Al-Mustawrid Al-Qurashi said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'The Hour will begin when the Byzantines are the most prevalent of people.' News of that reached 'Amr bin Al-'As, and he said: 'What are these Ahadith that it is said you narrate from the Messenger of Allah? Al-Mustawrid said to him: "I say that which I heard from the Messenger of Allah.' Amr said: "As you say that, indeed they are the most patient of people at times of tribulation, and the quickest of people to recover from calamity, and the best of people to their poor and weak."

حَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْكَرِيمِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ الْمُسْتَوْرِدَ الْقُرَشِىَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ وَالرُّومُ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ ». قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ الأَحَادِيثُ الَّتِى تُذْكَرُ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَقُولُهَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ لَهُ الْمُسْتَوْرِدُ قُلْتُ الَّذِى سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو لَئِنْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ إِنَّهُمْ لأَحْلَمُ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ فِتْنَةٍ وَأَجْبَرُ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ مُصِيبَةٍ وَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ لِمَسَاكِينِهِمْ وَضُعَفَائِهِمْ.

It was narrated that Yusair bin Jabir said: "A red wind blew in Al-Kufah, and there came a man who had no concern except to say: 'O' Abdullah bin Mas'ud, the Hour has come.' He sat up, as he had been reclining, and said: 'The Hour will not begin until shares of inheritance are not distributed, and there is no rejoicing over spoils of war.' Then he gestured with his hand like this, in the direction of Ash-Sham, and said: 'An enemy will gather against the people of Islam, and the people of Islam will gather against them.' I said: 'Do you mean the Byzantines?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then there will be a retreat. The Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until night intervenes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. Then the Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until night intervenes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. Then the Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until evening comes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. "Then on the fourth day, the rest of the Muslims will set out to join them, and Allah will decree that the enemy be routed, and they will fight a battle the like of which has never been seen. If a bird were to fly over their flanks, it would not reach the end of them before falling down dead. Out of every group of one hundred relatives, you will find only one man left alive, so what joy can there be in spoils of war, and what inheritance can be distributed? While they are like that, they will hear of an even greater calamity. The cry will reach them that Ad-Dajjal has taken their place among their offspring. So they will throw aside whatever is in their hands and will go there, sending ten horsemen ahead of them as scouts."' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "I know their names, and the names of their fathers, and the colors of their horses. They will be the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time, or, among the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ حُجْرٍ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ الْعَدَوِىِّ عَنْ يُسَيْرِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ هَاجَتْ رِيحٌ حَمْرَاءُ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ هِجِّيرَى إِلاَّ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ جَاءَتِ السَّاعَةُ. قَالَ فَقَعَدَ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لاَ تَقُومُ حَتَّى لاَ يُقْسَمَ مِيرَاثٌ وَلاَ يُفْرَحَ بِغَنِيمَةٍ. ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا - وَنَحَّاهَا نَحْوَ الشَّأْمِ - فَقَالَ عَدُوٌّ يَجْمَعُونَ لأَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ وَيَجْمَعُ لَهُمْ أَهْلُ الإِسْلاَمِ. قُلْتُ الرُّومَ تَعْنِى قَالَ نَعَمْ وَتَكُونُ عِنْدَ ذَاكُمُ الْقِتَالِ رَدَّةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَيَشْتَرِطُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرْطَةً لِلْمَوْتِ لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلاَّ غَالِبَةً فَيَقْتَتِلُونَ حَتَّى يَحْجُزَ بَيْنَهُمُ اللَّيْلُ فَيَفِىءُ هَؤُلاَءِ وَهَؤُلاَءِ كُلٌّ غَيْرُ غَالِبٍ وَتَفْنَى الشُّرْطَةُ ثُمَّ يَشْتَرِطُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرْطَةً لِلْمَوْتِ لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلاَّ غَالِبَةً فَيَقْتَتِلُونَ حَتَّى يَحْجُزَ بَيْنَهُمُ اللَّيْلُ فَيَفِىءُ هَؤُلاَءِ وَهَؤُلاَءِ كُلٌّ غَيْرُ غَالِبٍ وَتَفْنَى الشُّرْطَةُ ثُمَّ يَشْتَرِطُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرْطَةً لِلْمَوْتِ لاَ تَرْجِعُ إِلاَّ غَالِبَةً فَيَقْتَتِلُونَ حَتَّى يُمْسُوا فَيَفِىءُ هَؤُلاَءِ وَهَؤُلاَءِ كُلٌّ غَيْرُ غَالِبٍ وَتَفْنَى الشُّرْطَةُ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الرَّابِعِ نَهَدَ إِلَيْهِمْ بَقِيَّةُ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ فَيَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الدَّبْرَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَقْتُلُونَ مَقْتَلَةً - إِمَّا قَالَ لاَ يُرَى مِثْلُهَا وَإِمَّا قَالَ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهَا - حَتَّى إِنَّ الطَّائِرَ لَيَمُرُّ بِجَنَبَاتِهِمْ فَمَا يُخَلِّفُهُمْ حَتَّى يَخِرَّ مَيْتًا فَيَتَعَادُّ بَنُو الأَبِ كَانُوا مِائَةً فَلاَ يَجِدُونَهُ بَقِىَ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ الرَّجُلُ الْوَاحِدُ فَبِأَىِّ غَنِيمَةٍ يُفْرَحُ أَوْ أَىُّ مِيرَاثٍ يُقَاسَمُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعُوا بِبَأْسٍ هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَجَاءَهُمُ الصَّرِيخُ إِنَّ الدَّجَّالَ قَدْ خَلَفَهُمْ فِى ذَرَارِيِّهِمْ فَيَرْفُضُونَ مَا فِى أَيْدِيهِمْ وَيُقْبِلُونَ فَيَبْعَثُونَ عَشَرَةَ فَوَارِسَ طَلِيعَةً. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنِّى لأَعْرِفُ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ وَأَسْمَاءَ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَلْوَانَ خُيُولِهِمْ هُمْ خَيْرُ فَوَارِسَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَوْ مِنْ خَيْرِ فَوَارِسَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الأَرْضِ يَوْمَئِذٍ ». قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ أُسَيْرِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ.

