Tribulations

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Chapter 27: The disappearance of honesty

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“WhenAllah wants to destroy a person, He takes away modesty from him, youwill only see him with the wrath of Allah upon him, and he will behated by people. When you only see him with the wrath of Allah uponhim, and hated by people, then honesty will be taken away from him,and when honesty is taken away from him, you will only see him as atraitor who is called such by others. When you only see him as atraitor who is called such by others, then mercy will be taken awayfrom him, and when mercy is taken away from him, you will only seehimas rejected and accursed, and when you only see him as rejectedandaccursed, then the bond of Islam will be taken away from him.”

Chapter 20: Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil

It was narrated that Abu Umamah said

“A man came to the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) at the first pillar and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah,whichJihad is best?’ but he kept quiet. When he saw the secondPillar, heasked again, and he kept quiet. When he stoned ‘AqabahPillar, heplaced his foot in the stirrup, to ride, and said: ‘Whereis the onewho was asking?’ (The man) said: ‘Here I am, OMessenger of Allah.’ Hesaid: ‘A word of truth spoken to anunjust ruler.’”

Chapter 22: Punishments

It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“People among my nation will drink wine, calling it byanother name, and musical instruments will be played for them andsinging girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth toswallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.”

Chapter 23: Patience at the time of calamity

It was narrated from Mus’ab bin Sa’d that his father, Sa’d binAbuWaqqas, said

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which peopleare mostseverely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets, then the nextbest and thenext best. A person is tested according to his religiouscommitment.If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he willbe tested moreseverely, and if he is frail in his religiouscommitment, his testwill be according to his commitment. Trials willcontinue to afflict aperson until they leave him walking on theearth with no sin on him.’”

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said

“It is as if I can see theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), telling us the story of one of theProphets:‘His people beat him, and he was wiping the blood fromhis face andsaying: “O Lord forgive my people, for they do notknow.’”

It was narrated that Anas said

“One day, Jibril (as) came to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was sitting in a sorrowful statewithhis face soaked with blood, because some of the people of Makkahhadstruck him. He said: ‘What is the matter with you?’ He said:‘Thesepeople did such and such to me.’ He said: ‘Would youlike me to showyou a sign?’ He said: ‘Yes, show me.’ He lookedat a tree on the farside of the valley and said: ‘Call that tree.’So he called it, and itcame walking until it stood before him. Hesaid: ‘Tell it to go back.’So he told it, and it went back toits place. Then the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘That issufficient for me.’”

Chapter 24: Hard times

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“You will be picked over just as (good) dates are selected(separated) from its bad ones. So the best of you will be taken andthe worst of you will be left, so die if you can.”

Chapter 25: The portents of the Hour

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“The Hour will not begin until wealth becomes abundant andtribulations appear, and Harj increases.” They said: “What isHarj, OMessenger of Allah?” He said: “Killing, killing,killing,” threetimes.

Chapter 26: The disappearance of the Quran and Knowledge

It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“Islam will wear out as embroidery on a garment wearsout, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) ritesand charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, andnot one Verse of it will be left on earth. And there will be somepeople left, old men and old women, who will say: “We saw ourfathers saying these words: ‘La ilaha illallah’ so we say themtoo.” Silah said to him: “What good will (saying): La ilahaillallah do them, when they do not know what fasting, prayer,(pilgrimage) rites and charity are?” Hudhaifah turned away fromhis. He repeated his question three times, and Hudhaifah turned awayfrom him each time. Then he turned to him on the third time and said:“O Silah! It will save them from Hell,” three times.

