36/31. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4066 — The Beast and Clear Signs
The Beast of the Earth
Hadith About the Beast Emerging Before the Hour
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4066
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4066
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " تَخْرُجُ الدَّابَّةُ وَمَعَهَا خَاتَمُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَعَصَا مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ فَتَجْلُو وَجْهَ الْمُؤْمِنِ بِالْعَصَا وَ تَخْطِمُ أَنْفَ الْكَافِرِ بِالْخَاتَمِ حَتَّى أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْحِوَاءِ لَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فَيَقُولُ هَذَا يَا مُؤْمِنُ وَيَقُولُ هَذَا يَا كَافِرُ " . قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْقَطَّانُ حَدَّثَنَاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ فِيهِ مَرَّةً فَيَقُولُ هَذَا يَا مُؤْمِنُ . وَهَذَا يَا كَافِرُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Beast will emerge and will have with it the seal of Sulaiman bin Dawud and the staff of Musa bin ‘Imran (as). It will make the faces of the believers shine with the staff, and will mark the noses of the disbelievers with the seal, until the inhabitants of a cluster of houses will gather together; then one will say ‘O believer!’ And to another ‘O disbeliever.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4066In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 141English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4066
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4066
This hadith about the Beast describes one of the major signs connected to the end times. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the Beast will emerge carrying the seal of Sulaiman and the staff of Musa, peace be upon them. It will brighten the faces of the believers with the staff and mark the noses of the disbelievers with the seal. The narration then describes people gathering in a cluster of houses and addressing one another openly as believer or disbeliever. The hadith is not asking us to guess the time of this event. It presents the Beast as a sign that makes faith and disbelief openly known. The main message is to take belief seriously before such clear signs appear.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Beast is described as a sign that will emerge.
- The narration mentions the staff of Musa and the seal of Sulaiman.
- Believers and disbelievers are marked in different ways.
- The hadith points to a time when inner belief becomes outwardly clear.
