. Usaid Ghifari reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) came to us all of a sudden as we were (busy in a discussion).He said: What do you discuss about? They (the Companions) said. We arediscussing about the Last Hour. Thereupon he said: It will not coneuntil you see ten signs before and (in this connection) he made amention of the smoke, Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from thewest, the descent of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), theGog and Magog, and land-slidings in three places, one in the east, onein the west and one in Arabia at the end of which fire would burn forthfrom the Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their assembly.

Hudhaifa b. Usaid reported: Allah's Apostle wasin an apartment and we were beneath that that he peeped in and said tous: What are you discussing about? We said: (We are discussing aboutthe Last) Hour. Thereupon he said: The Last Hour would not come untilthe ten signs dppear: land-sliding in the east, and land-sliding in thewest, and land-sliding in the peninsula of Arabia, the smoke, theDajjal, the beast of the earth, Gog and Magog, the rising of the sunfrom the west and the fire which would emit from the lower part of'Adan. Shu'ba said that 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Rufai' reported on theauthority of Abu Tufail who reported on the authority of Abu Sariha ahadith like this that Allah's Apostle did notmake a mention of (the tenth sign) but he said that out of the ten onewas the descent of Jesus Christ, son of Mary (peace be upon him), andin another version it is theb lowing of the violent gale which woulddrive the people to the ocean.

Abu Sariha reported: Allah's Messenger was inan (upper) apartment and we were standing lower to him and discussing(about the Last Hour). The rest of the hadith is the same, and Shu'basaid: I think he also said these words: The fire would descend alongwith them where they would land and where they would take rest (duringmidday (it would also cool down for a while). Shu'ba said: This hadithhas been transmitted to me through Abu Tufail and Abu Sariha and nonecould trace it back directly to Allah's Apostle (may peace b.. uponhim). However, there is a mention of the descent of Jesus Christ son ofMary in one version and in the other there is a mention of the blowingof a violent would drive them to the ocean.

Abu Sariha reported: We were discussing the Last Hour) that Allah'sApostle looked towards us. The rest of thehadith is the same and the tenth (sign) was the descent of Jesus Christson of Mary, and Shu'ba said: 'Abd al-'Aziz did not trace it directlyto Allah's Apostle .

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him)said: The Last Hour would not come until fire emits from the earth ofHijaz which would illuminate the necks of the camels of the Busra.

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger said: (The Last Hour would not come) until the habitations of Medinawould extend to Ihab or Yahab. Zubair said: I said to Suhail how farthese were from Medina. He said: So and so miles.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The famine would not break otit because of drought, but therewould be famine despite heavy rainfall as nothing would grow from theearth.

Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) as saying (in a state) that he had turned his face towards theeast: Behold, turmoil would appear from this side, from where the hornsof Satan would appear.

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger stoodby the door (of the apartment of) gafsa and, pointing towards the east,he said: The turmoil would appear from this side, viz. where the hornsof Satan would appear, and he uttered these words twice or thrice andUbaidullah b. Sa'ld in his narration said. The Messenger of Allah (maypeace be upon him) had been standing by the door of 'A'isha.

Salim b. Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah'sMessenger , while turning his face towards theeast, said: The turmoil would appear from this side; verily, theturmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil. would appearfrom this side-the side where appear the horns of Satan.

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger cameout from the house of 'A'isha and said: It would be from this side thatthere would appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the hornsof Satan. i. e. cast.

Ibn Umar reported: I heard Allah's Messenger assaying while pointing his hands towards the east: The turmoil wouldappear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side(he repeated it thrice) where appear the horns of Satan.

Ibn Fudail reported on the authority of his father that he heard Salimb. 'Abdullah b. 'Umar as saying: O people of Iraq, how strange it isthat you ask about the minor sins but commit major sins? I heard frommy father 'Abdullah b. 'Umar, narrating that he heard Allah's Messenger as saying while pointing his hand towards theeast: Verily. the turmoil would come from this side, from where appearthe horns of Satan and you would strike the necks of one another; andMoses killed a person from among the people of Pharaoh unintentionallyand Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:" You killed a person but Werelieved you from the grief and tried you with (many a) trial" (xx.40). Ahmad b. Umar reported this hadith from Salim, but he did not makea mention of the words:" I heard".

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until the women of the tribe ofDaus would be seen going round Dhi al-Khalasa (for worship) and Dhial-Khalasa is a place in Tabala, where there was a temple in which thepeople of the tribe of Daus used to worship the idol.

'A'isha reported: I heard Allah's Messenger assaying: The (system) of night and day would not end until the peoplehave taken to the worship of Lat and 'Uzza. I said: Allah's Messenger,I think when Allah has revealed this verse:" He it is Who has sent HisMessenger with right guidance, and true religion, so that He may causeit to prevail upon all religions, though the polytheists are averse (toit)" (ix. 33), it implies that (this promise) is going to be fulfilled.Thereupon he (Allah's Apostle) said: It would happen as Allah wouldlike. Then Allah would send the sweet fragrant air by which everyonewho has even a mustard grain of faith in Him would die and those onlywould survive who would have no goodness in them. And they would revertto the religion of their forefathers.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Ja'far with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until a person would pass by agrave of another person and he would say: I wish it had been my abode.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: By Him, in Whose hand is my life, the world would not come toan end until a person would pass by a grave, would roll over it andexpress the desire that he should be in the place of the occupant ofthat grave not because of religious reasons but because of thiscalamity.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, a time would come when themurderer would not know why he has committed the murder, and the victimwould not know why he has been killed.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The world would not come to an end until a day would come tothe people on which the murderer would not know as to why he has killedand the slain would not know as to why he has been murdered. It wouldbe said: Why would It happen? To which he replied: It would be becauseof general massacre and bloodshed. And the slaughterers and the slainwould be in Fire, and in the narration of Ibn Aban, the name of AbuIsma'il has been mentioned.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Ka'ba would be destroyed by an Abyssinian having two smallshanks.

