It was narrated that Al-Ahnaf bin Qais said: "I went out looking for this man, and I was met by Abu Bakrah who said: 'Where are you going, O Ahnaf?' I said: 'I want to support the cousin of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) meaning 'Ali. He said to me: 'O Ahnaf, go back, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, the slayer and the slain will both be in the fire." I said - or it was said: - O Messenger of Allah, (we understood about) the slayer, but what about the slain?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion."

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ فَلَقِيَنِى أَبُو بَكْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ يَا أَحْنَفُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أُرِيدُ نَصْرَ ابْنِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - يَعْنِى عَلِيًّا - قَالَ فَقَالَ لِى يَا أَحْنَفُ ارْجِعْ فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِى النَّارِ ». قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَوْ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ « إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Bakrah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'When two Muslims face one another with their swords, the slayer and the slain will both be in the Fire."'

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَالْمُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِى بَكْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِى النَّارِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "When two Muslims, one of them bears arms against his brother, they are both on the brink of Hell, and if one of them kills the other, they will both enter it."

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِىِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ أَبِى بَكْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِذَا الْمُسْلِمَانِ حَمَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى أَخِيهِ السِّلاَحَ فَهُمَا فِى جُرُفِ جَهَنَّمَ فَإِذَا قَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ دَخَلاَهَا جَمِيعًا ».

It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih said: This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). And he mentioned a number of Ahadith, including the following: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The Hour will not begin until two large groups (of Muslims) confront one another, and engage in a great and bloody battle, although the claim of both is the same."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَقْتَتِلَ فِئَتَانِ عَظِيمَتَانِ وَتَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمَا مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَدَعْوَاهُمَا وَاحِدَةٌ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The Hour will not begin until there is a great deal of Harj." They said: "What is Harj, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Killing, killing."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَكْثُرَ الْهَرْجُ ». قَالُوا وَمَا الْهَرْجُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « الْقَتْلُ الْقَتْلُ ».

It was narrated that Thawban said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Allah drew the ends of the earth together for me to see, and I saw its eastern and western lands, and I saw that the dominion of my Ummah will reach as far as that which was drawn together for me to see. And I have been given two treasures, the red and the white. I asked my Lord not to let my Ummah be destroyed by a widespread famine, and not to let them be dominated by an enemy, that is not of them, that would destroy them utterly. My Lord said: 'O Muhammad, when I decree something it cannot be altered. I have granted you that your Ummah will not be destroyed by a widespread famine, and it will not be dominated by an enemy, that is not of them, that would destroy them utterly, even if all people from all regions were to come together (to destroy them). But some of them will destroy others and some will take others captive."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِىُّ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ - حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى أَسْمَاءَ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ اللَّهَ زَوَى لِىَ الأَرْضَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَهَا وَمَغَارِبَهَا وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِى سَيَبْلُغُ مُلْكُهَا مَا زُوِىَ لِى مِنْهَا وَأُعْطِيتُ الْكَنْزَيْنِ الأَحْمَرَ وَالأَبْيَضَ وَإِنِّى سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى لأُمَّتِى أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَهَا بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ وَأَنْ لاَ يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَإِنَّ رَبِّى قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّى إِذَا قَضَيْتُ قَضَاءً فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُرَدُّ وَإِنِّى أَعْطَيْتُكَ لأُمَّتِكَ أَنْ لاَ أُهْلِكَهُمْ بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ وَأَنْ لاَ أُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَسْتَبِيحُ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَنْ بِأَقْطَارِهَا - أَوْ قَالَ مَنْ بَيْنَ أَقْطَارِهَا - حَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُهْلِكُ بَعْضًا وَيَسْبِى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا ».

It was narrated from Thawban that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Allah, Exalted is He, drew the ends of the earth together for me to see, and I saw its eastern and western lands. And I have been given two treasures, the red and the white" - then he mentioned a Hadith like that of Ayyub from Abu Qilabah (no. 7258).

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِىِّ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ أَنَّ نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى زَوَى لِىَ الأَرْضَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَهَا وَمَغَارِبَهَا وَأَعْطَانِى الْكَنْزَيْنِ الأَحْمَرَ وَالأَبْيَضَ ». ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ.

It was narrated from Thawban that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) came from Al-'Aliyah one day, and when he came to the Masjid of Banu Mu'awiyah, he entered and prayed two Rak'ah, and we prayed with him. He supplicated to his Lord for a long time, then he turned to us and said: "I asked my Lord for three things, and He has given me two and withheld one. I asked my Lord not to let my Ummah be destroyed by famine, and He granted me that. I asked Him not to let my Ummah be destroyed by drowning, and He granted me that. And I asked him not to let their enmity among themselves be very great, and He withheld that from me.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِى مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ وَدَعَا رَبَّهُ طَوِيلاً ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى ثَلاَثًا فَأَعْطَانِى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِى وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّى أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِى بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِى بِالْغَرَقِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لاَ يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا ».

Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman said: "By Allah, I am the most knowledgeable of people about every tribulation that will happen between now and the Hour. That is not because the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) told me something in secret that he did not tell to anyone else, rather the Messenger of Allah spoke about the tribulations, when he addressed a gathering in which I was present. The Messenger of Allah said, when he was listing the tribulations: 'Among them are three which will hardly spare anything, and among them are tribulations like the summer winds, and among them are minor and major tribulations."' Hudhaifah said: "All of those people have gone (passed away) except me."

حَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ أَبَا إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِىَّ كَانَ يَقُولُ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِكُلِّ فِتْنَةٍ هِىَ كَائِنَةٌ فِيمَا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ السَّاعَةِ وَمَا بِى إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَسَرَّ إِلَىَّ فِى ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يُحَدِّثْهُ غَيْرِى وَلَكِنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ مَجْلِسًا أَنَا فِيهِ عَنِ الْفِتَنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ يَعُدُّ الْفِتَنَ « مِنْهُنَّ ثَلاَثٌ لاَ يَكَدْنَ يَذَرْنَ شَيْئًا وَمِنْهُنَّ فِتَنٌ كَرِيَاحِ الصَّيْفِ مِنْهَا صِغَارٌ وَمِنْهَا كِبَارٌ ». قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَذَهَبَ أُولَئِكَ الرَّهْطُ كُلُّهُمْ غَيْرِى.

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood before us, and he did not omit anything that will happen before the Hour begins, but he spoke of it. Those who memorized it, memorized it, and those who forgot it, forgot it. These companions of mine know it, and if they have forgotten anything, they will recognize it if they see it, just as a man recognizes the face of a man who has been away, then when he sees him he recognizes him."

وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَقَامًا مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئًا يَكُونُ فِى مَقَامِهِ ذَلِكَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ إِلاَّ حَدَّثَ بِهِ حَفِظَهُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ وَنَسِيَهُ مَنْ نَسِيَهُ قَدْ عَلِمَهُ أَصْحَابِى هَؤُلاَءِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَكُونُ مِنْهُ الشَّىْءُ قَدْ نَسِيتُهُ فَأَرَاهُ فَأَذْكُرُهُ كَمَا يَذْكُرُ الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ إِذَا رَآهُ عَرَفَهُ.