36/31. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4067 — The Place Where the Beast Emerges
The Beast of the Earth
Hadith About Where the Beast Will Emerge
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4067
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4067
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو زُنَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ ذَهَبَ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ بِالْبَادِيَةِ قَرِيبٍ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَإِذَا أَرْضٌ يَابِسَةٌ حَوْلَهَا رَمْلٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " تَخْرُجُ الدَّابَّةُ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ " . فَإِذَا فِتْرٌ فِي شِبْرٍ . قَالَ ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ فَحَجَجْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِسِنِينَ فَأَرَانَا عَصًا لَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِعَصَاىَ هَذِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا .
‘Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took me to a place in the desert, near Makkah, where there was arid land surrounded by sand. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The Beast will emerge from this spot – span by a span. (i.e, the size of that spot).’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4067In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 142English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4067
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4067
This hadith about the Beast focuses on the place of its emergence. Buraidah said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم took him to a place in the desert near Makkah. The land was dry and surrounded by sand. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the Beast would emerge from that spot, and the narration describes the small measure of that place. The report is simple and specific. It does not give a date, nor does it invite people to search for the spot today. It only records what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed and said. The core lesson is that the signs of the Hour are real matters taught by revelation, and a believer should receive them with seriousness and humility.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم pointed to a specific place connected to the Beast.
- The narration describes the place as dry land near Makkah.
- The hadith does not give a date for the Beast’s emergence.
- A believer should treat the signs of the Hour with seriousness.