(The above mentioned) hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: It would be an Abyssinian having two small shanks who woulddestroy the House ol Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messengar assaying: The Last Hour would not come before a person of Qahtan comesforth driving people with his stick.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The day and the night would not come to an end before a mancalled al-Jahjah would occupy the throne.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come unless you fight with people whosefaces are like hammered shields and the Last Hour would not come untilyou would fight against those wearing the shoes of hair.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until a people wearing shoes ofhair fight against you having their faces like hammered shields.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until you fight with a peoplewearing shoes of hair and the Last Hour would not come until you fightwith a people having small eyes and broad snub noses.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until the Muslims fight with theTurks-a people whose faces would be like hammered shields wearingclothes of hair and walking (with shoes) of hair.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: You shall fight in the hours to come against a nation wearingshoes made of hair and faces like hammered shields, with red complexionand small eyes.

Abu Nadra reported:" We were in the company of Jabir b. 'Abdulldh thathe said it may happen that the people of Iraq may not send their qafizand dirhams (their measures of food stuff and their money). We said:Who would be respolisible for it? He said: The non_Arabs would prevtthem. He again said: There is the possibility that the people of Syriamay not send their dinar and mudd. We said: Who would be responsiblefor it? He said This prevention would be made by the Romans. He (Jabirb. Abdullab) kept quiet for a while and then reported Allah', sMessengdt (may peas be upon him) having said There would be a caliph inthe last (period) of my Ummah who would freely give handfuls of wealthto thd people wiothout counting it. I said to Abu Nadra and Abual-'Ala: DO you mean 'Umarb. 'Abd al-Aziz? They said: No (he would beImam Mahdi.).

This hadith hab been narrated by Sa'id with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Sa'id reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) Isaid: There would be amongest your caliphs a caliph who would givehandfuls of wealth to the, but wbuld not count it. In. the narrationtransmitted on the authority of Ibn Hujr, there is a slight variationof wording.

Abu Sa'id and Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) said: There would be in the last phase of the time acaliph who would distribute wealth but would not count.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported: One who Is better than I informed me, thatAllah's Messenger said to 'Ammar as he wasdigging the ditch (on the ocasion of the Battle of the Ditch) wipingover his head: O son of Summayya you will be involved in trouble and agroup of the rebels would kill you.

This hadith has been transmitted on the same authority but with thisvariation that the hadith trarismitted on the authority of Nabra (thewords are): One Who is better than I informed me, and he was AbuQatatda, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Khalidinstead of the word 'bu_us' there is 'dys' or 'yadis', i. e.:" how sadit is".

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Umm Salama thatAllah's Messenger said to 'Ammar: A group ofrebels would kill you.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Umm Salam through another chain of transmitters.

Unmm Salama reported that Allah's Messenger said: A band of rebels would kill 'Ammar.

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle assaying: This tribe of the Quraish would kill (people) of wy Ummah. They(the Companions) said: What us to do (in such a situations)? Thereuponhe said: Would that the people remain aside from them (and not besmeartheir hand with the blood of the Muslim).

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported that Allh's Messenger said: (Khusrau king of Persia) would die and Qaisar (Ceasar King ofRome) would die; there would be no Qaisar after him, but, by one inWhose Hand is my life, you would spend their treasures in the cause ofAllah.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri.

Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what Abu Huraira reported fromAllah's messenger and in this connection hereported so many hadith (and one of them was this): Allah's Messenger said: Kisra would die and then there would beno Kisra after him. Qaisar would die and there would be no Qaisar afterhim, but you will distribute their threasuers in thecause of Allah.

Jabir b. Samura reported that Allah's Messenger said: When Kisra would die there would be no Kisra after him; the restof the hadith is the same as Abu Huraira reported.

Jabir b. Samura reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) (as sayingt There would lie open for a group of Muslims, or for agroup of believers, the treasures of the family of Kisra which would bein the whit (palace). In a version of Qutaiba there is definitely theword" Muslim".

Jabir b. Samura reported: I heard Allah's Messenger a hadith like this.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace he upon him) saying:You have heard about a city the one side of which is in the land andthe other is in the sea (Constantinople). They said: Allall'sMessenger, yes. Thererupon he said: The Last Hour would not cmoeunlesss seventy thousand persons from Bani lsra'il would attack it.When they would land there, they will neither fight with weapons norwould shower arrows but would only say:" There is no god but Allah andAllah is the Greatest," that one side of it would fall. Thaur (one ofthe narrators) said: I think that he said: The part by the side of theocean. Then they would say for the second time:" There is no god butAllah and Allah is the Greatest" that the second side would also fall,and they would say:" There is no god but Allah and Allah is theGreatest," that the gates would be opened for them and they would entertherein and, they would be collecting spoils of war and distributingthem amongst themselves that a noise would be heard and It would besaid: Verily, Dajjal has come. And thus they would leave everythingthere and would turn to him.

Thaur b. Zaid has narrated this hadith with the same chain of transmitters.

Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger as saying:You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even astone would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew (hiding himselfbehind me) ; kill him.

Ubaidullah has reported this hadith with this chain of transmitters (and the Words are):" There is a Jew behind me."

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger assaying: You and the Jews would fight against one another until a stonewould say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) said: The Jews will fight against you and you will gain victoryover them until the stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me;kill him.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fightagainst the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews wouldhide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree wouldsay: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; comeand kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree ofthe Jews.

Jabir b. Samura reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) as saying: Before the Last Hour there would be many liars, andthere is an addition in the hadith transmitted on the authority of AbuAhwas of these words:" I said to him: Did you hear it from Allah'sMessenger ? He said: Yes."

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Simak with the samechain of transmitters. and Simak said: I heard my brother say thatjabir had stated: Be on your guard against them.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would not come until there would arise aboutthirty impostors, liars, and each one of them would claim that he is amessenger of Allah.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira with a slight variation of wording.

