Part 37

“Say (O Muhammad #8): “No wage do I ask you for this (the Quran), nor ar I one of the Mactakatlifin (those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist),

“Indeed the Quraish were slow in accepting Islam, and so the Messenger of Allah 3% supplicated against them: O Allah, help me against them with seven (years of drought) like the seven of Yousuf (the seven years of drought during his lifetime). A drought afflicted them until they were (practically) destroyed in it. They ate (from hanger) the dead carcass and bones. A man would see smoke between him and the ground. Abu Sufyaan went and said: O Muhammad, you order us to keep ties with relations, and your people are becoming destroyed. So invoke Allah.’ He then read this verse:

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“Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible | smoke.)

EN GEST AME GD “On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest grasp That is the Day of Badr, and it will be binding:

“Alif-Lam-Mim. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur‘an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings). The Romans have been defeated. In the nearer land (Syria, Irag, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.” ‘The saying of the storyteller in Kindah — that the smoke will occur on the Day of Resurrection — is not appropriate or good. This is why Ibn Mas’ood 4 refuted him: the existence of the said smoke will take place before the Day of Resurrection, just as the other signs — the Dajjaal as well as Yajooj and Majooj, (Gog and Magog) for example — are before the Day of Resurrection. This is indicated in Aluadeeth related by Abu Shuraihah 2s, Abu Hurairah 4, and other Companions #. As for the Fire that will be present before the Day of Resurrection, we have already related from As-sahih that it will come out from Qasr ‘Adn; it will steer people to the place of gathering. It will spend the night with them wherever it is they spend the night, and it will spend the day with them wherever it is they take their day nap.

There Will Be Much Fainting Just Before The Hour (Or Many People Will Be Struck By Lightning)

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudree s related that the Messenger of Allah 28 said, “Near the time of the Hour there will be many Sawaa’iq (could mean much fainting, or could mean much lighting that will strike

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people), to the degree that a man will go toa people, and say, “ f has fainted (or perhaps, who has been struck by lightning) peters you this morning?” They will say, “Such and such person, such and such person, and such and such person has fainted (or has been

Severe Rainfall That Will Occur { Before The Day Of Resurrection :

Abu Hurairah u& related that the Messenger of Allah #¢ said, “The Hour will not come to pass until the sky will give rain, from which no house made of dry clay will be shielded and from which no house made of hair will be shielded.” In his Musnad, Abu Bakr AlBazzaar related this narration.

‘Abdullah 4 said, “The Messenger of Allah #% said, ‘The Signs are sets of beads on a string, which is cut. They follow one another {in succession).”” (Ahmad)

Signs Which, If They Have Not Yet Occurred, Will Occur Before The Hour

In previously mentioned Ahaadeeth, we have related much in this regard. Here we mention more such signs of the Hour, signs which indicate that it is near. And we seek help from Allah a.

From The Signs Of The Hour Is People Competing With One Another In Construction High Buildings

Abu Hurairah 4 related that the Messenger of Allah #3 said, “The Hour will not arrive until the people vie with one another in constructing tall buildings. And the Hour will not arrive until two huge groups, each having the same claim, fight, and between them there will be a great amount of killing; and the hour will not arrive until knowledge will be seized, earthquakes increase in frequency, time converges" , trials appear (or become

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widespread), and, killing increases in frequency; and the Hour will not arrive until lying Dajjaals are sent, almost 30 of them, and each one of then will claim that he is the Messenger of Allah. And the Hour will not arrive until a man passes the grave of another man and says, ‘Would that I were in his place.’ And the Hour will not arrive until the sun rises from its west, and when it does rise (from the west) and people see it, they will all believe, except that that is when ‘no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith’ And the Hour will not arrive until there will be much wealth among you, to the degree that the owner of wealth will be distressed to find one who accepts his charity.” (Bukhaaree) Muslim related it from Abu Hurairah 4 as well, but through a different chain of narrators.