It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah, from Nafi' bin 'Utbah, who said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on a campaign, and some people came to the Messenger of Allah from the west, wearing clothes of wool, and they met him by a hillock. They were standing, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was sitting. I said to myself: 'I shall go and stand between them and him, lest they assassinate him.' Then I said: 'Perhaps it is a private conversation between them.' So I went and stood between them and him, and I memorized four words from him, which I can count on my fingers. He (s.a.w) said: 'You will fight in the Arabian Peninsula, and Allah will enable you to prevail over it, then (you will fight in) Persia, and Allah will enable you to prevail over it, then you will fight in Byzantium and Allah will enable you to prevail over it, then you will fight Ad-Dajjal, and Allah will enable you to prevail over him.'" Nafi' said: "O Jabir, we did not think that the Ad-Dajjal would appear until Byzantium was conquered."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى غَزْوَةٍ - قَالَ - فَأَتَى النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَوْمٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَغْرِبِ عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَابُ الصُّوفِ فَوَافَقُوهُ عِنْدَ أَكَمَةٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَقِيَامٌ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَاعِدٌ - قَالَ - فَقَالَتْ لِى نَفْسِى ائْتِهِمْ فَقُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ لاَ يَغْتَالُونَهُ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَعَلَّهُ نَجِىٌّ مَعَهُمْ. فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَقُمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ - قَالَ - فَحَفِظْتُ مِنْهُ أَرْبَعَ كَلِمَاتٍ أَعُدُّهُنَّ فِى يَدِى قَالَ « تَغْزُونَ جَزِيرَةَ الْعَرَبِ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ فَارِسَ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تَغْزُونَ الرُّومَ فَيَفْتَحُهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تَغْزُونَ الدَّجَّالَ فَيَفْتَحُهُ اللَّهُ ». قَالَ فَقَالَ نَافِعٌ يَا جَابِرُ لاَ نَرَى الدَّجَّالَ يَخْرُجُ حَتَّى تُفْتَحَ الرُّومُ.

It was narrated that Hudhaifah bin Asid Al-Ghifari said: The Prophet (s.a.w) looked out over us when we were talking and said: "What are you talking about?" They said: "We are talking about the Hour.'' He said: "It will never come until you see ten signs.'' He mentioned the Smoke, the Ad-Dajjal, the Beast, the rising of the sun from its place of setting, the descent of 'Eisa bin Mariam, Ya’juj and Ma'juj, and three landslides: one in the east, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula. And the last of that will be a fire which will emerge from Yemen and drive the people to their place of gathering.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ الْمَكِّىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ عَنْ أَبِى الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ الْغِفَارِىِّ قَالَ اطَّلَعَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ نَتَذَاكَرُ فَقَالَ « مَا تَذَاكَرُونَ ». قَالُوا نَذْكُرُ السَّاعَةَ. قَالَ « إِنَّهَا لَنْ تَقُومَ حَتَّى تَرَوْنَ قَبْلَهَا عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ ». فَذَكَرَ الدُّخَانَ وَالدَّجَّالَ وَالدَّابَّةَ وَطُلُوعَ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا وَنُزُولَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَيَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ وَثَلاَثَةَ خُسُوفٍ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَخَسْفٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَخَسْفٌ بِجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَآخِرُ ذَلِكَ نَارٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ تَطْرُدُ النَّاسَ إِلَى مَحْشَرِهِمْ.