'Abdullah reported: We were along with Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) that we happened to pass by children amongst whom there wasIbn Sayyad. The children made their way but Ibn Sayyad kept sittingthere (and it seemed) as if Allah's Messenger did not like it (his sitting with the children) and said to him: Mayyour nose he besmeared with dust, don't you bear testimony to the factthat I am the Messenger of Allah? Thereupon he said: No, but you shouldbear testimony that I am the messenger of Allah. Thereupon 'Umar b.Khattab said: Allah's Messenger, permit me that I should kill him.Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: If he is thatperson who is in your mind (Dajjal ), you will not be able to kill him.

'Abdullah reported: We were walking with Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) that Ibn Sayyad happened to pass by him. Allah's Messenger said to him: I have concealed for you(something to test you, so tell me that). He said: It is Dukh.Thereupon Allah's Messenger said to him: Beoff. You cannot get farther than your rank, whereupon 'Umar said:Allah's Messenger, permit me to strike his neck. Thereupon Allah'sMessenger said: Leave him; if he is that one(Dajjal) whom you apprehend, you will not be able to kill him.

Abu Sa'id reported that Allah's Messenger methim (Ibn Sayyad) and so did Abu Bakr and 'Umar on some of the roads ofMedina. Allah's Messenger said: Do you beartestimony to the fact that I am the Messenger of Allah? Thereupon hesaid: Do you bear testimony to the fact that I am the messenger ofAllah? Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: Iaffirm my faith in Allah and in His Angels and in His Books, and whatdo you see? He said: I see the throne over water. Whereupon Allah'sMessenger said: You see the throne of Iblisupon the water, and what else do you see? He said: I see two truthfulsand a liar or two liars and one truthful. Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: Leave him He has been confounded.

Jabir b 'Abdullah reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) met Ibn Sa'id (Sayyad) and there were with him Abu Bakr and 'Umarand Ibn Sayyad was in the company of children. The rest of the hadithis the same.

Abu Sa'id reported: I accompanied Ibn Sayyad to Mecca and he said tome: What I have gathered from people is that theu think that I amDajjal. Have you not hearde Allah's Messenger (may peace upon him) assaying: He will have no no children, I said: Yes, of course. Thereuponhe said: But I have children. Have you not heard Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) as saying: He would not enter Mecca and Medina? Isaid: Yes, of course. Thereupon he said I have been once in Medina andnow I intend to go to Mecca. And he said to me at the end of his talk:By Allah: I know his place of birth his abode where he is just now. He(Abu Sa'id) said: This caused confusion in my mind (in regard to hisidentity).

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported: Ibn Sa'id said to me somethhing for which Ifelt ashamed. He said: I can excuse others; but what has gone wrongwith you, O Companions of Muhammad, that you take me as Dajjal? HasAllah's Apostle not said that he would be a Jewwhereas I am a Muslim and he also said that he would not have children,whereas I have children, and he also said: veryly, Allah has prohibitedhim to enter Mecca whereas I have performed Pilgrimage, atid. he wenton saying this that I was about to be impressed by his tallk. He(however) said this also: I know where he (Dajjal) is and I know hisfather abd I mother, and it was said to him: Won't you feel pleased ifyou would be the same person? Thereupon he said: If this offer is madeto me, I would noT resent that.

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported: We came back after having pewrformedPilgrimage or 'Umra and lbn Sa'id was along with us. And w, e encampedat a place and the people dispersed and I and he were left behind. Ifelt terribly frightend from him as it was said about him that he wasthe Dajjal. He brought his goods and placed them by my luggage and Isaid: It is intense heat. Would you not place that under that tree? Andhe did that. Then ther appeared before us a flock of sheep. He went andbrought a cup of milk and said: Abu Sa'id, drink that. I said it isintense heat and the milk is also hot (whereas the fact was) that I didnot like to drink from his hands or to opr to take it from his hand andhe said: Abu Sa'id, I think that I should take a rope and suspend it bythe tree and then coimmit sucide because of the talks of the people,and he furtlier said. Abu Sa'id he who is ingnoran of the saying ofAllah's Messenger (he is to be pardoned), but Opeople of Ansar, is this hadith of Allah's Messengern (may peace beupon him) concealed from you whereas you have the best konowledge of tthis hadith of Allah's Messenger amongstpeople? Did Allalt's Messenger not say that he(Dajjal) would be a non believer whereas I am a believer? did Allah'sMessenger not say he would be barren and nochild would be born to hirn, whereas I have left my children in Medina?Did Allh's Messenger (may peace upon him) not say: He would not getinto Medina and Mecca whereas I have been coming from Medina and now Iintend to go to Mecca? Abu Sa'id said: I was about to accept the excuseput forward by him. that he said: I know the place where he would beborn and where he is now. So I said to him: May your whole dayb be spent

This hadith has transmitted on the authority of Abu Sa'id that Allah'sMessenger asked Ibn Sa'id about the earth ofParadise. Thereupon he said: Abu'l-Qasim, It is like a fine white musk,whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: 'You have told the the truth.

Abu Sa'id reported that Ibn Sayyad asked Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) about the earth of Paradise. Whereupon he said: It is likewhite shining pure musk.

'Muhammad b. Munkadir reported: As I saw Jabir b. 'Abdullah taking anoath in the name of Allah that it was Ibn Sa'id who was the Dajjal Isaid: Do you take an oath in the name of Allah? Thereupon he said: Iheard 'Umar taking an oath in the presence of Allah's Apostle (maypeace be upon him) to this effect but Allah's Apostle (may peace beupon him) did not disapprove of it.