Abu Hurairah 4, Abu Buraidah #, Abu Bakrah ., and others related the following hadith: “The Hour will not arrive until you fight the Turks, (people with) wide faces and Dhulaf noses (ie. the bridges of their noses are low), as if their faces are (smooth and wide) shields, and they will wear shoes made of hair.” The Turks (the Turks mentioned here are not the Turks we know of today, but rather they are the Tatars) are from the progeny of Qantoorah, who was the female slave of Ibraaheem #58).

A Decrease In Knowledge And An Increase In Ignorance: Both are From The Signs Of The Hour

Anas 4 reported that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Indeed, from the signs of the Hour is that knowledge will be raised, ignorance will appear (and become widespread), fornication will spread, alcohol will be imbibed, men will depart, and women will remain, to the extent that for 50 women, there will be a single guardian.” (Bukhaaree and Muslim)

From The Signs Of The Hour Is That Blessings And Riches Will Become Abundant In The Land Of The Arabs

Abu Hurairah @ related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “Days and nights will not depart until pastures (greenery and meadows) and rivers return to the land of the Arabs and until the Furaat lays

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bare a mountain of gold. They will fight over it, and out of every 100 (people), 99 will be killed, and one will be saved.” This narration is related by Sufyaan Ath-Thauree and by Muslim, with another chain

The Prophet #% Intimated That Some Arabs Will Apostatize Before The Coming Of The Hour

Abu Hurairah related that the Messenger of Allah #4 said, “The Hour will not arrive until the buttocks of women from Daous will shake around Dhil-Khilsha - who is the idol of Daous that they used to worship in the days of ignorance.”

‘Aaishah % said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah 2% say, ‘The night and the day will not depart until Al-Laat and Al‘Uzzah are worshipped (again).”” ‘Aaishah % said, “O Messenger of Allah, when this was revealed:

“He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad #8) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islamic Monotheism) to make it victorious over all (other) religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad 2%) hate (it). ef I thought that it was completed.” The Prophet 2% said, “Whatever Allah wills from this will occur, and then Allah will send a good wind, with which everyone who has a mustard seed’s weight of Eemaan in his heart will die. Those who have no good in themselves will remain, and they will return to the religion of their fathers.” (Muslim) Juzz Al-Ansaaree related that ‘Abdullah ibn Salaam # asked the Messenger of Allah #%, “What is first (sign) from the Signs of the Hour?” He #¢ said, “A Fire that will gather the people from the East to the west.” Bukhaaree related this hadith from Anas ¢. In the hadith of Abu Zur'ah, Abu Hurairah # reported that, one day, the Messenger of Allah 2% was standing out before the people, when a

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Bedouin came to him, asking him about Eemaan. Further on in the narration, the Bedouin who came asked, “O Messenger of Allah, when is the Hour?” He 2 said, “The one who is asked knows no more about this matter than the questioner knows, but ! will speak to you of its signs. When a female slave gives birth to her master, and when the barefooted, naked, poor, shepherds of sheep become heads over people — then these are of its signs. And it (it, ie, knowledge of when the Hour will arrive) is from five matters, which none has knowledge of save Allah 8.” He 2 then recited:

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“Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is Al-Knower, All-Aware (of things)."") The man left, and the Prophet #% said, “Bring him back to me.” (When they went to get him), they didn’t find anything, and so he #8 said, “It was Jibreel, who came to teach the people about the affairs of their religion.” Bukhaaree and Muslim related this narration.

“When a female slave gives birth to her master’: At the end of times, female slaves will be given status for being modest; a female slave will be underneath (the ownership of) an old man (or man of status) without any free woman being under him as well. And that is why the Prophet # coupled that with his saying, “When you see the barefooted, naked, poor ones. vying with another in the construction of tall buildings.” This means that they will be leaders among people, for they will have status and much wealth. Their energy and efforts will (for the most part) be expended in one direction: competing to build high buildings.