It was narrated that Abu Sarihah Hudhaifah bin Asid said: "The Prophet (s.a.w) was in a room, and we were below him. He looked out over us and said: 'What are you talking about?' We said: 'The Hour.' He said: 'The Hour will not come until there have been ten signs: A collapse of the earth in the east, a collapse of the earth in the west, a collapse of the earth in the Arabian Peninsula, the Smoke, Ad-Dajjal, the Beast of the earth, Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the rising of the sun from its place of setting, and a fire which will emerge from the furthest part of 'Aden and drive the people."' Shu'bah said: "'Abdul-'Aziz bin Rufay' narrated a similar report to me from Abu At-Tufail, from Abu Sarihah, but he did not mention the Prophet (s.a.w). One of them said that the tenth sign would be the descent of 'Eisa bin Mariam, and the other said it would be a wind that would throw the people into the sea."

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ عَنْ أَبِى الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِى سَرِيحَةَ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى غُرْفَةٍ وَنَحْنُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ فَاطَّلَعَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ « مَا تَذْكُرُونَ ». قُلْنَا السَّاعَةَ. قَالَ « إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لاَ تَكُونُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَخَسْفٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَخَسْفٌ فِى جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَالدُّخَانُ وَالدَّجَّالُ وَدَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ وَيَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَطُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا وَنَارٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ قُعْرَةِ عَدَنٍ تَرْحَلُ النَّاسَ ». قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رُفَيْعٍ عَنْ أَبِى الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِى سَرِيحَةَ. مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَذْكُرُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا فِى الْعَاشِرَةِ نُزُولُ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. وَقَالَ الآخَرُ وَرِيحٌ تُلْقِى النَّاسَ فِى الْبَحْرِ.

It was narrated that Ibn Shihab said: "Abu Hurairah told me that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'The Hour will not begin until a fire emerges from the land of the Hijaz which will illuminate the necks of the camels in Busra".

حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ (ح) وحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحِجَازِ ، تُضِيءُ أَعْنَاقَ الإِبِلِ بِبُصْرَى.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'The dwelling (of Al-Madinah) will reach Ihab or Yahab.'Zuhair said: "I said to Suhail: 'How far is that from Al-Madinah?' He said: 'so-and-so many miles."'

حَدَّثَنِى عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا الأَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- «تَبْلُغُ الْمَسَاكِنُ إِهَابَ أَوْ يَهَابَ». قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ قُلْتُ لِسُهَيْلٍ فَكَمْ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِيلاً.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Famine is not when it does not rain, rather famine is when it rains and rains but the earth does not produce anything."

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 « لَيْسَتِ السَّنَةُ بِأَنْ لاَ تُمْطَرُوا وَلَكِنِ السَّنَةُ أَنْ تُمْطَرُوا وَتُمْطَرُوا وَلاَ تُنْبِتُ الأَرْضُ شَيْئًا ».

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say, while facing towards the east: "Indeed, tribulation is there, indeed, tribulation is there, from where the horns of the Shaitan appear."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ مُسْتَقْبِلُ الْمَشْرِقِ يَقُولُ « أَلاَ إِنَّ الْفِتْنَةَ هَا هُنَا أَلاَ إِنَّ الْفِتْنَةَ هَا هُنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ يَطْلُعُ قَرْنُ الشَّيْطَانِ ».

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood at Hafsah door and gestured with his hand towards the east: "Tribulation is there, from where the horns of the Shaitan appear." He said it two or three times. 'Ubaidullah bin Sa'eed said in his report: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood at 'Aishah's door."

حَدَّثَنِى عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانِ قَالَ الْقَوَارِيرِىُّ حَدَّثَنِى يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنِى نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَامَ عِنْدَ بَابِ حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ « الْفِتْنَةُ هَا هُنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ يَطْلُعُ قَرْنُ الشَّيْطَانِ ». قَالَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا. وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عِنْدَ بَابِ عَائِشَةَ.