'Abdullah b. Umar reported: 'Umar b. Khattab went along with Allah'sMessenger in the company of some persons toIbnSayyad that he found him playing with children near the bettlement ofBani Maghala and Ibn Sayyad was at that time just at the threshold ofadolescence and he did not perceive (the presence of Holy Prophet)until Allah's Messenger struck his back withhis hands. Allah's Messenger said: Ibn Sayyad,don't you bear witness that I am the messenger of Allah? Ibn Sayyadlooked toward him and he said: I bear witness to the fact that you themessenger of the unlettered. Ibn Sayyad said to the Allah's Messenger: Do you bear witness to the fact that I am themessenger of Allah? Allah's Messenger rejectedthis and said: I affirm my faith in Allah and in His messengers. ThenAllah's Messenger said to him: What do you see?Ibn Sayyad said: It us a Dukh. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) said: May you be disgraced and dishonoured, you would notnot be able to go beyond your rank. 'Umar b. Khattab said: Allah'sMessenger, permit me that I should strike his neck. Therupon Allah'sMessenger said: If he is the same (Dajjal) whowould appear near the Last Hour, you would not be able to overpowerhim, and he is not that ther is no good for you to kill him. 'Abdullahb. 'Umar further narrated that after some time Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) and Ubayy b. Ka'b went towards the palm trees whereIbn Sayyad was. When Allah's Messenger wentnear the tree he hid himself behind a tree with the intention ofhearing something from Ibn sayyad before Ibn Sayyad could see him, butAllah's Messenger (may pcxce be upon him) saw him on a bed with ablanket around him from which a murmuring sound was being heard and IbnSayyad's mother saw Allah's Messenger behindthe trunk of the palm tree. She said to Ibn Sayyad: Saf (that being hisname), here is Muhammad. Thereupon Ibn Sayyad jumped up murmuring andAllah's Messenger said: If she had left himalone he would have made things clear. Abdullah b. Umar told thatAllah's Messenger stood up amongst the peopleand lauded Allah as He deserved, then he made a mention of the Dajjaland said: I warn you of him and there is no Prophet who has not warnedhis people against the Dajjal. Even Noah warned (against him) but I amgoing to tell you a thing which no Prophet told his people. You mustknow that he (the Dajjal) is one-eyed and Allah, the Exalted andGlorious, is not one-eyed. Ibn Shihab said: 'Umar b. Thabit al-Ansariinformed me that some of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) informed him that the day when Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) warned people against the Dajjal, he also said:There would be written between his two eyes (the word) Kafir (infidel)and everyone who would resent his deeds would be able to read or everyMuslim would be about to read, and he also said: Bear this thing inmind that none amongst you would be able to see Allah, the Exalted andGlorious, until he dies.

Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) went along with him in the company of some persons and there wasUmar b. Khattab also amongst them till they saw Ibn Sayyad as a youngboy just on the threshold of adolescence playing with children near thebattlement of Bani Mu'awiya; the rest of the hadith is the same butwith these concluding words:" Had his mother left him (to murmur) hismatter would have become clear."

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger happened to pass by Ibn Sayyad along with his Companions including'Umar b. Khattab as he was playing with children near the battlement ofBani Maghala and he was also a child by that time. The rest of thehadith is the same as narrated by Ibn Umar (in which there is a mentionof) setting out of Allah's Apostle along withUbayy b. Ka'b towards the date-palm trees.

Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar met Ibn Si'id on some of the paths ofMedina and he said to him a word which enraged him and he was so muchswollen with anger that the way was blocked. Ibn 'Umar went to Hafsaand informed her about this. Thereupon she said: May Allah have mercyupon you, why did you incite Ibn Sayyad in spite of the fact that youknew it would be the extreme anger which would make Dajjal appear inthe world?

Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar said: I met lbn Sayyad twice and said tosome of them (his friends): You state that it was he (the Dajjal). Hesaid: By Allah, it is not so. I said: You have not told me the truth;by Allah some of you informed me that he would not die until he wouldhave the largest number of offspring and huge wealth and it is he aboutwhom it is thought so. Then Ibn Sayyad talked to us. I then departedand met him again for the second time and his eye had been swollen. Isaid: What has happened to your eye? He said: I do not know. I said:This is in your head and you do not know about it? He said: If Allah sowills He can create it (eye) in your staff. He then produced a soundlike the braying of a donkey. Some of my companions thought that I hadstruck him with the staff as he was with me that the staff broke intopieces, but, by Allah, I was not conscious of it. He then came to theMother of the Faithful (Hafsa) and narrated it to her and she said:What concern you have with him? Don't you know that Allah's Apostle said that the first thing (by the incitement ofwhich) he would come out before the public would be his anger?

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger . madea mention of Dajjil in the presence of the people and said: Allah isnot one-eyed and behold that Dajjal is blind of the right eye and hiseye would be like a floating grape.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger said: There is never a prophet who has not warned the Ummah of thatone-eyed liar; behold he is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. Onhis forehead are the letters k f. r. (Kafir).

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger said: There would be written three letters k. f. r., i. e. Kafir,between the eyes of the Dajjal.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger said: Dajjal is blind of one eye and there is written between his eyesthe word" Kafir". He then spelled the word as k. f. r., which everyMuslim would be able to read.

Hudhalfa reported that Allah's Messenger said:Dajjal is blind of left eye with thick hair and there would be a gardenand fire with him and his fire would be a garden and his garden wouldbe fire.

Hudhaifa reported Allah's Messenger as saying:the Dajjal would have with him water and fire and his fire would baysthe effect of cold water and his water would have the effect of fire,so don't put yourself to ruin. Abu Mas'ud reported: I also heard itfrom Allah's Messenger .

'Uqba b. 'Amr Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported: I went to Hudhaifa b.Yaman and said to him: Narrate what you have heard from Allah'sMessenger pertaining to the Dajjal. He saidthat the Dajjal would appear and there would be along with him waterant fire and what the people would see as water that would be fire andthat would burn and what would appear as fire that would be water andany one of you who would see that should plunge in that which he seesas fire for it would be sweet, pure water, and 'Uqba said: I also heardit, testifying Hudhaifa.

Hudhaifa and Ibn Mas'ud met together. Hudhaifa said: I know more thanyou as to what there would be along with the Dajjal. There would bealong with him two canals (one flowing with water) and the other one(having) fire (within it), and what you would see as fire would bewater and what you would see as water would be fire. So he who amongstyou is able to see that and is desirous of water should drink out ofthat which he sees as fire.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: May I not inform you about the Dajjal what no Apostle of Allahnarrated to his people? He would be blind and he would bring along withhim an Image of Paradise and Hell-Fire and what he would call asParadise that would be Hell-Fire and I warn you as Noah warned hispeople.

