Sunan Ibn Majah 4080

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Azhar ibn Marwan narrated to us; ‘Abd al-A‘la narrated to us; Sa‘id narrated to us, from Qatadah, who said: Abu Rafi‘ narrated to us, from Abu Hurayrah, who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Gog and Magog dig every day until, when they are almost able to see the sun’s rays, their leader says, ‘Go back; we will dig it tomorrow.’ Then Allah restores it more solidly than it was. When their appointed time comes and Allah wills to send them against the people, they will dig until they are almost able to see the sun’s rays. Their leader will say, ‘Go back; tomorrow you will dig it, if Allah Most High wills,’ and they will make that exception. They will return to it and find it as it was when they left it. Then they will dig through it and emerge upon the people. They will drain the water, and the people will fortify themselves against them in their fortresses. Gog and Magog will shoot their arrows toward the sky, and they will come back with dried blood on them. They will say, ‘We have subdued the people of the earth and prevailed over the people of heaven.’ Allah will then send larvae into the backs of their necks and kill them with them.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “By the One in whose hand is my soul, the beasts of the earth will surely grow fat and thrive on their flesh.”