Chapters On Al-Fitan

كتاب الفتن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 42: The Hour Will Not Be Established until A Fire Comes From The Direction Of The Hijaz

Salim bin 'Abdullas [bin 'Umar] narrated from his father, that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"A fire is coming from Hadramawt- before the Day of Judgement- to gather the people." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you order us?" He said: "Stick to Ash-Sham."

Chapter 43: What Has Been Related About 'The Hour Shall Not Be Established Until The Liars Appear'

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"The Hour shall not be established until nearly thirty imposters, Dajjal appear, each of them claiming that he is the Messenger of Allah."

Thawban narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"The Hour shall not be established until tribes of my Ummah unite with the idolaters, and until they worship idols. And indeed there shall be thirty imposters in my Ummah,each of them claiming that he is a Prophet. And I am the last of the Prophets, there is no Prophet after me."

Chapter 44: What Has Been Related About The Liar And Destroyer From Thaqif

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"In Thaqif there will be a great liar and destroyer."

Chapter 45: What Has Been Related About The Third Generation

'Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them. Then, after them a people will come who increase in fatness, loving fatness, giving testimony before they are asked for it."

`Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

"The best of my Ummah is the generation among whom I was sent, then those who follow them." He(`Imran) said: I do not know if he mentioned the third or not. "Then there shall appear people who testify while their testimony was not sought, who are treacherous, not trusted, and fatness shall spread among them."

Chapter 46: What Has Been Related About Al-Khulafa'

Simak bin Harb narrated from Jabir bin Samurah who said " The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

'There will be twelve Amir after me."' He said: "Then he said something that I did not understand. So I asked the one who was next to me, who said that he(s.a.w) had said: 'All of them are from Quraish."'

Chapter 47: It is Disliked to Insult The Sultan

Ziyad bin Kusaib Al-'Adawi said

"I was with Abu Bakrah under the Minbar of Ibn 'Amir while he was giving a Khutbah wearing a fine garment. Abu Bilal said: 'Look at our Amir wearing clothes of wickedness!' So Abu Bakrah said: Be quiet! I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) saying: "Whoever insults Allah's Sultan on the earth, Allah disgraces him."

Chapter 48: What Has Been Related About Al-Khilafah

Salim bin 'Abdullah narrated from his father who said

"It was said to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: 'Perhaps you should endorse your successor.' He said: 'If I appoint a successor, then indeed Abu Bakr appointed a successor. And if I do not appoint a successor, the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) did not appoint a successor."'

Sa'eed bin Jumhan narrated

"Safinah narrated to me, he said: 'The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "Al-Khilafah will be in my Ummah for thirty years, then there will be monarchy after that."' Then Safinah said to me: 'Count the Khilafah of Abu Bakr,' then he said: 'Count the Khilafah of 'Umar and the Khilafah of 'Uthman.' Then he said to me: 'Count the Khilafah of 'Ali."' He said: "So we found that they add up to thirty years." Sa'eed said: "I said to him: 'Banu Umaiyyah claim that the Khilafah is among them.' He said: 'Banu Az-Zarqa' lie, rather they are a monarchy, among the worst of monarchies."'

Chapter 49: What Has Been Related About Al-Khilafah Are FromQuraish Until The Hour Is Established'

'Abdullah bin Abi Al-Hudhail said

" There were some people from(the tribe of) Rabiah with 'Amr bin Al-'As, so a man from(the tribe of) Bakr bin Wa'il said: "Either the Quraish will stop, or Allah will place this matter among the masses of the Arabs other than them.' So 'Amr bin Al-'As said: 'You have lied, I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) saying: "The Quraish are the leaders of the people, in the good and the bad, until the Day of Judgement."

Chapter 50: The Reign of a Man among the Mawali called Jahjah

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"The night and the day shall not go away until a man called Jahjah among the Mawali reigns."

Chapter 51: What Has Been Related About The Misguiding A'immah

Thawban narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"I only fear for my Ummah from the misguiding A'immah." He said that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "There will never cease to be a group from my Ummah manifest upon the truth, they will not be harmed by those who forsake them until Allah's Decree comes."

Chapter 52: What Has Been Related About The Mahdi

'Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"The world shall not pass away until a man from the people of my family rules the Arabs whose name agrees with my name."

'Asim narrated from Zirr, from 'Abdullah, from the Prophet(s.a.w) who said

"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, then Allah would extend that day until he comes.'"

Chapter 53: Regarding The Mahdi's Life And His Giving

Zaid bin Al-'Ammi said

"I heard Abu As-Siddiq An-Naji narrate a Hadith from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri who said: 'We feared events to occur after our Prophet, so we asked Allah's Prophet(s.a.w), and he said: "Indeed there will be a Mahdi who comes in my Ummah (ruling) living for five, or seven, or nine."- Zaid was the one in doubt- He said: "We said: What is that?" He said: "Years." He said: "A man will come to him and say: O Mahdi! 'Give to me, give to me! So he will fill in his garment whatever he is able to carry.'"

Chapter 54: What Has Been Related About The Descent of 'Eisa Bin Mariam(Peace Be Upon Him)

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet(s.a.w) said

"By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Ibn Mariam shall soon descend among you, judging justly. He shall break the cross, kill the pig, remove the Jizyah, and wealth will be so bountiful that there will be none to accept it."

Chapter 55: What Has Been Related About The Dajjal

Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah said

"I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w): 'There was never a Prophet after Nuh but that he warned his people about the Dajjal, and indeed I shall warn you of him.' Then the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) described him for us, and he said: "Perhaps some of you who see me, or hear my words shall live to see him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our hearts be on that day?" He said: "The same – that is, as today – or better.” (Hasan)

Chapter 56: What Has Been Related About The Signs of the Dajjal

Az-Zuhri narrated from Salim from Ibn 'Umar who said

"The Messengers of Allah(s.a.w)stood among the people,he praised Allah as is due to Him, then he mentioned the Dajjal and he said: 'Indeed I warn you of him. There has not been a Prophet except that he warned his people, and Nuh indeed warned his people – but I am to say something about him that no Prophet has said to his people: You should know that he is one-eyed, and Allah is certainly not one-eyed.'” Az-Zuhri said: “ `Umar bin Thabit Al-Ansari informed me that some of the Companions of the Prophet(s.a.w) informed him, that one day, the Prophet(s.a.w) was cautioning them against Fitnah and he said: 'You must know that not one of you will ever see his Lord until he dies. And indeed, he(the Dajjal) has “Kafir” written between his eyes; everyone who is averse to his behavior shall read it.'” (Sahih)

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said

"You shall fight the Jews. You will gain such control over them, that a rock will say: 'O Muslim! This Jew is behind me so kill him!'"