An-Nawwas b. Sam'an reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) made a mention of the Dajjal one day in the morning. He sometimesdescribed him to be insignificant and sometimes described (his turmoil)as very significant rand we felt) as if he were in the cluster of thedate-palm trees. When we went to him (to the Holy Prophet) in theevening and he read (the signs of fear) in our faces, he said: What isthe matter with you? We said: Allah's Messenger, you made a mention ofthe Dajjal in the morning (sometimes describing him) to beinsignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think asif he were present in some (near) part of the cluster of the datpalmtrees. Thereupon he said: I harbour fear in regard to you in so manyother things besides the Dajjal. If he comes forth while I am among on,I shall contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while Iam not amongst you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allahwould take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and safeguard him againsthis evil). He (Dajjal) would be a young man with twisted, contractedhair, and a blind eye. I compare him to 'Abd-ul-'Uzza b. Qatan. He whoamongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the openingverses of Sura Kahf (xviii.). He would appear on the way between Syriaand Iraq and would spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah!adhere (to the path of Truth). We said: Allah's Messenger, how longwould he stay on the earth? He said.. For forty days, one day like ayear and one day like a month and one day like a week and the rest ofthe days would be like your days. We said: Allah's Messenger, would oneday's prayer suffice for the prayers of day equal to one year?Thereupon he said: No, but you must make an estimate of time (and thenobserve prayer). We said: Allah's Messenger, how quickly would he walkupon the earth? Thereupon he said: Like cloud driven by the wind. Hewould come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion) and theywould affirm their faith in him and respond to him. He would then givecommand to the sky and there would be rainfall upon the earth and itwould grow crops. Then in the evening, their posturing animals wouldcome to them with their humps very high and their udders full of milkand their flanks stretched. He would then come to another people andinvite them. But they would reject him and he would go away from themand there would be drought for them and nothing would be lef t withthem in the form of wealth.

He would then walk through the waste, land and say to it: Bring forthyour treasures, and the treasures would come out and collect(themselves) before him like the swarm of bees. He would then call aperson brimming with youth and strike him with the sword and cut himinto two pieces and (make these pieces lie at a distance which isgenerally) between the archer and his target. He would then call (thatyoung man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming(with happiness) and it would at this very time that Allah would sendChrist, son of Mary, and he will descend at the white minaret in theeastern side of Damscus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffronand placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lowerhis head, there would fall beads of perspiration from his head, andwhen he would raise it up, beads like pearls would scatter from it.Every non-believer who would smell the odour of his self would die andhis breath would reach as far as he would be able to see. He would thensearch for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the gate ofLudd and would kill him. Then a people whom Allah had protected wouldcome to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and wouldinform them of their ranks in Paradise and it would be under suchconditions that Allah would reveal to Jesus these words: I have broughtforth from amongst My servants such people against whom none would beable to fight; you take these people safely to Tur, and then Allahwould send Gog and Magog and they would swarm down from every slope.The first of them would pass the lake of Tibering and drink out of it.And when the last of them would pass, he would say: There was oncewater there. Jesus and his companions would then be besieged here (atTur, and they would be so much hard pressed) that the head of the oxwould be dearer to them than one hundred dinirs and Allah's Apostle,Jesus, and his companions would supplicate Allah, Who would send tothem insects (which would attack their necks) and in the morning theywould perish like one single person. Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and hiscompanions would then come down to the earth and they would not find inthe earth as much space as a single span which is not filled with theirputrefaction and stench. Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companionswould then again beseech Allah, Who would send birds whose necks wouldbe like those of bactrin camels and they would carry them and throwthem where God would will.

Then Allah would send rain which no house of clay or (the tent of)camels' hairs would keep out and it would wash away the earth until itcould appear to be a mirror. Then the earth would be told to bringforth its fruit and restore its blessing and, as a result thereof,there would grow (such a big) pomegranate that a group of persons wouldbe able to eat that, and seek shelter under its skin and milch cowwould give so much milk that a whole party would be able to drink it.And the milch camel would give such (a large quantity of) milk that thewhole tribe would be able to drink out of that and the milch sheepwould give so much milk that the whole family would be able to drinkout of that and at that time Allah would send a pleasant wind whichwould soothe (people) even under their armpits, and would take the lifeof every Muslim and only the wicked would survive who would commitadultery like asses and the Last Hour would come to them.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jabir with the samechain of transmitters but with this addition that Gog and Magog wouldwalk until they would reach the mountain of al-Khamar and it is amountain of Bait-ul-Maqdis and they would say: We have killed those whoare upon the earth. Let us now kill those who are In the sky and theywould throw their arrows towards the sky and the arrows would return tothem besmeared with blood. And in the narration of Ibn Hujr (the wordsare):" I have sent such persons (Gog and Magog) that none would darefight against them.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) one day gave a detailed account of the Dajjal and in that itwas also included: He would come but would not be allowed to ether themountain passes to Medina. So he will alight at some of the barrentracts near Medina, and a person who would be the best of men or onefrom amongst the best of men would say to him: I bear testimony to thefact that you are Dajjal about whom Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) had informed us. The Dajjal would say: What is your opinionif I kill this (person), then I bring him back to life; even then willyou harbour doubt in this matter? They would say: No. He would thenkill (the man) and then bring him back to life. When he would bringtha@ person to life, he would say: By Allah, I had no better proof ofthe fact (that you are a Dajjal) than at the present time (that you areactually so). The Dajjal would then make an attempt to kill him (again)but he would not be able to do that. Abu Ishaq reported that it wassaid: That person would be Khadir (Allah be pleased with him).