Chapter 27: The disappearance of honesty

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)told us two Ahadith, one of which I have seen, and I am still waitingfor the other. He told us: ‘Honesty was preserved in the roots ofmen’s hearts’ – (One of the narrators) Tanafisi said: ‘Meaningin the middle of men’s hearts’ – ‘Then the Qur’an wasrevealed and we learned (it) from the Qur’an and the Sunnah.’Then he told us about its disappearance, saying; ‘A man will go tosleep and honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only itstrace will remain, like spots without color. Then he will go to sleepagain and the remainder of the honesty will also be taken away (fromhis heart) and leaving a trace like a blister, as when an embertouches your foot and raises a blister which has nothing inside.’”Then Hudhaifah picked up a handful of pebbles and rolled them on hisleg. He said: “People will engage in business with one another, butthere will hardly be any honest persons among them. Then it will besaid that in such and such a tribe there is an honest man, and a manwill be admired for his intelligence, good manners and strength, butthere will not be even a mustard seed of faith in his heart.”"There was a time when I did not mind dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his religion would prevent him from cheating; and if he was a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him from cheating. But today I cannot deal except with so-and-so and so-and-so."

Chapter 28: Signs (of the Day of Judgment)

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

"Hasten to do good deeds (before) six things (happen): Therising of the sun from the west (place of its setting), the smoke,thebeast of the earth, Dajjal (False Christ), that which will happentoeach of you (death); and that which will happen to all people (theDayof Resurrection)."

Chapter 29: The Earth collapsing

It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Atthe end of my nation there will be the earth collapsing,transformations, and Qadhf.”

Chapter 30: The Army of Al-Bayda'

It was narrated from Safiyyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“People will not stop attacking this House until an army attacks,until when they are in Baida’, the first and the last of them willbeswallowed by the earth, and the middle of them will not besaved.’” Isaid: “What if there are those among them who wereforced (to join thearmy)?” He said: “Allah will resurrect themaccording to what is inthe hearts.”

Chapter 31: The Beast of the Earth

‘Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father said

“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) took me to a place in the desert, nearMakkah, wherethere was arid land surrounded by sand. The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘The Beast will emerge from this spot – spanby a span. (i.e,the size of that spot).’”

Chapter 32: The rising of the Sun from the west (the place of its setting)

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said

“The first signs to appear will be at the risingof the sun from the west and the emergence of the Beast to thepeople, at forenoon.’”'Abdullah said: "Whichever of them appears first, the other will come soon after." 'Abdullah said: "I do not think it will be anything other than the sun rising from the west."

Chapter 34: The appearance of the Mahdi

It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

"Three will fight one another for your treasure, each one ofthem theson of a caliph, but none of them will gain it. Then theblack bannerswill come from the east, and they will kill you in anunprecedentedmanner." Then he mentioned something that I do notremember, then hesaid: "When you see them, then pledge yourallegiance to them even ifyou have to crawl over the snow, for thatis the caliph of Allah,Mahdi."

Chapter 28: Signs (of the Day of Judgment)

It was narrated that Hudhaifah bin Asid, Abu Sarihah, said

"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked out from a room, when we were talkingabout the Hour. He said: 'The Hour will not begin until ten signsappear: The rising of the sun from the west (place of its setting);Dajjal; the smoke; the beast; Gog and Magog people; the appearance of'Eisa bin Maryam(as), the earth collapsing three times - once in theeast, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula; and fire thatwill emerge from the plain of Aden Abyan and will drive the people tothe place of Gathering, stopping with them when they stop at nightandwhen they stop to rest at midday."

Chapter 29: The Earth collapsing

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said

“There will be among my nation collapsing of theearth,transformations, and Qadhf.”

Chapter 30: The Army of Al-Bayda'

Hafsah narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say

“Aninvading army will come towards this House until, when they are inBayda’, the middle of them will be swallowed up by the earth, andthefirst of them will call out to the last of them, and they will beswallowed up, until there is no one left of them except a fugitivewhowill tell them of what happened to them.” When the army ofHajjajcame, we thought that they were (the ones mentioned in thisHadith). Aman said: “I bear witness that you did not attribute alie to Hafsahand that Hafsah did not attribute a lie to the Prophet(ﷺ).”

Chapter 33: The tribulation of Dajjal, the emergence of 'Esa bin Maryam and the emergence of Gog and Magog

It was narrated that Abu Bakr Siddiq said

"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) told us: 'Dajjal will emerge in a land in the east calledKhorasan, and will be followed by people with faces like hammeredshields.'"