The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour

كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة

Chapter 16: Tribulation From The East, From Where The Horns Of The Shaitan Appear

Salim b. Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), while turning his face towards the east, said

The turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side - the side where appear the horns of Satan.

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out from the house of 'Aisha and said

It would be from this side that there would appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the horns of Satan, i.e. the east.

Ibn Umar reported

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying while pointing his hands towards the east: The turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side (he repeated it thrice) where appear the horns of Satan.

Ibn Fudail reported on the authority of his father that he heard Salim b. `Abdullah b. `Umar as saying

O people of Iraq, how strange it is that you ask about the minor sins but commit major sins? I heard from my father `Abdullah b. `Umar, narrating that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying while pointing his hand towards the east: Verily, the turmoil would come from this side, from where appear the horns of Satan and you would strike the necks of one another; and Moses killed a person from among the people of Pharaoh unintentionally and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: "You killed a person but We relieved you from the grief and tried you with (many a) trial" (xx. 40). Ahmad b. `Umar reported this hadith from Salim, but he did not make a mention of the words: "I heard".

Chapter 17: The Hour Will Not Begin Until Daws Worship Dhul-Khalasah

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come until the women of the tribe of Daus would be seen going round Dhi al-Khalasa (for worship) and Dhi al-Khalasa is a place in Tabala, where there was a temple in which the people of the tribe of Daus used to worship the idol.

'A'isha reported

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The (system) of night and day would not end until the people have taken to the worship of Lat and 'Uzza. I said: Allah's Messenger, I think when Allah has revealed this verse:" He it is Who has sent His Messenger with right guidance, and true religion, so that He may cause it to prevail upon all religions, though the polytheists are averse (to it)" (ix. 33), it implies that (this promise) is going to be fulfilled. Thereupon he (Allah's Apostle) said: It would happen as Allah would like. Then Allah would send the sweet fragrant air by which everyone who has even a mustard grain of faith in Him would die and those only would survive who would have no goodness in them. And they would revert to the religion of their forefathers.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Ja'far with the same chain of transmitters.

Chapter 18: The Hour Will Not Begin Until A Man Passes By Another Man's Grave And Wishes That He Was In The Place Of The Deceased, Because Of Calamity

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come until a person would pass by a grave of another person and he would say: I wish it had been my abode.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

By Him, in Whose hand is my life, the world would not come to an end until a person would pass by a grave, would roll over it and express the desire that he should be in the place of the occupant of that grave not because of religious reasons but because of this calamity.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

By Him in Whose Hand is my life, a time would come when the murderer would not know why he has committed the murder, and the victim would not know why he has been killed.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The world would not come to an end until a day would come to the people on which the murderer would not know as to why he has killed and the slain would not know as to why he has been murdered. It would be said: Why would It happen? To which he replied: It would be because of general massacre and bloodshed. And the slaughterers and the slain would be in Fire, and in the narration of Ibn Aban, the name of Abu Isma'il has been mentioned.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Ka'ba would be destroyed by an Abyssinian having two small shanks.

(The above mentioned) hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

It would be an Abyssinian having two small shanks who would destroy the House ol Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messengar (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come before a person of Qahtan comes forth driving people with his stick.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The day and the night would not come to an end before a man called al-Jahjah would occupy the throne.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come unless you fight with people whose faces are like hammered shields and the Last Hour would not come until you would fight against those wearing the shoes of hair.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come until a people wearing shoes of hair fight against you having their faces like hammered shields.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come until you fight with a people wearing shoes of hair and the Last Hour would not come until you fight with a people having small eyes and broad snub noses.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

The Last Hour would not come until the Muslims fight with the Turks-a people whose faces would be like hammered shields wearing clothes of hair and walking (with shoes) of hair.