Sunan Abi Dawud 4306

Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Faris narrated to us: Abd al-Samad ibn Abd al-Warith narrated to us: my father narrated to me: Said ibn Jumhan narrated to us: Muslim ibn Abi Bakrah narrated to us, saying: I heard my father relate that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Some people of my community will settle in a low-lying area that they call al-Basrah, beside a river called the Tigris, over which there is a bridge. Its population will grow, and it will be one of the cities of the emigrants.” Ibn Yahya said that Abu Ma mar said: “It will be one of the cities of the Muslims.” Then, at the end of time, the descendants of Qantura will come, broad-faced and small-eyed, until they camp on the bank of the river. Its people will split into three groups: one group will take to the cattle and the wilderness and perish; another will look after their own interests and disbelieve; and a third will put their children behind their backs and fight them, and they will be the martyrs.