This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The Dajjal would come forth and a person from amongst thebelievers would go towards him and the armed men of the Dajjal wouldmeet him and they would say to him: Where do you intend to go? He wouldsay: I intend to go to this one who is coming forth. They would say tohim: Don't you believe in our Lord? He would say: There is nothinghidden about our Lord. They would say: Kill him. Then some amongst themwould say: Has your master (Dajjal) not forbidden you to kill anyonewithout (his consent)? And so they would take him to the Dajjal andwhen the believer would see him, he would say: O people. he is theDajjil about whom Allah's Messenger hasinformed (us). The Dajjal would then order for breaking his head andutter (these words): Catch hold of him and break his head. He would bestruck even on his back and on his stomach. Then the Dajjal would askhim: Don't you believe in me? He would say: You are a false Masih. Hewould then order him to be torn (into pieces) with a saw from theparting of his hair up to his legs. After that the Dajjal would walkbetween the two pieces. He would then say to him: Stand, and he wouldstand erect. He would then say to him: Don't you believe in me? And theperson would say: It has only added to my insight concerning you (thatyou are really the Dajjal). He would then say: O people, he would notbehave with anyone amongst people (in such a manner) after me. TheDajjal would try to catch hold of him so that he should kill him(again). The space between his neck and collar bone would be turnedinto copper and he would find no means to kill him. So he would catchhold of him by his hand and feet and throw him (into the air) and thepeople would think as if he had been thrown in the Hell-Fire whereas hewould be thrown in Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) said: He would be the most eminent amongst persons in regardto martyrdom in the eye of the Lord of the world.

Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: No one asked Allah's Messenger (may peacebe upon him) more about Dajjil than I asked him. He said: He should notbe a source of worry to you for he would not be able to do any harm toyou. I said: Allah's Messenger, it is alleged that he would have alongwith him (abundance of) food and water. Thereupon he said: He would bevery insignificant in the eye of Allah (even) with all this.

Mughira b. Shu'ba reported that none asked Allah's Apostle (may peacebe upon him) about Dajjal more than I asked him. I (one of thenarrators other than Mughlra b. Shu'ba) said: What'did you ask? Mughirareplied: I said that the people alleged that he would have a mountainload of bread and mutton and rivers of water. Thereupon he said: Hewould be more insignificant in the eye of Allah compared with all this.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il through otherchains of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.

'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported that a person came to him and said: Whatis this hadith that you narrate that the Last Hour would come at suchand such time? Thereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, there is no godbut Allah (or the words to the same effect). I have decided that Iwould not narrate anything to anyone now. I had only said that youwould see after some time an important event that the (sacred) House(Ka'ba) would be burnt and it would happen and definitely happen. Hethen reported that Allah's Messenger said: TheDajjal would appear in my Ummah and he would stay (in the world) forforty-I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty months or fortyyears. And Allah would then send Jesus son of Mary who would resemble'Urwa b Mas'ud. He (Jesus Christ) would chase him and kill him. Thenpeople would live for seven years that there would be no ran. courbetween two persons. Then Allah would send cold wind from the side ofSyria that none would survive upon the earth having a speck of good inhim or faith in him but he would die, so much so that even if someamongst you were to enter the innermost part of the mountain, this windwould reach that place also and that would cause his heath. I heardAllah's Messenger as saying: Only the wickedpeople would survive and they would be as careless as birds with thecharactertistics of beasts. They would never appreciate the good norcondemn evil. Then the Satan would come to them in human form and wouldsay: Don't you respond? And they would say: What do you order us? Andhe would command them to worship the idols but, in spite of this, theywould have abundance of sustenance and lead comfortable lives. Then thetrumpet would be blown and no one would hear that but he would bend hfsneck to one side and raise it from the other side and the first one tohear that trumpet would be the person who would be busy in settingright the tank meant for providing water to the camels. He would swoonand the other people would also swoon, then Allah would send or Hewould cause to send rain which would be like dew and there would growout of it the bodies of the people. Then the second trumpet would beblown and they would stand up and begin to look (around). Then it wouldbe said: O people, go to your Lord, and make them stand there. And theywould be questioned. Then it would be said: Bring out a group (out ofthem) for the Hell-Fire. And then it would be asked: How much? It wouldbe said: Nine hundred and ninty-nine out of one thousand for theHell-Fire and that would be the day which would make the children oldbecause of its terror and that would be the day about which it has beensaid:" On the day when the shank would be uncovered" (lxviii. 42).

Ya'qub b. 'Asim b. Urwa b. Mas'ud reported: I heard a person saying to'Abdullah b. Amr: You say that the Last Hour would come at such andsuch time, whereupon he said: I had made up my mind that I would notnarrate anything to you. I only said: But you would soon see after sometime a very significant affair, for example the burning of the House(Ka'ba). Shu'ba said like this and 'Abdullah b Amr reported Allah'sMessenger having said: The Dajjal would appearin my Ummah. And in another hadith (the words are): None would survivewho would have even a speck of faith in his heart, but he would bedead. Muhammad b. ja'far reported that Shu'ba narrated to him thishadith many a time and I also read it out to him many a time.

Abdullah b. 'Amr reported: I committed to memory a hadith from Allah'sMessenger and I did not forget it after I hadheard Allah's Messenger as saying: The firstsign (nut of the signs of the appearance of the Dajjal) would be theappearance of the sun from the west, the appearance of the beast beforethe people in the forenoon and whkch of the two hap- pens first, thesecond one would follow immediately after that.

Abu Zur'a reported that three persons amongst Muslims had been sittingin Medina in the presence of Marwan b. Hakam and they heard him narratethese signs from him and the first amongst them was the appearance ofthe Dajjal. 'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported that Marwin said nothing(particular in this connection). I, however, heard a hadith fromAllah's Messenger and I did not forget thatafter I had heard that from Allah's Apostle andhe reported a hadith like the foregoing.

Abu Zur'a reported that there was a discussion in the presence ofMarwan about the Last Hour, and Abdullah b. 'Amr said: I heard Allah'sMessenger as saying. The rest of the hadith isthe same, but there is no mention of forenoon.

