36/25. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4043 — Social Chaos Before the Hour
The portents of the Hour
Social Chaos Before the Hour: A Hadith on Fighting and Corruption
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4043
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4043
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، - مَوْلَى الْمُطَّلِبِ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَقْتُلُوا إِمَامَكُمْ وَتَجْتَلِدُوا بِأَسْيَافِكُمْ وَيَرِثُ دُنْيَاكُمْ شِرَارُكُمْ " .
Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Hour will not begin until you kill your ruler and fight one another with swords, and your world is inherited by the worst of you.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4043In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 118English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4043
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4043
This Hadith about signs of the Hour speaks about a time of deep disorder. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said the Hour will not begin until people kill their ruler, fight one another with swords, and the world is inherited by the worst among them. The core topic is Social Chaos. The wording is direct and heavy. It points to broken order, violence, and the rise of corrupt people. The Hadith does not give a timetable or name a specific ruler. It teaches that one sign of the end times is not only strange events in nature, but also severe moral and social breakdown among people.
What we learn from this hadith
- Killing and internal fighting are named as signs before the Hour.
- Leadership and public order can break down near the end times.
- The Hadith warns against a society where the worst people gain control.
- Violence among people is treated as a serious sign, not a small matter.
