Part 14

Signs Indicating The Proximity Of The Hour

“Aout Ibn Maalik Al-Ashja’ee 4% said, “1 went to the Prophet #8 and gave him greetings of peace. He #8 said, ‘Aout?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Enter.’ I asked, ‘All of me or a part of me?’ He ig said, ‘All of you. O ‘Aouf, enumerate six that will occur in close proximity to the Hour. The first of them is my death.’ I cried until the Messenger of Allah 3% silenced me. He # said, ‘Say: one.’ I said, ‘One.’ He 2 said, "The second is the conquering of Jerusalem. Say: two.’ I said, “Two.’ He #¥ said, ‘The third is death that will occur in my nation, it will take them like the shearing of (wool on) sheep. Say: three. The fourth is a trial that will take place in my nation - it is the greatest of them. The fifth is the abundant flowing of wealth among you, until a man is given 100 dinars but is still dissatisfied with it. Say: five. The sixth is a truce between you and the children of the yellow ones (referring to Rome); they will advance toward you with 80 Ghaayah.” T said, ‘And what is Al-Ghanyah?” He #8 said, ‘A flag, and under each flag there are 12 000. And the Fustaat (could mean city here) of the Muslims at that time will be in a land called Ghootah, ina city called Damascus.” (Ahmad)

Abu Dardaa related that the Messenger of Allah 3% said, “Indeed the Fuséaat (could mean city here) of the Muslims on the day of the massacre is in Ghootali, beside a city that is called Damascus, from the best of the cities of Sham.” (Abu Daawood)

Mu’aadh ibn Jabal .& related that the Messenger of Allah :& said, “Six are from the signs of the Hour: 1) my death; 2) the conquering of Jerusalern; 3) death that will take people like the shearing (of wool from) sheep; 4) a trial and that which surrounds it will enter the house of every Muslim; 5) a man will be given 1000 dinars (in charity) but will remain dissatisfied; 6) Rome will betray, advancing with 80 banners — underneath each banner, 12000.” (Ahmad)

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The Prophet #% Ordered Muslims To Hasten To Do Good Deeds Before The Occurrence Of Six Matters

Abu Hurairah 4 related that the Messenger of Allah #@ said, “Hasten with (good) deeds before six (matters): the sun rising from the West; the Dajjaal; the smoke; the beast of the earth; the death of one of you; the affair of the ‘Aaamah (literally, this means ‘of all people,’ but here this is referring to the Day of Resurrection, which encompasses all people).” Qataadah used to say, “If he said, ‘the affair of the ‘Aamah’, he was referring to the affair of the Hour,” (Ahmad) Muslim related this hadith through another chain.

Abu Hurairah 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “THasten to (perform good) deeds before six (matters occur): the sun rising from the West; the Dajjaal; the smoke; the beast; the death of one of you; and the affair of the ‘Aamah (ie, the Day of Resurrection).” (Ahmad) And Muslim related it from the hadith of Ismaa‘cel ibn Ja’far Al-Madanee.

Ten Signs Before The Coming Of The Hour

Huthafah ibn Asad said, “The Prophet #% came over us as we were studying among ourselves (knowledge pertaining to) the Hour. He #8 said, ‘What are you discussing” We said, ‘We are mentioning {affairs pertaining to) the Four.’ He 2% said, ‘Indeed it will not come until you see ten signs: The smoke! , the Dajjaal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the West, the descending of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, Yajooj and Majooj, three Khusoof (plural of Khasf, the swallowing of the earth and all that is on it) ~- the Khasf of the East, the Khasf of the West, and the Khasf of the Arabian Peninsula ~ and the last of them is a fire that will emerge from the East and that will steer people to their place of gathering.” (Afimad)

"0 Tt is related in a hadith from Hudhaifah that from the signs of the Hour is a smoke that will fill all that is between the East and the West. It will remain on earth for forty days. The believer will be afflicted with something similar to a cold; the disbeliever will be in a state of drunkenness; smoke will come out from his nose, his eyes, his ears, and his anus (this is mentioned in ‘Aun AL-Ma’bood.)

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The Fire That Will Come Out From The Floor (Or Depth) Of ‘Adan

The following is related from Ibn Shuraihah Al-Ghaffaaree: “And a fire that will come out from the floor of ‘Adan (a famous city in Yemen); it will steer or gather the people; it will spend the night with them wherever they spend the night, and it will be with them in the day wherever they take their day-nap.” Sho’bah said, “A man from Abu At-Tufail related this hadith to me from Abu Shuraihah, who did not impute it to the Prophet 2.”

The Fierce battle That Will Take Place With The Romans, Which Will End With The Conquering Of Constantinople

At that point the Maseeh Ad-Dajjaal will come out and ‘Eesa ibn Maryam will descend from the sky of this world to the earth, to a white minaret in Eastern Damascus, at the time of Fajr. We will further explain this with authentic narrations.

Aseer ibn Jaabir said, “A red wind was blowing in Kufah, and a man came, repeating the same words over and over: ‘O ‘Abdullah

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In a narration we already related from ‘Aouf ibn Maalik, as the Prophet # was enumerating the signs, he 2% said, “The sixth is a truce that will take place between you and the children of the yellow (ones). They will advance toward you with 80 flags, and underneath

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each flag are 10,000. The Fustaat (perhaps meaning city here) of the Muslims at that time will be in a land called Al-Ghootah, in a city called Damascus.” (Afnmd) Abu Ad-Dardaa related that the Messenger of Allah :ti said, “Indeed the Fustaat (perhaps meaning city here} of the Muslims on the day of the carnage will be at AlGhootah, beside a city called Damascus, one of the best cities of AshSham (Syria and surrounding areas).” (Abu Daawood) We have already related ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar’s hadith regarding the conquering of Constantinople and Abu Qubail’s hadith from him regarding the conquering of Rome.

The Hour Will Not Arrive Until The Maseeh (‘Eesa Ibn Maryam) # Kills The Dajjaal — The Curse Of Allah Upon Him — Nor Until Good And Its Light Overcomes Falsehood