Amir b. Sharahil Sha'bi Sha'b Hamdan reported that he asked Fatima,daughter of Qais and sister of ad-Dahhak b. Qais and she was the firstamongst the emigrant women: Narrate to me a hadith which you had hearddirectly from Allah's Messenger and there is noextra link in between them. She said: Very well, if you like, I amprepared to do that, and he said to her: Well, do It and narrate thatto me. She said: I married the son of Mughira and he was a chosen youngman of Quraish at that time, but he fell as a martyr in the first Jihad(fighting) on the side of Allah's Messenger .When I became a widow, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Auf, one amongst the group ofthe Companions of Allah's Messenger , sent methe proposal of marriage. Allah's Messenger also sent me such a message for his freed slave Usama b. Zaid. And ithad been conveyed to me that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him)had said (about Usama): He who loves me should also love Usima. WhenAllah's Messenger talked to me (about thismatter), I said: My affairs are in your hand. You may marry me toanyone whom you like. He said: You better shift now to the house of UmmSharik, and Umm Sharik was a rich lady from amongst the Anqir. Shespent generously for the cause of Allah and entertained guests veryhospitably. I said: Well, I will do as you like. He said: Do not dothat for Umm Sharik is a woman who is very frequently vizited by guestsand I do not like that your head may be uncovered or the cloth may beremoved from your shank and the strangers may catch sight of them whichyou abhor. You better shift to the house of your cousin 'Abdullah b.'Amr b. Umm Maktum and he is a person of the Bani Fihr branch of theQuraish, and he belonged to that tribe (to which Fatima) belonged. So Ishifted to that house, and when my period of waiting was over, I heardthe voice of an announcer making an announcement that the prayer wouldbe observed in the mosque (where) congregational prayer (is observed).

So I set out towards that mosque and observed prayer along with Allah'sMessenger and I was in the row of the womenwhich was near the row of men. When Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him) had finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit smiling andsaid: Every worshipper should keep sitting at his place. He then said:Do you know why I had asked you to assemble? They said: Allah and HisMessenger know best. He said: By Allah. I have not made you assemblefor exhortation or for a warning, but I have detained you here, forTamim Dari, a Christian, who came and accepted Islam, told mesomething, which agrees with what I was-telling, yuu about the Dajjal.He narrated to me that he had sailed in a ship along with thirty men ofBani Lakhm and Bani Judham and had been tossed by waves in the oceanfor a month. Then these (waves) took them (near) the land within theocean (island) at the time of sunset. They sat in a small side-boat andentered that Island. There was a beast with long thick hair (andbecause of these) they could not distinguish his face from his back.They said: Woe to you, who can you be? Thereupon it said: I amal-Jassasa. They said: What is al-Jassasa? And it said: O people, go tothis person in the monastery as he is very much eager to know aboutyou. He (the narrator) said: When it named a person for us we wereafraid of it lest it should be a Devil. Then we hurriedly went on tillwe came to that monastery and found a well-built person there with hishands tied to his neck and having iron shackles between his two legs upto the ankles. We said: Woe be upon thee, who are you? And he said: Youwould soon come to know about me. but tell me who are you. We said: Weare people from Arabia and we embarked upon a boat but the sea-waveshad been driving us for one month and they brought as near this island.We got Into the side-boats and entered this island and here a beast metus with profusely thick hair and because of the thickness of his hairhis face could not be distinguished from his back. We said: Woe be tothee, who are you? It said: I am al- Jassasa. We said: What isal-Jassasa? And it said: You go to this very person in the monasteryfor he is eagerly waiting for you to know about you. So we came to youin hot haste fearing that that might be the Devil. He (that chainedperson) said: Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baisan. We &aid:About what aspect of theirs do you seek information? He said: I ask youwhether these trees bear fruit or not.

We said: Yes Thereupon he said: I think these would not bear fruits. Hesaid: Inform me about the lake of Tabariyya? We said: Which aspect ofit do you want to know? He said: Is there water in it? They said: Thereis abundance of water in it. Thereupon he said: I think it would soonbecome dry. He again said: Inform me about the spring of Zughar. Theysaid: Which aspect of it you want to know? He (the chained person)said: Is there water in it and does it irrigate (the land)? We said tohim: Yes, there is abundance of water in it and the inhabitants (ofMedina) irrigate (land) with the help of it, He said: Inform me aboutthe unlettered Prophet; what has he done? We said: He has come out fromMecca and has settled In Yathrib (Medina). He said: Do the Arabs fightagainst him? We said: Yes. He said: How did he deal with him? Weinformed him that he had overcome those in his neighbourhood and theyhad submitted themselves before him. Thereupon he said to us: Had itactually happened? We said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If it is so that isbetter for them that they should show obedience to him. I am going totell you about. myself and I am Dajjal and would be soon permitted toget out and so I shall get out and travel in the land, and will notspare any town where I would not stay for forty nights except Mecca andMedina as these two (places) are prohibited (areas) for me and I wouldnot make an attempt to enter any one of these two. An angel with asword in his hand would confront me and would bar my way and therewould be angels to guard every passage leading to it; then Allah'sMessenger striking the pulpit with the help ofthe end of his staff said: This implies Taiba meaning Medina. Have Inot, told you an account (of the Dajjal) like this? 'The people said:Yes, and this account narrated by Tamim Dari was liked by me for itcorroborates the account which I gave to you in regard to him (Dajjal)at Medina and Mecca. Behold he (Dajjal) is in the Syrian sea(Mediterranian) or the Yemen sea (Arabian sea). Nay, on the contrary,he As In the east, he is in the east, he is in the east, and he pointedwith his hand towards the east. I (Fatima bint Qais) said: I preservedIt In my mind (this narration from Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim).

Al-Sha'bi reported: We visited Fatima b. Qais and she served us freshdates which are called rutab and she also served us barley. I asked herabout that woman in whose case three divorces had been pronounced as tohow much time she should count as the waiting period. She said: Myhusband pronounced three divorces in my case and Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) permitted me to spend any waiting period in myfamily. (It was during this period) that announcement was made for thepeople to observe prayer in the bigger Mosque. I went there along withpeople and I was in the front row meant for women and it was adjacentto the last row of men and I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) deliver sermon sitting on the pulpit. He said: The cousin of Tamim(Dari) sailed in the ocean. The rest of the hadith is the same but withthis addition:" (I see) as if I am looking to Allah's Apostle (maypeace be upon him) pointing his rod towards the land (and saying): Itis Taiba, i. e. Medina."

