92/24. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7118 — Fire from Hijaz
The coming of the Fire
وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَوَّلُ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ نَارٌ تَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ».
Hadith About the Fire from the Land of Hijaz
Sahih Bukhari : 7118
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7118
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ نَارٌ مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحِجَازِ، تُضِيءُ أَعْنَاقَ الإِبِلِ بِبُصْرَى ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Hour will not be established till a fire will come out of the land of Hijaz, and it will throw light on the necks of the camels at Busra."
[2] Başrah is a place in Shām and this Fire did come out on the 3rd of the 6th month of the year 654 Hijra (3/6/654) near Al-Madīna. [It was, as is mentioned in this Hadīth : 7118]Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7118In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 234
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7118
This hadith about the fire from Hijaz gives a vivid sign before the Hour. The Prophet said the Hour will not be established until a fire comes out from the land of Hijaz and throws light on the necks of camels at Busra. The narration does not explain how the fire appears or how far its light reaches beyond what is stated. It simply gives a clear image: a fire from Hijaz with light visible at Busra. This makes it a well-known signs of the Hour hadith. The safest explanation is to keep the wording as it is and note that the Prophet described this event as one of the signs before the Hour.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet mentioned a fire from Hijaz as a sign before the Hour.
- The hadith describes the fire through its visible light reaching camels at Busra.
- Some end-times signs are given through strong images.
- The wording should be preserved without adding details not stated.