Tamim Dari came to Allah's Messenger andinformed Allah's Messenger that he sailed in anocean and his ship lost direction and thus landed at an island. Theymoved about in that land in search of water. There they saw a personwho had been pulling his hair. The rest of the hadith is the same. Andhe (Dajjal) said: If I were to be permitted to set out I would havecovered all the lands except Taiba. Then Allah's Messerger (may peacebe upon him) brought (Tamim Dari) before the public and he narrated tothem and said: That is Taiba and that is the Dajjal.

Fatima b. Qais reported that Allah's Messenger sat on the pulpit and said: O people, Tamim Dari has reported to methat some persons of his tribe sailed in the ocean in a boat and itcapsised and then some of them travelled on one of the planks of theboat and they went to an island in the ocean. The rest of the hadith isthe same.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger said: There will be no land which would not be covered by the Dajjalbut Mecca and Medina, and there would no passage out of the passagesleading to them which would not be guarded by angels arranged in rows.Then he (the Dajjal) would appear in a barren place adjacent to Medinaand it would rock three times that every unbeliever and hypocrite wouldget out of it towards him.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas that Allah'sMessenger said this but with this addition that(the Dajjal would come) and pitch his tent in the waste-land of Jurufand thus there would come out of (the city) every hypocrite, man andwoman.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger said: The Dajjal would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahanwearing Persian shawls.

Umm Sharik reported: I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: The people would run away from the Dajjal seeking shelter inthe mountains. She said: Where would be the Arabs then in that day? Hesaid: They would be small in number.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Juraij with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Qatada reported: We used to go to Imran b. Husain passing in frontof Hisham b. 'Amir. He, one day, said: You pass by me (in order) to goto some per- sons but (amongst ttie living persons) none remained inthe company of Allah's Messenger more than Iand none knows more ahadith than I. I heard Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) as saying: There would be no creation (creating moretrouble) than the Dajjal right from the creation of Adam to the LastHour.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Imran b. Husain with a slight variation of wording.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger havingsaid: Hasten to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising ofthe sun from the west, the smoke, the Dajjal, the beast and (the death)of one of you or the general turmoil.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: Hasten in performing these good deeds (before these) six things(happen): (the appearance) of tribe Dijjal, the smoke, the beast of theearth, the rising of the sun from the west, the general turmoil(leadina to large-scale massacre) and death of masses and individuals.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Qatada through another chain of transmitters.

Ma'qil b. Yasar reported Allah's Apostle assaying: Worshiping during the period of widespread turmoil is likeemigration towards me.

Abdullah reported Allah's Apostle as saying:The Last Hour would affect (most terribly) the wicked persons.

This hadith has been reported by Sahl b. Sa'd that he heard Allah'sMessenger as saying: I and the Last Hour are(close to each other) like this (and he, in order to explain it)pointed (by joining his) forefinger, (one) next to the thumb and themiddle finger (together).

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him)said: I and the Last Hour have been sent like this. Shu'ba said: Iheard Qatada as saying in his narration: The excellence of one over theother. And I do not know whether he narrated it from Anas or Qatadahimself said so.

Shu'ba reported: I heard Qatada and Abu Tayyab narrating that both ofthem heard Anas as narrating that Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) said: I and the Last Hour have been sent like this, and Shu'badrew his forefinger and middle finger near each other while narratingit.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.

Anas reported Allah's Apostle as saying likethis, but he narrated it through another chain of transmitters.

Anas reported Allah's Messenger as saying: Iand the Last Hour have been sent like this and (he while doing it)joined the forefinger with the middle finger.

'A'isha reported that when the desert Arabs came to Allable Messenger they asked about the Last Hour as to when thatwould come. And he looked towards the youngest amongst them and said:If he lives he would not grow very old that he would find your LastHour coming to you the would see you dying).

Anas reported that a person asked Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) as to when the Last Hour would come. He had in his presence ayoung boy of the Ansar who was called Mabammad. Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon bion) said: If this young boy lives. he may not grow veryold till (he would see) the Last Hour coming to you.

Anas b. Malik reported that a person asked Allah's Apostle (may peacebe upon him): When would the Last Hour come? Thereupon Allah'sMessenger (way peace be upon him) kept quiet for a while. then lookedat a young boy in his presence belonging to the tribe of Azd Shanilwaand he said: If this boy lives he would not grow very old till the LastHour would come to you. Anas said that this young boy was of our agedaring those days.

Anas reported: A young boy of Mughira b. Shu'ba happened to pass by(the Holy Prophet) and he was of my age Thereupon Allah's Apostle (maypeace be apon him) said: If he lives long he would not grow very oldtill the Last Hour would come (to the old People of this generation).

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: The Last Hour would come (so sudden) that a person would bemilking the she- camel and the (milk) would not reach the brim of thevessel that the Last Hour would come, and the two persons would beengaged in buying and selling of the clothes and their bargain wouldnot be struck before the Last Hour would come. And someone would besetting his tank in order and he would have hardly set it right whenthe Last Hour would come.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger assaying: Between the two blowiings of the trumpet (there would be aninterval of forty). They said: Abu Huraira, do you mean forty days? Hesaid: I cannot say anything. They said: Do you mean fortv months? Hesaid: I cannot say anything They said: Do you mean forty years? Hesaid: I cannot say anything. Then Allah would cause the water to,descend from the sky and they (people) will sprout like vegetable Theonly thing in a man which would not decay would be one bone (spinalchord) from which the whole frame would be reconstituted on the Day ofResurrection.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as say-ing: The earth would consume every son of Adam except his spinal chordfrom which his body would be reconstituted (on the Day of Resurrection).

Abu Huraira reported so many ahadith from Allah's Apostle (may peace beupon him) and amongst these one was this that Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) said: There is a bone in the human being which theearth would never consume and it is from this that new bodies would bereconstituted (on the Day of Resurrection). They said: Allah'sMessenger, which bone is that? Thereupon he said: It is the spinal bone.